State lawmakers in capitals around the country remained focused this week on the issues of abortion and firearms. Both topics were covered by DMGS this week in-depth and be viewed at the links below. Additionally, with the Fourth of July taking place at the beginning of the week, DMGS looked at recent state action around [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/zimmytws In early May, the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization showed that the conservative majority of the Supreme Court intended to invalidate the holding of Roe v. Wade that the U.S. Constitution confers an individual right to abortion. In the wake of that leak, [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Josiah S The recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, have resulted in calls for action to address firearms and school safety. The U.S. Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938), which bolstered gun safety measures through expanded background checks, restrictions on certain individuals owning firearms, and incentives [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/AlekZotoff On Independence Day weekend, Americans across the country will flock to watch fireworks displays. In the lead-up to July 4th, states have considered myriad legislation regulating fireworks. Ohio Beginning July 1,2022, Ohio residents can legally discharge consumer-grade fireworks on certain holidays. Governor Mike DeWine signed the changes into law in November 2021, [...]
This week saw state lawmakers around the country busy on various issues, including working to pass their state's budgets as well as continued reactions to the recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion and recent mass shootings in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) signed Arizona's state budget for FY 2023 this [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Doucefleur A growing trend amongst state legislatures is passing legislation requiring personal financial literacy education in high school. According to a 2022 Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) report, 22.7% of high school students, nearly one in four, have guaranteed access to personal finance courses this year. In 2018, 16.4% of graduating high school [...]
Lawmakers in states around the country kept busy this week on a range of issues including abortion, minimum wage, state budgets, firearms, and more. Notably, Alabama held its primary runoff elections this week, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb called for a special session, and Hawaii's governor signed the first-in-the-nation $18 minimum wage bill into law. Alabama [...]
This week, lawmakers across the United States continued to take action on various gun-related proposals. Delaware lawmakers passed two bills on background checks and increasing the age to purchase firearms, while the governor in Ohio signed legislation making it easier to arm teachers and school staff. In other news, some states like California and Rhode [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/ABBPhoto In 2021, we discussed states regulating e-bikes, a topic that has continued into 2022 legislative sessions across the country as electric bicycles are becoming more popular and common on streets. In 2019, estimates showed the e-bike market at $15.42 billion. Further, expectations show that upwards of 130 million could sell between 2020 [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/artiemedvedev This year has seen many states look at the possibility of regulating cryptocurrency amid its growing use and popularity. Recently, the topic of crypto mining has come to the forefront of the debate on how to regulate cryptocurrency. Notably, in May, the New York State Legislature passed a first-of-its-kind bill in the [...]
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