by Julie Pelegrin In addition to telling people what they can and cannot do, the statutes may tell a state agency or a local government what it must do. If […]

by Julie Pelegrin Statutes often tell people, businesses, and organizations what they must or cannot do. But many statutes do not include an enforcement mechanism. Criminal statutes carry a penalty […]

by Julie Pelegrin For the last 140 years, the General Assembly has been introducing, debating, amending, and passing legislation. The enacted laws may allow an official or a governing body, […]

by Kurt Woock Expletives have nothing to do with four-letter words.1 But, once you know what they are, you might utter a four-letter word when you see an expletive in […]

by Julie Pelegrin As legislators, lobbyists, and stakeholders turn their attention to preparing bills for the 2016 legislative session, many may wonder, “Is this really a new idea, or has […]