Photo credit: iStock.com/Дмитрий Ларичев The Texas 2022 Primary Election Results are in. Texas voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, March 1st. On the ballot were races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, land commissioner, congress, and state legislative seats. Governor Incumbent GOP Governor Greg Abbott fended off seven challengers in last week's primary with [...]
Governors, lawmakers, and other state officials from across the country dominated headlines this week in various responses to the ongoing Ukrainian crisis, something DMGS covered in two analyses earlier this week (linked below). However, lawmakers were still business-as-usual with other topics on their agendas including marijuana, gaming, COVID-19, abortion, and CRT. Notably, Connecticut lawmakers are [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Oleksii Liskonih As DMGS noted earlier this week, governors around the country have already taken steps in responding to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Governors have already called for ending state contracts with Russian entities, divesting state dollars from Russian companies, and ending the purchase and sale of Russian-made vodka. While state [...]
Credit: iStock.com/Silent_GOS Since last week’s invasion of Ukraine by Russia, governments around the world have imposed various sanctions against Russia, including the U.S. federal government. In addition to the federal government imposing sanctions, states have already taken their own actions directed towards Russia and in support of Ukraine. Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued an Executive [...]
This week saw plenty of action in various states across the country. Issues covered include "aid in dying" legislation, EV charging stations, marijuana, sports betting, redistricting, and much more. California State lawmakers in California have introduced legislation to create a statewide advance warning and ranking system of extreme heat waves to help residents prepare ahead [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/greenleaf123 According to the Congressional Research Service, hemp is grown for use in the production of a wide range of products, including foods and beverages, cosmetics and personal care products, nutritional supplements, fabrics and textiles, yarns and fibers, paper, construction and insulation materials, and other industrial and manufactured goods. In recent years, lawmakers [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Daviles According to the American Gaming Association, sports betting is live and legal in 30 states and legal, but not yet operational, in three other states. As background, we previously noted that in 2018, the United States Supreme Court struck down a 1992 federal law that prohibited states, except for Nevada, from authorizing sports [...]
This week saw plenty of action in various state capitals around the country. Notably, lawmakers in Florida are working to advance a controversial abortion ban bill, California lawmakers are proposing legislation to require online platforms to disclose how their algorithms work, and Michigan lawmakers are proposing legislation to allow speed cameras in construction zones. Learn [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/triocean DMGS has previously reviewed state government public health measures, as they have imposed and rescinded masking requirements. Now, over two years into the pandemic and after various COVID-related emergency declarations being implemented, extended, ended, and renewed, governors and lawmakers around the country are revisiting masking. With overall vaccination levels continuing to creep [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/outline205. Automatic voter registration allows eligible individuals to become automatically registered to vote when they interact with certain agencies in the government, such as a state agency overseeing motor vehicles. While most people are familiar with the federal “motor voter” law from 1993 that allowed individuals the opportunity to register to vote when [...]
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