Digital image by Ryan Stevens This week, a lot of focus was spent in various states to address mask mandates, particularly in schools, which is something DMGS specifically covered earlier this week. Outside of mask [...]

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by amberzen & Pexels from Pixabay  New York City held its Mayoral Primary Election on June 22, 2021.  This primary election featured the first-ever use of ranked-choice voting in the city’s history.  [...]

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 all mandate some form of [...]

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Element5 Digital from Pexels & Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay  The New Jersey Primary Elections were held on June 8.  New Jersey and Virginia are the only states to have gubernatorial races this [...]

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Element5 Digital from Pexels Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent safety protocols enforced, many states improved voters’ ability to cast ballots in the 2020 election.  States rapidly expanded their [...]

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image sourced by Brett Hondow from Pixabay 2020 saw a 25% surge in homicides and non-suicide-related shootings. There were 4,000 more firearm deaths and more than 9,000 firearm-related injuries in 2020 than in [...]

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 determined by the Census, which [...]

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. issued a myriad of executive [...]

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 for emergency education relief. The [...]

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 for their state in 2021.  [...]