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December 3rd DMGS State Capital Weekly Recap: Standoff in NJ Statehouse Over Vaccine Policy and PA Governor Vetoes Permitless Firearm Carry Bill

Ryan StevensDecember 2, 2021December 2, 2021

Image courtesy USA-Reiseblogger from Pixabay With the Thanksgiving holiday in the rearview mirror, lawmakers around the country are gearing up for the 2022 legislative sessions. Lawmakers are already working on...

Environment

Plastic Straw Ban Legislation: Is Your State Next?

Ryan StevensDecember 1, 2021December 1, 2021

Image courtesy thechuk from Pixabay Earlier this year, DMGS discussed states and municipalities across the country banning plastic bags in force. In addition to putting prohibitions on plastic bags, states...

Finance Tax

History of Thanksgiving & Current Thanksgiving & Small Biz Saturday Legislation

Ryan StevensNovember 24, 2021November 23, 2021

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by pinwhalestock from Pixabay How Thanksgiving Came to Be In 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation naming Thursday, November 26, 1789 as...

Criminal Justice Reform Labor

“Ban the Box” Legislation

Ryan StevensNovember 22, 2021November 22, 2021

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by geralt from Pixabay Discrimination against employees and job applicants based on their criminal histories is receiving new legislative attention through ban the...

Legislative Session Politics

November 19th DMGS State Capital Weekly Recap: Florida Allows Employees to Opt-Out of COVID Vaccine Mandates

Ryan StevensNovember 19, 2021November 19, 2021

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by ram0nm from Pixabay Florida made headlines this week following the legislature's recent special session to address COVID-19 related issues. Notably, Gov. Ron...

Technology Transportation

Ignition Interlock Device Legislation

Ryan StevensNovember 16, 2021November 15, 2021

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by qimono, Josy_Dom_Alexis, stux, & OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 29 people in the United...

Legislative Session

November 12th DMGS State Capital Weekly Recap: New Senate President in NJ and Kansas Governor Wants to “Axe the Food Tax”

Ryan StevensNovember 11, 2021November 11, 2021

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by rmartins759 from Pixabay Following last week's elections, State Capitols around the country were back to business this week. Redistricting remains at the...

COVID-19 Labor

OSHA Announces COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS for Employers with 100+ Employees

Ryan StevensNovember 8, 2021November 8, 2021

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Wilfried Pohnke & Shafin Al Asad Protic from Pixabay If your business has more than 100 employees, this news will certainly impact you. As...

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