This week, several states, such as Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, and Oklahoma, have given approval to varying tax relief measures. Additionally, different states have moved forward with bills to limit or obstruct the provisioning of gender-affirming medical care, while others are seeking to lift the wage cap for public sector employees.Alabama Over 170 faith leaders [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Sean Pavone On January 4, 2023, Governor Ned Lamont (D) delivered the 2023 State of the State Address to the Connecticut General Assembly. During the address, Lamont focused on reducing lifelines and increasing ladders to opportunity, shifting Connecticut from a mindset of rescue to a mindset of recovery. Lamont highlighted past accomplishments, including [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/ChrisBoswell New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) delivered the 2023 New Jersey State of the State address on January 10, 2023, to the New Jersey General Assembly. Murphy began the speech by discussing the Russo-Ukrainian War and offering New Jersey’s support for Ukraine while showing support for New Jersey’s LGBTQ community. Murphy also [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/nashvilledino2 On February 1, 2023, newly elected Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) delivered the 2023 Maryland State of the State Address to the General Assembly. During the address, Moore stressed the importance of civic engagement and the benefits that come with it. In addition, Moore highlighted the importance of a bipartisanship pledge to [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Koshiro Kiyota Since the first student-athlete compensation laws went into effect on July 1, 2021, other states across the nation have been scrambling to enact regulations. Name, image, and likeness (NIL) laws allow student-athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, and likeness for the first time in the [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/PinkBadger In June 2022, DMGS discussed the progression of state broadband infrastructure projects stemming from President Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Education, health care, and workplaces increasingly rely on Internet connectivity, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. States are increasingly focused on updating broadband infrastructure to provide residents, businesses, and institutions with [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/bernardbodo Several state legislatures across the country are clarifying laws regarding using wireless communication devices while driving a vehicle via hands-free device bans. State lawmakers are distinguishing between manually operating an electronic communication device in-hand to send messages and receive phone calls versus using a hands-free option. Most states have made the hands-free [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/RobHainer Hazing—any activity expected of someone joining or participating in a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers them, regardless of a person’s willingness to participate—continues to feature in the American Greek life pledging process across numerous U.S. universities. Unfortunately, there has been a hazing death on a U.S. college campus every year [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/pabradyphoto According to a four-year joint study led by the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Governors Association, and the State Government Affairs Council, occupational licensing has gone from comprising about 5% of the workforce 60 years ago to about 25% in present day. More Americans are working in licensed occupations than ever before. [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/MattGush In the United States, over half-a-million people are experiencing homelessness on any given night. Homelessness is not a new issue, but it has increased over 2022 as the number of Americans living without homes, in shelters, or on the streets has increased. The causes of homelessness in America go back decades. They [...]
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