News by subject: STP

Cal/OSHA has issued citations to Circle M Contractors, Inc. for willful violations of nail gun safety regulations after a carpenter was seriously injured at a residential construction site. An investigation found that the employer failed to train and...

Highland Events, the nation's leading specialist in curating legal cannabis event concessions, sponsorships and activations for music events, festivals, concerts and venues, announced that a bill it co-sponsored, CA AB2020, was signed into law by...

A coalition of bipartisan lawmakers, Illinois car rental operators, consumer advocates, the American Car Rental Association and the Illinois Municipal League are calling on the General Assembly to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's amendatory veto of SB...

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced today that it will hold a public input hearing on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 in the social room of the Big Beaver Borough Fire Station #14 to collect testimony on the Category 4 casino application...

The largest poker advocacy organization in the United States today sent an email to more than 30,000 members in Florida encouraging them to vote no on Amendment 3 in the upcoming election.  "Amendment 3 is a pernicious and anti-competitive approach...

New developments in South Carolina (Senate Bill 1043) will affect eligibility requirements for the Job Development Credit and introduce a new Agribusiness Service-Related Facility Credit. Below is a summary of the updates. Agribusiness...

Even as state government Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) have increased their access to and communications with top leaders, the top three issues impacting states' cybersecurity remain the same from past surveys ? budget, talent and...

WBNS-10TV will air a prime time Face The State special with the candidates of the 12th District, Troy Balderson (R) and Danny O'Connor (D) Saturday, October 20 at 8pm. WBNS-10TV anchor and political expert, Scott Light will host the hour-long...

California's Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF) has discovered safety violations during targeted inspections that put workers in immediate danger of fatal and serious injuries, including amputation and lacerations. The task force issued orders...

Lawmakers at both the federal and state level acknowledge the critical nature of breaking patient barriers to cancer clinical trials and pass two separate bills. This action gives cancer patients a better chance at life through accessing potentially...

A poll released today by 1st Tuesday Campaigns, a new bi-partisan firm focused on state and international ballot referendums and initiatives, showed incumbent U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein with a significant lead heading into Wednesday's debate with...

Recently, the intimate details of my divorce were written about in the press. First, I would like to apologize to all of my supporters and potential constituents for any difficulty this may have caused you, or to...

A combination of high home prices and eroding affordability is expected to cut into housing demand and contribute to a weaker housing market in 2019, and 2018 home sales will register lower for the first time in four years, according to a housing and...

The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Tedra Cobb for election this November to the U.S. House representing New York's 21st Congressional District. "Tedra Cobb has lived and...

A new poll just released by the Florida Southern College Center for Polling and Policy Research finds that races for Florida's highest offices continue to be close. The "2018 Florida General Election Poll" is a...

The University of New Hampshire School of Law (UNH Law) has further established its leadership in innovative legal offerings, joining forces with Sportradar, the global leader in analyzing and leveraging the power of sports data, to offer the...

The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Ben Jealous as Maryland's next governor. "Ben Jealous is a staunch advocate for the rights of federal employees and all public-sector...

Today, the American Federation of Government Employees announced its endorsement of Sen. Tina Smith for election to the U.S. Senate this November. "As a current senator and former lieutenant governor, Sen. Tina Smith has...

Today, American Trucking Associations praised the U.S. Department of Transportation's leadership for its rollout of "AV 3.0," the Administration's new policy guidance for the development of automated vehicles technology....

California has more native plant species than any other state in the U.S., and now Gov. Jerry Brown has taken historic steps to protect that biodiversity. In September, the governor signed two executive orders that connect climate change remediation...

CALIFORNIA REALTORS® will gather for the state's largest real estate trade show next week at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif.  Previously known as California REALTOR® Expo and reengineered and rebranded this year as REimagine!,...

EducationSuperHighway today released its annual State of the States report highlighting the major progress that has been achieved to connect nearly every public school classroom to high-speed broadband. At the same time, the report cites the urgent...

California, a global leader in technology and world's fifth largest economy, takes a giant leap forward with new laws defining and recognizing emerging blockchain technology, empowering businesses to adopt blockchain for records and promoting...

On September 27, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 465 (Jackson) ? legislation that will help Californians better prepare for natural disasters, specifically wildfires. The bill will give communities in high fire zones the...

After more than two years of legal battles, Teamsters Joint Council 7 is commending the recent decision by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the constitutionality of Assembly Bill 219 (A.B. 219), which amends section §1720.9 of the...

Donate Life New York State is publicly recognizing the yearlong efforts of state and local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices to increase registered organ and tissue donors across New York State. The recognition is part of National DMV...

Having sponsored an ordinance that was unanimously passed by the Antioch City Council regulating the City's massage therapy industry, Councilmember Monica Wilson will embark on a tour of all cities throughout Contra Costa County in an effort to align...

TCIA Founding Board Member Patrick T. Moran presented to a packed house (https://www.facebook.com/TxCIA/) in North Dallas two Saturdays ago. Moran detailed the reasons why all District 32 residents need to vote for challenger Collin Allred over...

Mission LISA has partnered with Health In Justice Action Lab, a not-for-profit advocacy group organization focused on translating data into policy, to assist the organization with its effort to raise awareness about trends and implications of drug...

Metrics Marketing, a creative marketing consultancy, released a non-partisan, voter awareness campaign to encourage Black Georgians, to both register to vote by the deadline of October 6th and cast a ballot in their upcoming local elections. The...

WBNS 10TV in Columbus, Ohio and WTHR TV in Indianapolis, Indiana are devoting extensive additional resources to cover this year's landmark midterm elections. "It is our commitment to deliver expanded, multi-platform, political coverage to our...

Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres and Chairman of the Susquehanna County Commissioners Alan Hall announced today that Susquehanna has become the first Pennsylvania county to purchase a voting system under the new standards for security,...

Doctors in California will have to be honest with their patients if they are on probation for sexual assault or other egregious patient harm under legislation, SB 1448 by Senator Jerry Hill, that was signed by the Governor today. The...

Medicare Access for Patients Rx (MAPRx), a coalition of over 55 patient advocacy organizations, today hosted a summit to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Medicare Part D. The event included panel discussions featuring policymakers, health care...

Teamsters Local 320 set up an informational picket to protest the Center of the American Experiment's Celebration of Janus v. AFSCME featuring Mark Janus and Rebecca Friedrichs. The Center of the American Experiment is a...

California's housing market dropped below the 400,000-level sales benchmark for the first time in more than two years as high home prices and eroding affordability combined to cut into housing demand, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.)...

Over 50 years ago, the milestone piece of legislation, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, was passed, upholding the fifteenth amendment of the Constitution and granting the right to vote to every eligible American. Women's March Los Angeles (WMLA) is...

The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Katie Hill for election this November to the U.S. House representing California's 25th District. "Katie Hill is running for Congress to...

Consumer Watchdog congratulated legislative leaders and Governor Brown today for pushing through and signing SB 100, historic legislation that sets out to decarbonize the electricity sector completely by 2045. But the nonprofit group said Brown still...

Today, the American Federation of Government Employees announced its endorsement of Haley Stevens for the U.S. House of Representatives for Michigan's 11th Congressional District. "As federal workers continue to face a...

The Michigan Chamber of Commerce today announced its endorsements of 18 candidates seeking election to U.S. Congress, the State House and Michigan Senate. These endorsements are in addition to eight candidates the Chamber is supporting for various...

Consumer Watchdog thanked Governor Brown for signing important legislation today trying to stop activation of oil wells in federal waters. The nonprofit group noted that Brown has jurisdiction over four times more state oil wells in state waters off...

Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres launched today, during National Voter Registration Month, the second year of the Governor's Civic Engagement Award (GCEA) Program for Pennsylvania high schools.  The program promotes student-led voter...

The HeroZona Foundation, formerly named the Checkered Flag Run Foundation, has announced its 15th annual invitation-only D.C. Celebrate Arizona Caucus Brunch. Previously called the Arizona Delegation Brunch, the event will take place at Georgia...

WHAT: On September 12, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will release An Assessment of Minority Voting Rights Access in the United States. The report examines the U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) since 2006,...

How vulnerable is California to the destructive force of a major earthquake? A bill calling for a statewide inventory of seismically vulnerable buildings is awaiting Governor Jerry Brown's signature to enact it into law....

The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona for election this November to the U.S. Senate. "As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the past...

Mayors across the country applaud yesterday afternoon's ruling by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals that enables U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) members to receive Byrne JAG public safety grants without having to adhere to unconstitutional and...

On Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 at 9:45 AM, Delaware Gov. John Carney will sign HB 104, known as the "Michael McNesby Full Funding for Adults with I/DD Act." The signing will take place at Elwyn, a nonprofit human services agency located at 321 E. 11th St....

Indiana utility regulators approved an agreement between Duke Energy and consumer groups to lower customer electric rates using savings from the new federal tax law. The move will mean a 5.6 percent average rate reduction for Duke Energy Indiana...