by INFORMED NY | Feb 4, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
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...
by INFORMED NY | Feb 4, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
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...
by INFORMED NY | Feb 4, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
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...
by INFORMED NY | Feb 4, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
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...
by INFORMED NY | Feb 4, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
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...
by INFORMED NY | Feb 4, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
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...