Weekly State of the States: September 8, 2023 Edition
Lawmakers around the country were busy this week as summer comes to an end. Virginia finally settled on a budget following a special session, Michigan lawmakers announced legislation to implement new gun restrictions, and Wyoming [...]
November 19th DMGS State Capital Weekly Recap: Florida Allows Employees to Opt-Out of COVID Vaccine Mandates
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by ram0nm from Pixabay Florida made headlines this week following the legislature's recent special session to address COVID-19 related issues. Notably, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a package of [...]
Ignition Interlock Device Legislation
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by qimono, Josy_Dom_Alexis, stux, & OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 29 people in the United States die every day in [...]
What is in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill?
Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Pexels and forcal35 from Pixabay After weeks of complex negotiations between progressives and moderates, the House of Representatives finally reached an accord on a bipartisan infrastructure package. [...]
Legislating Drinking Water Contaminants
Photo credit: iStock.com/Liudmila Chernetska Contaminants in supplies of drinking water remain a regulatory challenge at both the state and federal levels. Recent legislation in California is the first of its kind to regulate microplastics [...]
Student Loan Forgiveness Application Now Open
Photo credit: iStock.com/Andrii Dodonov As we discussed previously, on August 24, 2022, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping package of federal student loan relief that forgives as much as $20,000 in loans, a move Biden said would [...]
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