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Looking Ahead to the 2024 Legislative Sessions: What To Expect
The 2024 legislative sessions are just around the corner, and the time to begin planning, strategizing, and nailing down your tools and processes is now. We’ve plotted out what to expect from each state’s session, including when legislators will be active, and what they will be working on.
What Happens When the Government Shuts Down?
The impending U.S. government shutdown is unique because there are dynamic disagreements blocking progress on a deal. These disagreements make predicting the outcome of the shutdown especially difficult.
What Policy Topics Do California Legislators Typically Focus On?
What policy topics does the California legislature typically focus on? Read our analysis, done using Plural’s expansive legislative data and policy expertise.
Bill Passage Timelines in California
Plural has a wealth of legislative data from California spanning fifteen years. This data can unlock insights that improve our understanding of the road to passage. In this blog, we examine the typical timeline for a bill from introduction to passage.
Using Data to Determine the California Legislature’s Productivity
How can we assess the California legislature’s productivity? At Plural, we are constantly analyzing, manipulating, and learning from our data. Recently, our data insights team embarked on a project to find patterns in the troves of legislative data in our database. Our team then provided insight and guidance on the four most interesting or useful patterns.
Using Plural’s Data to Gain Insights into the California Legislature
At Plural, we are constantly analyzing, manipulating, and learning from our data. Recently, our data insights team embarked on a project to find patterns in the troves of legislative data in our database. Our team then provided insight and guidance on the four most interesting or useful patterns. The following is the first in a series of four blogs digging into this work.
Understanding the Supreme Court’s 2023 Decisions
The Supreme Court’s 2023 session was unprecedented — many laws and rights were reconstructed in this term. In this blog, we look at the effects of these decisions and responses to them, with an eye towards 2024.
Did Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Spark a Legislative Trend?
In response to the chaos surrounding Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” ticket sales, lawmakers across the U.S. are introducing legislation to increase transparency and fairness in online ticket sales.
What You Need To Know About the Judicial Branch
Understanding the judicial branch is key to understanding how our government implements laws and policies. Read now to learn more about the history of the judicial branch and the structure and powers of the federal judicial branch.
Need to Know: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
The passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was the culmination of nearly a decade of negotiations over investments in America’s infrastructure. Debates over the bill dominated much of President Biden’s first year in the White House. The debates, negotiations and passage of the Act were just the beginning, though — once it did become law, individuals, businesses, states and municipalities were all eager to learn how they could benefit from the bill.
Need to Know: The Federal Debt Ceiling
Once every few years, we hear politicians and the media begin talk about the debt limit, also known as the debt ceiling. Amidst the chaos of what can seem like a regularly-scheduled financial crisis, it’s easy to lose track of what is actually being debated. Read on to learn what exactly the debt limit is, why approaching or breaching the limit could be risky, and how the 2023 debt limit negotiations fit in.
Understanding the Federal Budget Process
The constant evolution of the budget process, coupled with how much of the negotiations happen behind closed doors, can make following the process intimidating. But the outsized impact of these large legislative packages, along with the regularity with which Congress must engage in this process, makes following the budget essential. Understanding the key steps in this process will put you on the right path to being the budget expert in your organization.
