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Cannabis

NJ Ready to Award 24 Medical Marijuana Licenses This Week

statecapitallobbyistOctober 12, 2021October 12, 2021

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Rex Medlen & Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay by: Dominic J. Magnolo Two years ago, COVID-19 was not even a thought, gasoline was averaging $2.38 a gallon,...

Cannabis Special Session

Mississippi Medical Marijuana Draft Legislation Revealed: Special Session Coming

Ryan StevensOctober 4, 2021October 4, 2021

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens' image sources by nneem & 1778011 from Pixabay Last November, Mississippi voters approved a ballot referendum to legalize medical marijuana in the state. Now, lawmakers appear to...

Cybersecurity Judiciary

Banning Ransomware Payoffs: Cybersecurity Legislative Update

Ryan StevensJuly 27, 2021July 26, 2021

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Pete Linforth from Pixabay In this year’s state legislative sessions, no fewer than four states have considered proposals to ban ransomware payoffs. In a...

Judiciary

Police Reform Legislation: 2021 Update & Review

Ryan StevensJuly 26, 2021July 26, 2021

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay After the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the subsequent mass unrest that followed, many states...

Judiciary Technology

Facial Recognition Bans

Ryan StevensJuly 22, 2021July 22, 2021

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay In September 2020, Portland, Oregon, approved ordinances banning the use of face recognition technologies by the city’s bureaus and private...

Judiciary Politics

Occupational Universal Licensing Legislation

Ryan StevensJuly 19, 2021July 19, 2021

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Free-Photos from Pixabay Occupational licensing is a government-regulated licensing process required for individuals to work in certain professions. Licensing laws differ by state, but...

Cannabis COVID-19 Education Labor Legislative Session Special Session

State Capital Weekly Recap: July 16th Edition

Ryan StevensJuly 16, 2021July 15, 2021

Digital image by Ryan Stevens In this week’s State Capital Recap, lawmakers around the country addressed various issues including guaranteed income, medical and recreational marijuana, critical race theory, to-go cocktails, and more....

Judiciary

Death Penalty Legislation

statecapitallobbyistJuly 6, 2021July 6, 2021

DIgital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Ichigo121212 from Pixabay Capital punishment—the death penalty—is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for a heinous crime. Currently, 23 states, including the...

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