Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by torstensimon from Pixabay With more and more people getting vaccinated for the coronavirus every day, questions arise over whether COVID vaccines should be required. Some lawmakers already looked at mandating flu vaccines in the fall and winter, but what will a post-COVID world look like with mandatory COVID vaccines? [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Alexandra_Koch and cytis from Pixabay Before the pandemic changed the way lobbying and government affairs operate, fly-ins took a lot of work and effort to plan. With the shutdown of Congress and most state capitols last year, many organizations were forced to cancel 2020 fly-ins. However, legislatures have not [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Gerd Altmann, andreas160578, & Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay President Joe Biden’s forthcoming stimulus package is set to focus on efforts to rebuild U.S. roads, bridges, waterways, and dams over the next decade, as well as other critically underfunded parts of American’s infrastructure. After many years, infrastructure investment [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Tim Mossholder from Pexels and OpenClipart-Vectors and Aislan Máximo "Max" from Pixabay If you have ever ordered take-out from a restaurant or other food establishment, your food has likely come in a Styrofoam – or polystyrene – food service container. However, many consumers are surprised to discover that such Styrofoam and other [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Gerhard G. & Arek Socha from Pixabay According to the CDC, the United States has administered 128 million total vaccines. Every state began developing their COVID-19 vaccine plans for distribution and administration in the fall of 2020, but where do the states stack up now in terms of vaccine [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image sources by PIRO4D and LoveBuiltLife from Pixabay If you are going to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and are employed, does your employer allow COVID-19 vaccination paid leave? This is a question that some state lawmakers are hoping to tackle by mandating public entities and/or businesses to grant a certain amount of [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Thomas Ehrhardt from Pixabay Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)—more commonly known as drones—are precisely what their name suggests—crewless aerial vehicles that do not carry a human operator and instead are remotely piloted or fly autonomously. UAVs are the main components of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), including a UAV, a ground-based controller, [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Mashiro Momo & Free-Photos from Pixabay Lawmakers at the state, federal, and local government levels have acted or are looking to respond to distracted driving via distracted driving legislation. While most states have already banned texting while driving, some lawmakers are now focusing on legislation to ban handheld cell [...]
Digital Image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay State lawmakers have acted in recent years and hope to act in 2021 to increase teacher pay. Such efforts are a critical legislative focus as salaries have chronically lagged behind inflation and productivity. The COVID-19 pandemic also continues to impact education in all American school districts. [...]
Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Clker-Free-Vector-Images & Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) is a reimbursement grant program to acquire and construct regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational, and historical improvement projects. The program began in 1986 when the Commonwealth made an initial investment of $400 million to fund projects [...]
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