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The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has released a new report about the upcoming plebiscite vote in preparation for questions Members of Congress are likely to have as Election Day draws near.  The CRS is the research arm of Congress, and the release of this particular report indicates that plebiscite results will be considered by Members of Congress and their staffs in the weeks and months ahead.Read More »CRS Report Prepares Congress for Plebiscite

A Pennsylvania judge has ordered state officials not to enforce the commonwealth’s new voter ID law in the upcoming election.  As a result, Pennsylvania voters will no longer have to produce a photo ID in order to cast a ballot this November.Read More »Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Blocked

Alaska endured a long struggle for statehood from the time legislation was first introduced in Congress in 1916 until January 3, 1959, when it became the 49th State.Read More »Alaska’s Long Struggle for Statehood

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced grants to 30 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for Unemployment Insurance (UI) program integrity, performance and system improvement projects. As part of the nearly $170 million worth of of awards, Puerto Rico was given a $1.4 million Program Integrity Award to assist in the prevention, detection and recovery of improper UI benefit payments.Read More »U.S. Labor Department Announces $1.4 Million Grant for Puerto Rico

Poorer states like Alabama, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arkansas often hear the tongue-in-cheek saying, “Thank God for Mississippi!” The poorest state in the nation… Read More »Puerto Rico and Federal Spending