Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay After the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the subsequent mass unrest that followed, many states brought forth legislation that would reform police conduct, hold officers more accountable for unnecessary use of force, and implement new policing strategies altogether. Throughout the [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens Lawmakers and state executives were busy this week across the country on a myriad of issues ranging from COVID, critical race theory, mask mandates, ranked-choice voting, voter ID, and more. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey encouraged Alabamians this week to get the COVID vaccine and blamed those who remain unvaccinated for [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay In September 2020, Portland, Oregon, approved ordinances banning the use of face recognition technologies by the city’s bureaus and private entities in public spaces. Since then, other cities, and some states, have looked to pass facial recognition bans. Baltimore: Temporary Facial Recognition Ban Passes In [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Free-Photos from Pixabay Occupational licensing is a government-regulated licensing process required for individuals to work in certain professions. Licensing laws differ by state, but all mandate some form of training, testing, education, or any associated fees along state guidelines before workers can begin a job in a specific field. [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens In this week’s State Capital Recap, lawmakers around the country addressed various issues including guaranteed income, medical and recreational marijuana, critical race theory, to-go cocktails, and more. California California lawmakers scheduled a vote Thursday on a bill to help pay for guaranteed income programs, the first state-funded program of its kind in [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by xresch from Pixabay In June, DMGS covered cryptocurrency legislation and provided the latest updates in Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Lawmakers are also noticing the technology behind cryptocurrency and considering various pieces of blockchain legislation. Blockchain technology is essentially a more nuanced database. Blockchains collect information in [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens In this week's State Capital Recap, lawmakers around the country addressed various issues including marijuana, mask mandates, special sessions, redistricting, and more. Arizona: Funding to Research Marijuana "Psychosis" On the last day of Arizona's legislative session, lawmakers approved $250,000 in funding to research connections between the use of marijuana and [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Element5 Digital from Pexels & Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay The New Jersey Primary Elections were held on June 8. New Jersey and Virginia are the only states to have gubernatorial races this year, as well as state legislative races. Presently, Democrats maintain a trifecta in New Jersey, controlling the governor’s office, state [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Element5 Digital from Pexels Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent safety protocols enforced, many states improved voters’ ability to cast ballots in the 2020 election. States rapidly expanded their mail-in voting eligibility, extended voter registration deadlines, and allowed voters to drop off mail-in ballots at secure “drop box” locations. [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Darwin Laganzon from Pixabay A 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 security. The government has noticed the growing cryptocurrency [...]
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