Updates

The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has recently approved to increase the gift limit to public officials from $25 to $50 for single gifts, and from $75 in the aggregate to $150 in the aggregate [...]

Governor J. Kevin Stitt has called for a special election to replace former representative Ty Burns in House District 35, who has resigned following a guilty plea of domestic abuse and assault; [...]

Governor Lujan Grisham has announced a special session to begin on October 1 to address rural health care funding, health insurance affordability, food assistance, and funding for public [...]

Governor Kay Ivey has called for a special election to replace former representative Debbie Wood in House District 38, who has resigned due to moving out of the state; the primary will be held on [...]

Governor DeSantis has called for a special election to replace former state senator Blaise Ingoglia in Senate District 11, who has resigned after accepting a position as the state’s chief [...]

Governor Dunleavy has called for a special session to address education reform and the Department of Agriculture; the session is scheduled to begin on August 2 and is expected to last 30 days. A [...]

The Transparent Election Initiative, a nonprofit founded by former public officers, is aiming to put a constitutional initiative on the 2026 ballot to ban corporate campaign contributions; the [...]

The Maine Legislature passed Legislative Document 1576, which extends the one-year prohibition on lobbying to include former employees of the legislative branch; the provision previously only [...]

Governor Gianforte signed HB 804, which codifies the lobbyist payment threshold at $3,000 and provides for an adjustment in each even-numbered year; the principal reporting threshold will [...]

The Indiana legislature has adjourned sine die on May 1, 2025. The legislature passed HB 1467, a bill prohibiting a political action committee from accepting a contribution or expenditure from a [...]