Monthly Archives: August 2021

State Capital Weekly Recap: August 6th Edition

2023-09-11T01:43:48-04:00

Digital Image by Ryan Stevens Lawmakers and state executives were busy this week across the country on a myriad of issues. In the first August edition of DMGS' State Capital Weekly Recap, we look at issues including special sessions, mask mandates, marijuana, redistricting, COVID vaccine mandates, and more. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy postponed Alaska's special [...]

State Capital Weekly Recap: August 6th Edition2023-09-11T01:43:48-04:00

Federal Infrastructure Bill Details Revealed

2022-09-29T13:48:39-04:00

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by oljamu from Pixabay  The Senate is heading toward the passage of a $550 billion infrastructure bill. The Democratic and Republican senators who negotiated the plan spent the weekend haggling over last-minute details and combing through the 2,702-page bill text before submitting it to the full Senate. The legislation would provide broad [...]

Federal Infrastructure Bill Details Revealed2022-09-29T13:48:39-04:00

NYC Mayoral Primary: Ranked Choice Voting Results & Controversy

2021-08-02T12:31:10-04:00

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by amberzen & Pexels from Pixabay  New York City held its Mayoral Primary Election on June 22, 2021.  This primary election featured the first-ever use of ranked-choice voting in the city’s history.  Frontrunners Eric Adams, Kathryn Garcia, Maya Wiley, Andrew Wang, Raymond McGuire, and Scott Stringer led the Democratic field.  After the [...]

NYC Mayoral Primary: Ranked Choice Voting Results & Controversy2021-08-02T12:31:10-04:00
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