New Laws, 2020 Budget Take Effect July 1

The first day of July marks the beginning of the new fiscal year
and when many laws take effect. We are midway through a whirlwind
2019 that has been full of political news, ranging from the
nationwide conversation on abortion and reproductive rights to
electoral integrity to numerous visits from the two dozen or so
candidates running for president. July 1 is when the record-setting
$27.5 billion state operating budget kicks in, complete with money
for a new voting system and pay raises for teachers , school staff
and state employees.