Photo credit: iStock.com/Ralf Geithe In the aftermath of the pandemic and the digitalization of government services, many state government offices have experienced a surge in open records requests. Between 2018 and 2022, records requests grew [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/konya As of March 2023, 16 states have term limits for state lawmakers. The term limits can be defined into two general categories: consecutive and lifetime. With consecutive limits, when a state legislator [...]

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens COVID-19 upended many facets of life in 2020, including the way lawmakers operate.  Some states suspended their legislative sessions, while others adopted safety measures.  Some legislatures remained in-person, while others [...]

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by David Mark from Pixabay In 2021, every state legislature in the country will meet, with the vast majority beginning their sessions in January.  While lawmakers might not [...]

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sourced from by Kim Broomhall from Pixabay  As the dust settles from the 2020 elections, state lawmakers will elect new leadership for 2021 sessions. Familiar faces are continuing in their legislative leadership [...]

DMGS Article Highlights Earlier this year, DMGS took an in-depth look at Nevada’s two special sessions that convened this past summer.  Like Nevada, Louisiana has also convened two special sessions this year.  Louisiana’s second special [...]

DMGS Highlights: Governors of states maintain the power to veto legislation.Each state has its own veto process.There are numerous types of vetoes.Vetoed legislation in 2020 includes: minimum wage bills, online voter registration bills, high school [...]