Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Gerd Altmann & OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay In an attempt to suppress the teaching of critical race theory and other racial and legal concepts, many states have passed or are considering legislation banning teachers’ from discussing aspects of race, justice, history, and the American legal system. Critical race theory, or CRT, [...]
Digital Image by Ryan Stevens Lawmakers and state executives were busy this week across the country on a myriad of issues. In the first August edition of DMGS' State Capital Weekly Recap, we look at issues including special sessions, mask mandates, marijuana, redistricting, COVID vaccine mandates, and more. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy postponed Alaska's special [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by amberzen & Pexels from Pixabay New York City held its Mayoral Primary Election on June 22, 2021. This primary election featured the first-ever use of ranked-choice voting in the city’s history. Frontrunners Eric Adams, Kathryn Garcia, Maya Wiley, Andrew Wang, Raymond McGuire, and Scott Stringer led the Democratic field. After the [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens Lawmakers and state executives were busy this week across the country on a myriad of issues including redistricting, special sessions, mask mandates, COVID restrictions, vaccine requirements, bonuses for first responders, and more. Alabama Alabama will be getting the data needed, in less than a month, so the process can begin [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Pete Linforth from Pixabay In this year’s state legislative sessions, no fewer than four states have considered proposals to ban ransomware payoffs. In a ransomware attack, hackers access sensitive data then threaten to release the information unless they are paid a ransom. In 2021, hackers have targeted the Colonial [...]
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 [...]
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