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State Legislative Sessions: Who’s in Session?
With every state now simultaneously under a declared state of emergency for the first time in history and 43 states under stay-at-home orders, legislatures across the country are being forced to square their constitutional obligations with compliance with strict social distancing measures. Add to that significant changes to expected tax receipts due to an economic…
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Congress’ Next Steps on COVID-19 Response
While there is still a bit of work left to do on the third piece of the federal response/stimulus to COVID-19, with action expected in the House, many are looking to what’s next while at the same time clearly understanding what has been done to date. To that end, FTP’s research and graphics team has…
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What Happened in Houston: Takeaways from the Third Democratic Debate
Last night, Democrats held their third round of presidential primary debates at Texas Southern University. Thanks to more stringent qualification requirements, for the first time, debates were limited to one night and all of the top contenders were face to face. As a result, candidates had more time and space to delve into the issues,…
