Vaccine Passport Legislation & Executive Orders
Map created by Peter Brath with mapchart.net The Biden administration has publicly announced that it does not intend to implement a vaccine passport system nationally. Nevertheless, many states have taken...
Earmarks’ Return to Capitol Hill
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Gerd Altmann & Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay As DMGS noted previously, earmarks are making a return in the 117th Congress after a decade-long moratorium. Democrats...
The Biden Administration’s Budget Proposal Highlights
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by David Mark, heblo, & Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay The Biden administration released the full version of its fiscal 2022 budget. The budget calls for $6...
Cryptocurrency Legislation in 2021
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Darwin Laganzon from Pixabay A cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency secured by cryptography and based on blockchain technology. Blockchain is a decentralized...
States Lifting Mask Mandates
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by Anastasia Gepp from Pixabay As the CDC updates its COVID guidance to allow vaccinated people to go maskless, many state legislatures are beginning to...
School Choice Legislation: 2021 Update
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; images sourced by Hermann Traub & Thanks for your Like • donations welcome from Pixabay In the year 2021, many states passed new school choice legislation or legislation...
DeSantis Signs Florida’s New Gaming Compact Bill
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by gepharts3d from Pixabay On April 23, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a gaming compact between Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The historic compact...
Auto-IRA Legislation Update: Public Retirement for Private Sector Workers
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Tumisu & Gerd Altmann from Pixabay According to a recent Pew report, at least 1/4 of nongovernmental, nonagricultural, full-time U.S. workers do not have access...