Photo credit: iStock.com/abdoudz In 2022, DMGS reviewed automatic voter registration (AVR), which allows eligible individuals to become automatically registered to vote when interacting with certain government agencies, such as the state agency overseeing motor vehicles. [...]

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 [...]

As August finally comes to a close this week, Governors in the South were busy combatting the effects of Hurricane Idalia, and Alabama pitched in to help Louisiana combat the ongoing wildfires. Tennessee's special session [...]

It may still be summer, but that has not stopped a flurry of legislative and executive activity across the country. Notably, Tennessee lawmakers returned to Nashville for a special session, Ohio's governor has come out [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/SEASTOCK Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has signed and implemented various executive orders since he took office in January 2023. These executive orders relate to diversity, equity, and inclusion, economic growth, education, establishing standard [...]

As we approach the first 2024 Presidential debate next week, states are considering changing their primaries to increase their standing in the electoral process. Meanwhile, numerous states addressed tax rebates this week, while others [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/Ralf Geithe In the aftermath of the pandemic and the digitalization of government services, many state government offices have experienced a surge in open records requests. Between 2018 and 2022, records requests grew [...]

This week, much attention was paid to Ohio, where voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot initiative that would have raised the threshold to make constitutional amendments, in what is seen as a victory for pro-abortion [...]

With fall quickly approaching, state legislators and governors across the country remained busy, with a number of states finalizing or looking to finalize their respective budgets. Other issues tackled this week include combatting the [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/Zerbor Could your state raise its minimum wage in 2023 or in the near future? In 2021, the Pew Research Center reported that six-in-ten U.S. adults (62%) favored raising the federal minimum wage [...]