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 population data from the 2020 [...]

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 sports gambling.  Since then, lawmakers [...]

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 cocktails would be allowed.  During [...]

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.  If approved by lawmakers, the [...]

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source LoveBuiltLife 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 [...]

This year, DMGS has helped provide legislative updates and insight into various issues in state capitals around the country. In 2020, state lawmakers across the country were confronted with a myriad of issues related to [...]

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by forcal35 from Pixabay Trump Yields on COVID-19 Relief Deal President Donald Trump signed the COVID-19 relief bill Sunday night. By waiting until Sunday to approve the COVID-19 relief deal, [...]

UPDATED: 01/11/21 at 2:30 PM Keep track as President-elect Joe Biden names individuals to his cabinet and Administration heading into next year, as well as new Congressional leadership, with the DMGS Presidential & Congressional Transition [...]

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 [...]

Earlier this fall, we examined the five states where marijuana legalization would appear before voters via ballot measures. This includes New Jersey, Montana, South Dakota, Arizona, and Mississippi. Heading into the election, thirty-three states have legalized medical [...]