• Categories: Weekly Recap

    City governments and officials across the country were busy last week working on various types of legislation and ordinances. Notable issues covered below include New York City Council’s legislation to make parking tickets more expensive [...]

  • Weekly State of the States
    Categories: Weekly Recap

    This week, lawmakers and governors around the country were busy on various issues ranging from education savings accounts to automated speed enforcement in work zones, and right-to-repair to bans on investing in ESG firms. Additionally, [...]

  • Weekly State of the States
    Categories: Weekly Recap

    This week, changes in tax levies were passed in Alaska and Arizona, and both Connecticut and South Carolina approved proposed state budgets. Washington state passed a gun reform bill and the GOP governor of Tennessee [...]

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    Categories: Kratom

    Photo credit: iStock.com/Panwasin getti As DMGS previously discussed, kratom (mitragyna speciosa) is a leaf from a tropical tree in Southeast Asia that can cause stimulant and sedative effects. Advocates argue that kratom is helpful [...]

  • Weekly State of the States
    Categories: Weekly Recap

    This week, legislation related to marijuana and psychedelic drug regulation gained traction in Hawaii, New Hampshire, and Virginia. Additionally, Pennsylvania's state House has a new definition for what constitutes a "majority," and bills related to [...]

  • Weekly State of the States
    Categories: Weekly Recap

    Around the country, lawmakers and governors took action this week on various issues including penalties for fentanyl possession, social media oversight, increasing starting teacher salaries. Meanwhile, Louisiana is gearing up for its 2023 legislative session [...]

  • Categories: Weekly Recap

    This week, measures pertaining to gun ownership and purchases were passed in Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Washington. Additionally, bills expanding healthcare access or provisions gained traction in Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, and North Carolina. Arkansas Governor [...]

  • Categories: Weekly Recap

    This week, several states have moved forward with bills that would increase minimum prison sentences for fentanyl distribution, and for drug distribution that results in the overdose and death of a user. Additionally, New York's [...]

  • Categories: Weekly Recap

    There was a flurry of legislative action this week across the United States. Bills expanding government investment in infrastructure, education, and healthcare were considered this week in Alabama, Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Oregon. [...]

  • Categories: Weekly Recap

    Governors and lawmakers across the country were busy this week on a myriad of issues. Notably, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) signed a universal licensing bill, Montana lawmakers are advancing a proposal to TikTok from [...]