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Blog Post:
Most States Allow Transportation Network Companies
Mary Peck
Thirty-seven states have passed laws regulating transportation network companies (TNCs), according to the R Street Institute and LexisNexis State Net’s legislative tracking database. The most recent addition to that group is Delaware, where Gov. Jack Markell (D) signed SB 262 last week. TNC legislation...
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12 Aug 2016
Blog Post:
Over Half of States Seeking to Maintain ‘Net Neutrality’
Mary Peck
At least 29 states have introduced legislation this year aimed at reinstating the requirement that internet service providers treat all content the same in terms of price and accessibility, which was eliminated last year with the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of its so-called “net...
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2 Mar 2018
Blog Post:
Many States Have Considered Sports Betting Bills in 2018
Mary Peck
Nineteen states have considered legislation related to sports betting in 2018, according to information compiled from the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Legal Sports Report and LexisNexis State Net . One state, West Virginia, has passed a bill this year allowing wagering on sporting events...
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1 Jun 2018
Blog Post:
Half of States Have Considered Internet Privacy Bills in 2017-18
Mary Peck
At least 27 states have considered but only two, Oregon and Virginia, have passed legislation dealing with internet privacy in the current session, according to information compiled from the National Conference of State Legislatures and LexisNexis State Net. Many of the measures were introduced last...
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8 Jun 2018
Blog Post:
Many States Taken Action but Many Yet to Act on Wayfair Ruling
Mary Peck
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that a law passed by South Dakota had freed it from a longstanding legal precedent barring states from imposing sales taxes on internet and mail-order retailers that did not have a physical presence within their borders, some predicted there would be a flurry...
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7 Sep 2018
Blog Post:
States Seek to Maintain Net Neutrality
Mary Peck
At least 32 states have introduced legislation this year that would require internet service providers to uphold net neutrality principles, according to analysis by the National Conference of State Legislatures and LexisNexis State Net . Many of those states introduced resolutions expressing opposition...
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12 Oct 2018
Blog Post:
More Democratic Women Candidates Than Republican Ones in Most States
Mary Peck
Of the 3,388 women running for legislative office in 46 states this year, 70 percent are Democrats. In 19 of those states, there are about twice as many Democratic female candidates as Republican ones. In 15 states, there are three times more. In five, there are four times more. In Alabama there are...
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2 Nov 2018
Blog Post:
States Taking Action to Ensure Complete 2020 Census Count
Mary Peck
Although the decennial census is a federal responsibility, with states having so much to gain from an accurate tally, 30 have established committees - either through legislation or executive order - to ensure their populations are fully counted, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures...
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17 May 2019