While some legislatures get ready for fall legislative sessions, others were already in session including Idaho, where Gov. Brad Little signed a massive tax cut and education spending bill. In other news, California's governor signed [...]

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. While this action and news dominated headlines this week, lawmakers and governors around [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/BrianAJackson The world of professional golf has seen a shake-up in recent months with the rise of LIV Golf as a rival to the PGA Tour. LIV Golf’s eight-event invitational series takes place [...]

This week saw plenty of action in state capitals around the country, despite it being summer. A few notable states held their primary elections this week, including Alaska, where ranked-choice-voting was used for the first [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/luchschen The country has seen one of its hottest summers in recent years. The summer was marked by record hot temperatures and a lack of rainfall in many parts of the country. Many [...]

This week saw headlines dominated by primary election results in various states, but governors and lawmakers were nonetheless busy this week with different legislation. Legislation signed into law this week ranged from expanding broadband access [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/flySnow Following the 2020 election, calls for voter identification laws and other election process legislation have spurred legislative debate around the country. Voter identification laws are measures in a variety of states requiring [...]

This week, several states held high profile primary races for Governor, U.S. Congress, and the state legislature. In other notable news, several states are considering various pieces of abortion legislation, [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/relif Payday loans, also known as cash advance loans or check advance loans, are a form of short-term borrowing where high-interest credit is extended by a lender based on one’s income. Typically, the [...]

This week is shark week on the Discovery Channel and you can catch up on some shark-related legislation in one of DMGS' blog posts below. In other news, lawmakers and governors around the country remained [...]