Photo credit: iStock.com/zrfphoto Eighteen states began their respective 2023 legislative sessions the week of January 2, 2023. While much attention was paid to the vote(s) for U.S. Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, [...]

With the holiday season now in the rearview mirror, state lawmakers and governors across the country are busy preparing for the upcoming legislative sessions. We are beginning to see and hear which topics may dominate [...]

States across the country are bracing for winter weather this week, while more GOP governors are taking action to ban TikTok on state devices. Additionally, incoming governors continue to add to their staffs as they [...]

As we approach the Holiday season, action has not slowed down in state capitols around the country. Notably, more GOP governors issued orders this week banning TikTok from state devices and networks, (something DMGS [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/LightFieldStudios For decades, smoking in casinos has been widely accepted nationwide. However, there has been an uptick in legislation aimed at banning the use of cigarettes in casinos in response to the impacts [...]

As we move closer to the end of the year, new governors and lawmakers are preparing to take office, incumbents are setting out policy proposals, while outgoing officials are executing their final acts in [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/RAUL RODRIGUEZ In 2023, every state legislature in the country will meet, with the vast majority beginning their sessions in January.  While lawmakers might not meet until next month (or later), most states [...]

One week after the midterms, some states are still counting votes, while other incoming administrations are appointing transition teams, and incumbents who won re-election stated agenda items for their next terms. State officials around [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/Tinnakorn Jorruang In 1989, Congress declared October National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In the time since, nearly 10 million U.S. residents experience physical abuse at the hands of an intimate partner each year. [...]

This week was dominated by election-related news coverage across the country, where democrats fared much better than anticipated. As a result, the legislatures in Michigan and Minnesota have flipped control from R to D (DFL [...]