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2020 Census Apportionment Results Are In

Ryan StevensApril 27, 2021April 27, 2021

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by WikimediaImages & Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay The U.S. House of Representatives has 435 seats across all 50 states. The number of seats each state has is...

Budget Capitol Hill COVID-19 Politics

How Have Governors Spent Federal GEER Funds?

Ryan StevensApril 14, 2021April 15, 2021

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by David Mark &. Patrick Pascal Schauß from Pixabay The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES Act) included emergency funds made available to governors...

Capitol Hill Lobbying

How to Plan a Virtual Fly-In

Ryan StevensApril 1, 2021April 1, 2021

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...

Capitol Hill Environment Tax

Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax: VMT Legislation

Ryan StevensMarch 30, 2021April 12, 2021

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...

Capitol Hill COVID-19

What’s in the American Rescue Plan

John ZangMarch 17, 2021March 17, 2021

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Daniel Roberts, Patrick Pascal Schauß, & 1778011 from Pixabay On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act...

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House Earmarks Return With New Guidelines

John ZangMarch 9, 2021March 9, 2021

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; photo sources by Tumisu & Francine Sreca from Pixabay Earmarks are coming back for Congress’s next round of annual funding bills. However, for-profit companies will be excluded,...

Agriculture Capitol Hill

Legislation to Limit Plant-Based Meat Product Labels

Ryan StevensFebruary 19, 2021February 18, 2021

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Roberto Rizzo and OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted the U.S. meat industry since last year. Major producers had to...

Capitol Hill COVID-19

Federal Developments and Support for COVID-19 Testing

John ZangFebruary 17, 2021February 23, 2021

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; images sourced by Daniel Roberts and Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Last year, we provided a breakdown of COVID-19 testing, including a breakdown of diagnostic tests (i.e., PCR tests,...

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