Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Josy Dom Alexis & Magnascan from Pixabay In July 2019, Berkeley, California, became the first city in the United States to ban natural gas connections for new buildings. The ban went into effect at the beginning of 2020, and as California works toward a zero-carbon energy grid, many other cities [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image sourced by Brett Hondow from Pixabay 2020 saw a 25% surge in homicides and non-suicide-related shootings. There were 4,000 more firearm deaths and more than 9,000 firearm-related injuries in 2020 than in 2019. In response to the nationwide uptick in gun violence, several states and the U.S. government are considering measures to [...]
Map created by Peter Brath with mapchart.net The Biden administration has publicly announced that it does not intend to implement a vaccine passport system nationally. Nevertheless, many states have taken action on their own to either implement vaccine requirements or ban them via vaccine passport legislation or executive action (vaccine passport executive orders). Oregon and [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by Anastasia Gepp from Pixabay As the CDC updates its COVID guidance to allow vaccinated people to go maskless, many state legislatures are beginning to scale back or dissolve their COVID restrictions altogether. The following states are lifting their mask mandates or banning mask mandates. California: California plans to align [...]
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Gerd Altmann & Mediamodifier from Pixabay The current federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt workers is $7.25 per hour. However, many states have their own minimum wage laws. For example, 16 states and Puerto Rico have minimum wages that equal the federal rate, 29 states and the District of [...]
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image sources by RitaE and OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay States and municipalities across the country are banning plastic bags in force. In most of the United States, single-use plastic bags cannot be economically recycled. Because of this, bag use prohibition can mitigate harmful environmental impacts on states and municipalities and relieve pressure on [...]
Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; Image source by Tumisu from Pixabay In response to the continuing pandemic, state governments across the country have instituted and extended moratoria on eviction proceedings, mortgage foreclosures, and utility shutoffs. Many of the nation’s largest states have an eviction moratorium in place until at least March. In addition, the Centers for Disease Control [...]
Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; source images by DEZALB and WikimediaImages from Pixabay In 2021, as new legislative sessions begin across the nation, state and congressional voting districts will be redrawn based on population data from the 2020 U.S. Census. 2021 redistricting will be a focal point for state legislatures across the country this year. Traditionally, state legislatures [...]
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A look at what every state and major counties are doing to bring education to kids in the age of coronavirus and amid a pandemic. Alabama Alabama plans to reopen its schools on time for the Fall season. K-12 public schools will reopen as early as August, though it is still unclear how many students [...]
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