Photo credit: iStock.com/Torsten Asmus Texas voters have already submitted their ballots for the 2022 primary election. More states have their primary elections on the horizon. With the 2022 primary election season nearly upon us, many voters have questions to ask, including whether their state is an open or closed primary, when the election is, and [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/BigNazik Not long after Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. federal government and various state governments began taking myriad action against Russia and in support of Ukraine. Since our last update, states started taking more pointed actions, particularly with legislation prohibiting government dealings with Russia and Belarus. Missouri The Missouri state House recently held [...]
Photo Credit: iStock.com/Scharfsinn86 This week, state lawmakers continued to discuss ways to address the rising costs of goods and gasoline, but were also busy with a myriad of other issues. Such issues include gambling, infrastructure, fentanyl strips, deer hunting, and more. Notably, a push to end New Jersey's ban on letting people pump their own gas [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/DarthArt Catalytic converters are a major component of a vehicle’s emissions system and reduce the amount of pollution emitted by the vehicle. Catalytic converters essentially can transform hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides into water vapor and carbon dioxide. Over the past few years, you may have seen in the news that there [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/urfinguss Just last month, DMGS covered various cryptocurrency and blockchain legislation pending in state legislatures around the country. As another refresher, cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency secured by cryptography and based on blockchain technology. Blockchain is a decentralized technology spread across a myriad of computers that manage and record transactions and is known for its [...]
This week, lawmakers around the country continued to discuss and take action on ways to respond to rising gas prices, a topic we've recently covered. Other issues remain at the forefront of lawmakers' minds, including CRT, banning of gas-powered lawn equipment, catalytic converter thefts, redistricting, smoking, medical marijuana, and more. California This week, state lawmakers [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Vepar5 Tuesday March 15th marked the last day statewide and congressional candidates in Pennsylvania could circulate and file nomination petitions to get on the ballot for the 2022 Pennsylvania Primary. Plenty is at stake in the Keystone State, with Governor Tom Wolf (D) term-limited, Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman (D) seeking the democratic nomination [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/wingedwolf Amid the rising surge in gas prices, state lawmakers and governors around the nation are proposing various solutions to help provide some sort of relief at the pump for consumers. However, not all states are taking action, and some states may be unlikely to take any action at all, such as Alabama [...]
As the country faces increasingly high gas prices, lawmakers and governors around the country made headlines this week in proposing ways to offer relief to consumers at the pump. In other news, we saw action around cannabis, mask mandates, legislative session adjournment, and more. Alabama Alabama’s gas tax is 28 cents a gallon, 10 cents [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/zimmytws On March 4th, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act into law, providing for tuition-free college for most New Mexico residents. The program is set to be the most wide-reaching tuition-free scholarship program in the country. More than 125 students have already benefited from the scholarship [...]
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