ADEA State Update

Arizona

SB 1377, a bill establishing the role of licensed dental therapist, has passed the full Senate and has been sent to the House for further consideration. ... Click Here To Read More

Most governors’ budget proposals for FY19 have called for another year of slow spending growth, with a few governors proposing declines in general fund spending. 

As has been the case most years since the last recession, many governors are targeting the largest amount of new spending to elementary and secondary education.... Click Here To Read More

Although the individual mandate within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was repealed as part of the tax reform bill recently signed into law by President Trump, at least nine states are taking the issue into their own hands. State lawmakers in California, Connecticut,... Click Here To Read More

On Feb. 22, Gov. Dan Malloy (D-CT) announced the formation of the new “States for Gun Safety” coalition to combat gun violence. 

Governors from New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island joined the coalition initially, and on Feb. 26, the coalition expanded to include Massachusetts, Delaware and Puerto Rico. ... Click Here To Read More

On Feb. 21, the U.S. Department of Education issued a request for... Click Here To Read More

LD 1514, sponsored by Rep. Heather Sirocki, a dental hygienist, was vetoed by the... Click Here To Read More

On May 30, H.B. 3348 was sent to Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) for review. The bill requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to establish a pilot project to examine the feasibility and effectiveness... Click Here To Read More

On June 8, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari submitted by Maine health officials in Mayhew v. Burwell. The case posed the question of whether Congress violated the Constitution by requiring states to continue to... Click Here To Read More

On June 1, by a vote of 31–8, the Louisiana Senate approved HCR75, sponsored by the Speaker of the House, Rep. Charles E. Kleckley (R). Under the resolution, if the state expands Medicaid by April 2016, the Department of Health and Hospitals (... Click Here To Read More

June 1 was the first day of a 20-day special legislative session in Florida to focus on issues such as Medicaid expansion, appropriations, transportation and taxes.

On the first day of the special session, the Florida... Click Here To Read More