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pro.stateaffairs.com | Brett Stover
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2 months ago | 
pro.stateaffairs.com | Brett Stover
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
wisbusiness.com | Brett Stover |Krista S. Kano |Alex Moe
— By Brett Stover, Krista Kano State Affairs Lawmakers may soon begin drafting legislation aimed at implementing or restricting the use of artificial intelligence, say attendees of National Conference of State Legislatures’ annual summit. The burgeoning technology was a major focus of this year’s conference last week in Louisville, which featured nearly a dozen AI-focused sessions.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
stateaffairs.com | Brett Stover
Four years after the 2020 election spawned countless challenges, concerns and conspiracy theories — and on the brink of another presidential contest — how have election policies changed? Dozens of lawmakers, election officials and staffers gathered to discuss that question and others during a five-plus-hour session Thursday, the day after the bulk of the annual National Conference of State Legislatures summit wrapped up.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
stateaffairs.com | Brett Stover
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Tax policy, K-12 education funding and housing are among this year’s top issues noted by state fiscal analysts across the country. Along with state economic conditions and long-term liabilities, those topics are top of mind for legislative fiscal offices, a senior policy analyst with the National Conference of State Legislatures said Tuesday. Eric Syverson said the list — which will be released in a forthcoming report — comes from a new database the organization is compiling.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
azcapitoltimes.com | Brett Stover
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Tax policy, K-12 education funding and housing are among this year’s top issues noted by state fiscal analysts across the country. Along with state economic conditions and long-term liabilities, those topics are top of mind for legislative fiscal offices, a senior policy analyst with the National Conference of State Legislatures said Tuesday. Eric Syverson said the list — which will be released in a forthcoming report — comes from a new database the organization is compiling.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
stateaffairs.com | Brett Stover |Matt Resnick |Bryan Richardson
Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the tax cut package Wednesday, setting up an override attempt when the Legislature returns. Kelly said the bill was unsustainable and that Kansas “must be mindful of the fiscal mistakes of the previous administration” when providing tax relief.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
stateaffairs.com | Brett Stover
Governor’s budget calls to use surplus for $1.3 billion in one-time spendingWith the state ending Fiscal Year 2023 with a $2.4 billion surplus — not to mention an additional $1.6 billion in the state’s “rainy day” budget stabilization fund — Gov. Laura Kelly wants to spend more than $1.3 billion to cover a variety of one-time expenditures. In addition to those one-time costs, the governor’s budget ... Related Topics:FlashGov.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
stateaffairs.com | Brett Stover
Kelly pushes top priorities, says they’ll help save rural Kansas in annual addressGov. Laura Kelly, who last year declared the state of the state was “very strong,” said Wednesday evening that Kansas has sustained that success. “I’m proud to stand here and tell you, without hesitation, that again, the state of our state is strong,” Kelly told the Kansas Legislature during her State of the State address. ... Related Topics:FlashGov. Laura KellyPolitics & Policy Access this story with State Affairs Pro
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
stateaffairs.com | Brett Stover
Chief Justice Luckert: Russian hackers behind Kansas cyberattackA Russian group was behind the cyberattack that incapacitated much of Kansas’ judicial network last year, Chief Justice Marla Luckert said Wednesday. “Before dawn on Oct. 12, affiliates of a Russian-based ransomware group infiltrated the computer systems of the Kansas judicial branch,” she told a joint session of the Kansas Legislature during her State of ... Access this story with State Affairs Pro
