Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by David Mark from Pixabay In 2021, every state legislature in the country will meet, with the vast majority beginning their sessions in January.  While lawmakers might not [...]

Digital Illustration by Ryan Stevens In the midst of the college football season, the debate over whether or not college athletes should be allowed to profit off of their image and likeness is heating up.  [...]

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sourced from by Kim Broomhall from Pixabay  As the dust settles from the 2020 elections, state lawmakers will elect new leadership for 2021 sessions. Familiar faces are continuing in their legislative leadership [...]

Digital Illustration by Alana Burman Earlier this year we looked at clean slate and second chance legislation introduced and passed around the country, including Michigan. The package of bipartisan clean slate criminal justice reform bills [...]

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay  UPDATED: 11/24 Nearly 11 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the United States this year, with over 247,000 deaths.  As COVID-19 cases surge heading [...]

UPDATED: 11:30 a.m. EST, 11/11/2020 As you know, heading into the 2020 elections, there are 36 trifectas: 15 Democratic and 21 Republican. The other 14 states are under divided government, meaning they have neither a [...]

Photo by Aphiwat chuangchoem on Pexels.com Did you remember to set your clocks back one hour last Sunday?  If some lawmakers get their way, you might not need to worry about changing your clocks twice [...]

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What is a veto override? This summer, DMGS looked at gubernatorial vetoes.  To recap, in a state’s checks and balances system, governors maintain the power to veto legislation.  Each state has laws and rules outlining [...]

Which states are looking to implement Ranked-Choice Voting? DMGS Article Highlights Ranked-choice voting is an alternative to the standard “first-past-the-post” method most of the United States uses.Maine is the only state with ranked-choice voting for [...]