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    Categories: Finance, Tax

    Lawmakers Looking at Film Production Tax Credits

    Photo credit: iStock.com/gorodenkoff Since the 1990s, states have offered incentives to lure production companies from other states into their own. [...]

  • Categories: Capitol Hill, Education, Health Care, Tax

    In the Loop: What’s in the Build Back Better Act

    Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by KaraSuva from Pixabay On November 19, 2021, the House passed a $2 [...]

  • Categories: Finance, Tax

    State-Level Opportunity Zone Legislation

    Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by 12019 from Pixabay Did you know there are 8,764 Opportunity Zones in [...]

  • Categories: Finance, Tax

    History of Thanksgiving & Current Thanksgiving & Small Biz Saturday Legislation

    Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by pinwhalestock from Pixabay How Thanksgiving Came to Be In 1789, President George [...]

  • Categories: Finance, Tax

    Earned Income Tax Credit Update: EITC Legislation

    Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay  The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a refundable tax [...]

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    Auto-IRA Legislation Update: Public Retirement for Private Sector Workers

    Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Tumisu & Gerd Altmann from Pixabay  According to a recent Pew report, at least 1/4 [...]

  • Categories: Minimum Wage, Tax

    2021 Minimum Wage Legislation

    Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Gerd Altmann & Mediamodifier from Pixabay  The current federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt [...]

  • Categories: Capitol Hill, Environment, Tax

    Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax: VMT Legislation

    Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Gerd Altmann, andreas160578, & Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay  President Joe Biden’s forthcoming [...]

  • Categories: Criminal Justice Reform, Elections, Health Care, Politics, Tax

    Election 2020 Update: Voters in 5 States Approve Marijuana Legalization

    Earlier this fall, we examined the five states where marijuana legalization would appear before voters via ballot measures. This includes [...]

  • Categories: Budget, COVID-19, Government Operations, Health Care, Insurance, Labor, Politics, Special Sessions, Tax

    Louisiana Special Sessions

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