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GA HB 236 Victims Granted Temporary Protective Orders
HB 236 is legislation that provides for additional monitoring of a victim after granting a temporary protective order. Upon obtaining a protective order under Code Section 19-13-3 or 19-13-4, the petitioner may elect to request periodic security checks from any local...
GA HB 128, Gracie’s Law
HB 128, Gracie's Law; is legislation that finds (1) A mental or physical disability does not diminish a person's right to health care; (2) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq., prohibits discrimination against persons with...
GA HB 106 – National Guard renaming?
HB 106 is legislation to replace the term “National Guard “with the term “organized militia law enforcement”. The term includes members of the Georgia National Guard organized militia who have been called into active service by the Government. (a) The militia of the...
Editorial: Florida – Spread love not hate
Editorial: Back in 2015 the Florida Supreme Court and the US Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. Yet, the Florida State legislature, to date has yet to repeal the state statues that prohibit the recognition of same sex marriages. In 2022 SB 168 was introduced...
Florida State Bill – Did you win the Lottery?
Wouldn’t it be nice to say you won the jackpot! But then again if you did say it, how many people would be knocking at your door with ways for you to spend your money? A bill in Florida’s Senate in 2022 was introduced to create a temporary exemption from public...
Editorial: “MADD About this bill”?
Editorial: “MADD About this bill”? Vermont is taking steps to lower the legal blood alcohol concentration limit to operate a motor vehicle in the State to below 0.05. This bill, H733, was crafted to change the current prohibition on operating a motor vehicle from the...
Vermont Should necessities be taxed?
Anyone who has taken 12th grade economics knows that there is a difference between wants and needs. Wants are luxury items whereas needs are necessary tangible items. Necessities such as food and medicine are largely exempt from sales tax. But until recently, this...
Vermont H714 Blight Fight
Urban blight such as the existence of deteriorating, substandard, vacant of abandoned properties is a problem everywhere to various degrees. Vermont has the highest number of vacant properties in the United States according to a recent the New York Times article, And...
Bill 732 Winter Olympics In Vermont
Bill 732 was crafted to authorize a study to explore the costs & benefits of hosting the Winter Olympics in Vermont. It has been proven that the Olympics increase valuable tourism, which can in turn boost local economies. For example, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro...