Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by Abhardphoto from Pixabay Heading into the holiday season, lawmakers were quite busy this week on a range of topics including agendas for the upcoming legislative sessions, how to continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, marijuana, housing, and more. Notably, some states, like California and New York, [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by 12019 from Pixabay It may be the holiday season, but lawmakers around the country were certainly busy this week. Notably, a few states saw the introduction of automated speed enforcement legislation, which you may remember from our overview earlier this year. In other news, another state has [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by 12019 from Pixabay Did you know there are 8,764 Opportunity Zones in the United States? Opportunity Zones are economically distressed communities. New investments in Opportunity Zones may be eligible for preferential tax treatment in certain circumstances. Since the inception of Opportunity Zones, states across the country have [...]
Image courtesy 12019 from Pixabay With the 2021 elections now in the rearview mirror, many are already fixated on various races in 2022, especially gubernatorial races. While two states, Virginia and New Jersey, held their gubernatorial elections in 2021, 36 states will hold them in 2022. Current Landscape With Glenn Youngkin (R) flipping the Virginia [...]
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 legislation related to abortion, mental health, marijuana, sports betting, and more. New Jersey made headlines this week after the legislature instituted a new policy requiring [...]
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 and localities have also been looking at plastic straw bans as advocates look to reduce plastic pollution as plastics are not biodegradable and cannot break [...]
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 a "Day of Publick Thanksgivin", which marked the first time Thanksgiving was celebrated under the United States' new constitution. This followed the first Congress passing [...]
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 box legislation. Many state legislatures are recognizing the need to mitigate the impacts of decades of over-criminalization, especially for those structurally discriminated against because of [...]
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 DeSantis signed a package of bills to allow private sector employees to opt-out of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Additionally, more states including Indiana are hoping to [...]
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 States die every day in motor vehicle crashes involving an alcohol-impaired driver. Moreover, over 10,000 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2016, equating to [...]
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