This Secret Senate Committee Decides Whether Bills Live or Die
In the final two weeks of the legislative session, the New York State Senate will likely pass hundreds of bills — and let hundreds of others die without getting a…
White hopes to learn from 2022 effort as he attempts major tax cut
Jason White hopes to learn from the ambitious 2022 plan of his predecessor – former Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn – to reduce the state’s tax on groceries and eliminate…
Lawmakers OK one-time spend-down of transportation reserves
With a transportation program leaving big dollars unspent year after year, Gov. Ned Lamont had hoped to silence critics with an ongoing program to retire construction debt early. But while…
Ohio GOP again attempts to go around voters, this time on redistricting and minimum wage
Ohioans at the Statehouse. (Photo by Morgan Trau, WEWS.) Ohio Republicans are being accused of, once again, attempting to make it harder for citizens to have their voices heard. The…
Americans break election ties in crazy ways − and jeopardize democracy in the process
Is one of these methods really the best way to break an election tie? (Composite from Johner Images, Devonyu, kasezo via Getty Images) Commentators and observers are concerned about the…
Election officials weigh in on candidate deadnaming bills prompted by transgender candidates
Getty Images. Two candidates will appear on Ohioans’ ballots this November under the names they use in daily life but weren’t born with. Arienne Childrey and Bobbie Arnold, both trans…
Paul Ryan talks misinformation, polarization and pitfalls of Democrats and Republicans
Former U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. and former Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference. | Kyle Davidson Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.)…
NBC’s Chuck Todd calls Michigan ‘more volatile’ than other states ahead of presidential election
Chuck Todd, Chief Political Analyst at NBC News speaks at the Mackinac Policy Conference on May 29, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols) Living in a battleground state, Michigan voters have…
For those discovering Ohio’s mess of government dysfunction, here’s a history of how we got here
The Ohio Statehouse. (Photo by Jodi Jacobson / Getty Images.) The Democratic National Committee this week announced exactly what I’ve expected all along in the Ohio Biden ballot debacle: Democrats…
Low-wage states with cheap housing dominated the post-pandemic jobs boom
Austin, Texas, has seen significant growth in tech employment in the past five years, fueling the state’s overall job creation. Texas and Florida saw most of the new jobs created…