Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by David Mark from Pixabay In 2021, every state legislature in the country will meet, with the vast majority beginning their sessions in January. While lawmakers might not meet until next month (or later), most states allow lawmakers to prepare pre-filed legislation. Only 13 state legislative bodies do [...]
Digital Illustration by Ryan Stevens In the midst of the college football season, the debate over whether or not college athletes should be allowed to profit off of their image and likeness is heating up. College athletes help earn the NCAA, their schools, TV networks, clothing companies, video games, etc., millions, or even billions, in [...]
UPDATED: 01/11/21 at 2:30 PM Keep track as President-elect Joe Biden names individuals to his cabinet and Administration heading into next year, as well as new Congressional leadership, with the DMGS Presidential & Congressional Transition Tracker! The document, which you can download below, outlines the following: President-elect Biden's Cabinet nominees.President-elect Biden's nominees to lead independent [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sourced from by Kim Broomhall from Pixabay As the dust settles from the 2020 elections, state lawmakers will elect new leadership for 2021 sessions. Familiar faces are continuing in their legislative leadership roles in some states, while new leaders appear in others. Connecticut Connecticut has a new House Speaker in Matt Ritter. [...]
Digital Illustration by Alana Burman Earlier this year we looked at clean slate and second chance legislation introduced and passed around the country, including Michigan. The package of bipartisan clean slate criminal justice reform bills in Michigan were signed into law in October by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, but this was not Michigan’s first foray into [...]
Parties Have Elected Their Leaders for the 117th Congress Most top lawmakers are returning to their leadership roles House Democrats will have a smaller majority in the new Congress Formal speaker election takes place on first day Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is the party’s nominee; said this could be her last term as speaker Members could [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay UPDATED: 11/24 Nearly 11 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the United States this year, with over 247,000 deaths. As COVID-19 cases surge heading into the winter season, many states are considering or already implementing new restrictions to help curb the spread of the [...]
Earlier this fall, we examined the five states where marijuana legalization would appear before voters via ballot measures. This includes New Jersey, Montana, South Dakota, Arizona, and Mississippi. Heading into the election, thirty-three states have legalized medical marijuana, and 11 have legalized recreational adult-use marijuana. In the last presidential election year (2016), marijuana legalization measures passed in eight out [...]
Earlier this fall, we looked at a few states across the country and what measures would appear on voters' ballots. With Election Day in the not-so-distant rear-view mirror, where have voters landed on key ballot measures across the country? Arizona In Arizona, Proposition 207 appeared on the ballot. The law would allow limited marijuana possession, [...]
UPDATED: 11:30 a.m. EST, 11/11/2020 As you know, heading into the 2020 elections, there are 36 trifectas: 15 Democratic and 21 Republican. The other 14 states are under divided government, meaning they have neither a Democratic nor a Republican trifecta. How have election results changed the partisan control in each state? We will be updating [...]
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