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Grants

Grant Funding Opportunity: Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program

Ryan StevensFebruary 26, 2021February 25, 2021

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Clker-Free-Vector-Images & Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) is a reimbursement grant program to acquire and construct regional economic,...

Education

Student Loan Forgiveness Legislation: Recent State Action

Ryan StevensFebruary 24, 2021February 23, 2021

Digital Image by Ryan Stevens; image source by 3D Animation Production Company from Pixabay There is currently a significant discussion in Congress regarding student debt and student loan forgiveness. Before leaving office,...

Agriculture Capitol Hill

Legislation to Limit Plant-Based Meat Product Labels

Ryan StevensFebruary 19, 2021February 18, 2021

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Roberto Rizzo and OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted the U.S. meat industry since last year. Major producers had to...

Capitol Hill COVID-19

Federal Developments and Support for COVID-19 Testing

John ZangFebruary 17, 2021February 23, 2021

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; images sourced by Daniel Roberts and Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Last year, we provided a breakdown of COVID-19 testing, including a breakdown of diagnostic tests (i.e., PCR tests,...

Cannabis Judiciary

Medical Marijuana Legalization in 2021: Who’s Next?

Ryan StevensFebruary 12, 2021February 11, 2021

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; images by Gordon Johnson and MasterTux from Pixabay As we noted in November, Mississippi and South Dakota voters approved medical marijuana via ballot measure in their respective...

COVID-19

Utility and Eviction Moratoriums: How State Governments Are Responding in 2021

statecapitallobbyistFebruary 10, 2021February 10, 2021

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; Image source by Tumisu from Pixabay In response to the continuing pandemic, state governments across the country have instituted and extended moratoria on eviction proceedings, mortgage foreclosures, and...

Legislative Session Politics

State of the State Addresses Part 2: Governors Lay Out 2021 Priorities

Ryan StevensFebruary 3, 2021February 3, 2021

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by Jason Gillman from Pixabay With 2021 legislative sessions underway, governors across the country are delivering their “state of the state” addresses—budget addresses in some states—outlining their visions...

Legislative Session Politics

2021 Redistricting: Reform Update and Preview

statecapitallobbyistFebruary 1, 2021February 1, 2021

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; source images by DEZALB and WikimediaImages from Pixabay In 2021, as new legislative sessions begin across the nation, state and congressional voting districts will be redrawn based on...

Year: 2021