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Capitol Hill Politics

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...

COVID-19 Politics

Legislation Restricting Governors’ Powers During an Emergency

Ryan StevensApril 16, 2021April 21, 2021

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by David Mark, OpenClipart-Vectors, & Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The COVID-19 pandemic brought about unprecedented actions by state governments across the country. Governors across the U.S....

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...

Legislative Session Politics

State of the State Addresses Part 2: Governors Lay Out 2021 Priorities

Ryan StevensFebruary 3, 2021February 3, 2021

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by Jason Gillman from Pixabay With 2021 legislative sessions underway, governors across the country are delivering their “state of the state” addresses—budget addresses in some states—outlining their visions...

Legislative Session Politics

2021 Redistricting: Reform Update and Preview

statecapitallobbyistFebruary 1, 2021February 1, 2021

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...

Finance Politics

Sports Betting Legalization: 2021 Outlook

Ryan StevensJanuary 29, 2021January 29, 2021

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by Tumisu from Pixabay In 2018, the United States Supreme Court struck down a 1992 federal law that prohibited states, except for Nevada, from authorizing...

COVID-19 Politics

To-Go Cocktails: Permanent or Temporary?

Ryan StevensJanuary 20, 2021January 20, 2021

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by StockSnap and Daniel Roberts from Pixabay Last year, we looked at states navigating liquor law changes during the pandemic and whether or not to-go...

Politics

Maryland Update: the RELIEF Act of 2021 Announced by Governor Hogan

Ryan StevensJanuary 15, 2021January 12, 2021

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; images by Bruce Emmerling and Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay On Monday, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced an emergency stimulus and tax relief legislative package - the RELIEF Act. ...

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