Legal victory against anti-competitive licensing law in Kentucky

By   /  February 26, 2013  /  WatchBlog  /  No Comments

NO MOVEMENT: In some states, licensing laws allow existing moving companies to effectively crush competition. In Nevada, a new moving company must prove that it will not compete with existing carriers, like Mayflower. Good luck with that.

By Eric Boehm | Watchdog.org
HARRISBURG – Earlier this week, I wrote about the ongoing fight against anti-competitive licensing laws in a variety of states, including in Kentucky, where Raleigh Bruner is challenging one such law in federal court.
On Monday, Bruner won a significant victory when a federal judge threw out the state government’s request to [...]

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Slight uptick in revenue gives Iowa lawmakers $250M more

By   /  December 15, 2011  /  Governor, News, State Budgets, State Government, State House, State Senate, Statehouse News Online, Top State News  /  No Comments

By Lynn Campbell  |  IowaPolitics.com

DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa lawmakers will have $6.25 billion in state revenue to work with for the fiscal 2013 budget, and state law allows them to spend up to 99 percent of that amount.

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Economic uncertainty leads to lower revenue expectations

By   /  October 14, 2011  /  Governor, News, State Government, Statehouse News Online  /  No Comments

By Lynn Campbell  |  IowaPolitics.com
DES MOINES — Widespread economic uncertainty and the possibility of another recession led a state panel Friday to adjust Iowa’s projected state revenue downward slightly for the current fiscal year.
The panel, however, still is predicting slight growth over last year.
The Revenue Estimating Conference, or REC, a three-member panel that makes the [...]

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With Pawlenty out, Iowa lawmakers mull backing other govs

By   /  August 18, 2011  /  News, State Elections, Statehouse News Online, Top State News  /  No Comments

By Hannah Hess | IowaPolitics.com

IOWA CITY — Candidates with a “governor” title in front of their name stand to gain the most support from Iowa lawmakers, now that former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has left the presidential race.

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