Feb. 1
Proposed tax credits could attract film production to Indiana, but hurdles remain
Indianapolis Star
State film incentive programs are adopted, changed and repealed in the U.S. every year, but a 2018 study by the National Conference of State Legislatures noted 33 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico offer some sort of incentives, with varying results.
House approves permanent mail, early voting
The Daily News of Newburyport
At least 20 states — including Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont — allow same-day voter registration, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Cyberattacks have rattled Alaska governments. A Mat-Su lawmaker is trying to have them declared a disaster.
Anchorage Daily News
Several other states have cyberattack disaster language similar to Alaska’s bill, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Alaska’s disaster law used to have a reference to “manmade” disasters, and that could have been used to address the topic, but that language was removed sometime after 2000, according to research by Johnson’s staff.
Proposal to allow NM elected officials to be recalled advances
Albuquerque Journal
In all, 19 states currently allow for recall elections of state elected officials, including Colorado, Arizona and Nevada, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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