Kevin Hardy
@kevinmhardy
Reporter for @stateline_news. Previously @KCStar @DMRegister and @TimesFreePress [email protected]
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13-09-2008 03:54:36
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This month, Wisconsin joined 27 other states that have banned or restricted local governments’ use of private donations to run cash-strapped election offices, buy voting equipment or hire poll workers for Election Day, Matt Vasilogambros reports.
stateline.org/2024/04/23/cas…
A new partnership between the U.S. Department of Transportation and a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general aims to streamline efforts to resolve airline consumer complaints, reports Colorado Newsline, via Nevada Current and News from the States.
nevadacurrent.com/briefs/new-dot…
Research has shown basic income programs can boost employment and health. But GOP lawmakers are increasingly pushing back on the concept of free cash, Kevin Hardy reports.
stateline.org/2024/04/16/red…
TRUMP CALLED: Despite denials by his campaign, Donald J. Trump spoke this week by phone with State Sen. Tom Brewer about the future of winner-take-all in #Nebraska presidential elections, people told by Brewer confirmed.
First in Nebraska Examiner:
nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/04/05/sou…
At least 16 states have banned the long-standing practice of paying workers with intellectual and developmental disabilities below minimum wage.
But some advocates worry the move could take away important opportunities, Kevin Hardy reports.
stateline.org/2024/03/28/dis…
New Royals story! An economic study by Geoffrey Propheter says that when tax dollars go to stadiums, that money often pays for opulent upgrades (for ex: the 11,350 sqft jumbotron at the Cowboys stadium)
What does this mean for the proposed downtown ballpark? kcbeacon.org/stories/2024/0…
🛒Preserving grocery stores has been a perennial challenge for rural policymakers. But lawmakers are hoping new investments can help keep these vital community institutions.
Read the latest here from Kevin Hardy:
stateline.org/2024/03/01/the…
Agriculture built these High Plains towns. Now, it might run them dry — kansasreflector.com/2024/01/29/agr… (My latest w/ Kevin Hardy)
Via Ralph Chapoco: Almost alone among death penalty states, Alabama does not guarantee an attorney to a defendant at a critical stage in the appeals process. That can make it impossible to raise legitimate issues over a conviction. alabamareflector.com/2024/01/24/mos… #alpolitics
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⬇️Kevin Hardy on how new laws can make it harder for constituents and journalists to hold government leaders to account.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Department of Revenue, Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of the State Fire Marshal — along with the county attorney and a magistrate judge — were complicit in the Aug. 11 raid or knew it was imminent. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2023/11/06/kan…
Via Kevin Hardy: Blue and red states this year have continued a yearslong trend of tax cutting. But some experts think states have cut too deep, using short-term revenue trends to justify permanent reductions in state revenue. alabamareflector.com/2023/10/25/blu…
On at least nine occasions since 2018, Dean Plocher sought reimbursement from #MoLeg for expenses he paid for w/his campaign.
In each instance, he was required to sign a statement declaring that he had used “personal funds” to pay the expenses. #moleg
missouriindependent.com/2023/10/23/rec…
🛢️States have more resources than ever to tackle dangerous wells abandoned by oil and gas industries.
But even with the infusion of funding, regulators say they won’t come close to tackling the growing problem, Kevin Hardy reports.
Read about it here: stateline.org/2023/10/12/bil…
