There was plenty of legislative and gubernatorial actions taken this week across the country as states quickly approach the November elections. Notably, New Jersey lawmakers are fast-tracking legislation to create firearm-free zones, California set an end date for its COVID-19 state of emergency, and Pennsylvania lawmakers advanced legislation that would require high school students to [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/KenKPhoto State legislatures are looking into possible solutions to address the adverse effects of per- and poly-fluoroalkyls (PFAS). PFAS are human-made chemicals found in many everyday products linked to increased risks of diseases and health conditions. Manufacturers have used these chemicals in various consumer goods, including carpets, paper packaging, non-stick cookware, and plastics. [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Liudmila Chernetska Contaminants in supplies of drinking water remain a regulatory challenge at both the state and federal levels. Recent legislation in California is the first of its kind to regulate microplastics in the drinking water. New Mexico, Michigan, and Mississippi are also facing issues of contaminated drinking water, and their state [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Andrii Dodonov As we discussed previously, on August 24, 2022, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping package of federal student loan relief that forgives as much as $20,000 in loans, a move Biden said would help a generation “saddled with unsustainable debt.” On Friday, October 14, 2022, the federal government's student loan forgiveness application went [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/tylim With about 72% of Americans using social media to share their thoughts, access information, or seek entertainment, social media companies’ content moderation policies and practices have become a topic of conversation. Three-quarters of U.S. adults find it very or somewhat likely that social media platforms intentionally censor information dealing with political viewpoints [...]
With less than one month before the November mid-term elections, lawmakers and governors remained busy with a flurry of action. Notably, New Jersey lawmakers are looking to tweak its plastic bag ban law, California plans on banning the plastic bags used at supermarkets in the produce section, and Florida lawmakers appropriated $360 million for [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/LIgorko From 2002 to 2013, insulin prices in the United States have tripled, with some popular insulin products costing patients up to $900 monthly. From 2017 to 2018, 14.1% of Americans who use insulin—almost 1.2 million people—reached a catastrophic spending level on insulin products, spending over 40% of their post-subsistence family income on [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Traitov There has been a lot of momentum building at the state level for states to adopt comprehensive privacy bills. The vast majority of data collected from products people use frequently is not regulated. Most companies are free to use the data they collect unless a state has a comprehensive privacy law. [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/tapui Several state legislatures continue to consider inmate education programs, which offer people experiencing incarceration opportunities to get degrees while serving their prison sentences. Although these education programs are not available in every correctional facility, they are becoming more widespread as the number of states accepting these measures has increased. Nine in ten [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/BruceStanfield For Halloween 2021, DMGS reviewed legislation introduced by Massachusetts state lawmakers that would have exonerated an accused witch from the Salem Witch Trials. The Salem Witch Trials began in 1692 and involved over 150 women, men, and children, accused of witchcraft. Not only were these individuals accused of witchcraft, but 19 were sentenced to [...]
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