Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Gerd Altmann & Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay  As DMGS noted previously, earmarks are making a return in the 117th Congress after a decade-long moratorium. Democrats in both chambers and House [...]

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Julien Tromeur from Pixabay  Autonomous vehicles have automated driving systems that allow for self-driving, with little or no human input.  While fully automated vehicles are not readily available at this [...]

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by PublicDomainPictures, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, & A life without animals is not worth living from Pixabay  According to the NHTSA, speeding killed 9,378 people in the United States in 2018.  Speeding was [...]

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by David Mark & Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay  The sale of electric bicycles—or e-bikes—is expected to grow from 3.7 million in 2019 to 17 million by 2030, with potentially 10 million e-bikes [...]

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by Thomas Ehrhardt from Pixabay  Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)—more commonly known as drones—are precisely what their name suggests—crewless aerial vehicles that do not carry a human operator and instead are remotely [...]

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Mashiro Momo & Free-Photos from Pixabay  Lawmakers at the state, federal, and local government levels have acted or are looking to respond to distracted driving via distracted driving legislation.  [...]

Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by David Mark from Pixabay DMGS Article Highlights President Biden's first 100 days began with an early blitz of executive action.Biden's four overlapping and compounding crises he is focusing on are [...]

H.R. 8337 would extend government funding through December 11, 2020, averting a government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1.  The continuing resolution (CR) would generally extend fiscal 2020 funding levels while including some “anomalies” [...]

DMGS Article Highlights: Congress returns after Labor Day for brief legislative sessionSeveral important bills could be delayed until post-election lame-duck period Congress gets back to work in Washington this week with brokering funding deals at [...]

Key Points The gig economy is based on flexible or temporary jobs that allow for freelancing;Gig economy workers are not guaranteed the same benefits as employees, such as a minimum wage standard and access to [...]