Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by fancycrave1 & PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay  As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many workers became unemployed, businesses closed, and tax revenue declined.  To fight the pandemic, states had to increase [...]

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 image by Ryan Stevens; image source by xresch from Pixabay  In June, DMGS covered cryptocurrency legislation and provided the latest updates in Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Texas.  Lawmakers are also noticing the technology behind [...]

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 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 [...]

Map created by Peter Brath with mapchart.net The Biden administration has publicly announced that it does not intend to implement a vaccine passport system nationally. Nevertheless, many states have taken action on their own to [...]

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by Anastasia Gepp from Pixabay  As the CDC updates its COVID guidance to allow vaccinated people to go maskless, many state legislatures are beginning to scale back or dissolve their [...]

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Gerd Altmann & Mediamodifier from Pixabay  The current federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt workers is $7.25 per hour.  However, many states have their own minimum wage laws.  For [...]

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 image by Ryan Stevens; image sources by RitaE and OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay  States and municipalities across the country are banning plastic bags in force. In most of the United States, single-use plastic bags cannot be economically [...]