New Mexico’s school funding formula has long been considered one of the most equalized in the nation. A state will tend to have more equalized...
Wisconsin is the only state to condition benefits on the number of children a family has: 4% of the federal credit for one child, 14%...
Minnesota’s benefits are among the highest: from 15% to 46% of the federal credit, depending on earnings.… Read More
Connecticut’s legislature authorized an IDA program in June 2000, through Public Act 00-192. The state Department of Labor manages a reserve fund of both state...
In May 2006 Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich, signed the first law in the nation that aims to provide the opportunity for universal access to pre-kindergarten...
Historically, Minnesota led the way to protect contract growers, setting guidelines on contract cancellation, requiring a mediation clause in contracts between growers and processors, and...
Bills on parent company liability failed in Iowa and South Dakota ( SD 1997 S.B 202, vetoed by governor in 1997 see SD Contractor liability)....
Kentucky’s Division of Water recently finalized regulations on concentrated animal feedlot operations (CAFOs) which include integrator liability. The KY law is the first of its...
RELATING TO PRACTICES INVOLVING THE MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK CONCERNING PACKERS, BY PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF CERTAIN PURCHASE INFORMATION AND CONTRACTING, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES AND...
The price discrimination provision of SB 95 was overturned in a July 1999 case brought by the American Meat Institute (AMI), an industry trade group....
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to livestock; to adopt the Competitive Livestock Markets Act; and to declare an emergency. … Read More
Prior to 1999, Georgia levied ad valorem taxes for some agricultural commodities, such as fruit and nut trees and livestock. Legislation passed in 1998 relieved...
In 1967, the Wholesome Meat Inspection Act and the Wholesome Poultry Products Act authorized states with inspection programs certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Vermont has passed legislation (VT Act 145 of 2006)that tries to strengthen the connection between schools and local farmers and farm products. Although relatively a...
1998 Senate Bill 2895 was signed by the Governor on April 13, 1998, that included provisions that placed a moratorium (with exeptions) on any permits...