2005 NCSL Spring Forum News
(updated April 20, 2005)
Media Advisories and Press Releases
| TOPIC |
HEADLINE/LEAD |
DATE |
| State-Federal Relations |
State Legislators Watching International Trade Agreements
America is exporting more and more goods and services abroad, and state policymakers are watching international trade issues that could affect economic development and state authority. At the closing plenary session of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Spring Forum, attendees heard federal and state perspectives on trade matters. |
04/20/2005 |
| Medicaid |
Federal HHS Secretary Outlines Plan To Begin Medicaid Reform
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt outlined five steps to begin the process of reforming Medicaid in his address to state legislators during the National Conference of State Legislatures' Spring Forum on Friday. |
04/15/2005 |
| Federal Mandates |
State Lawmakers, Congressmen Discuss Unfunded Mandates
As the federal Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (UMRA) turns 10 years old, state legislators attending a meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Thursday heard two congressmen's views on how the act is working. |
04/14/2005 |
| Budgets |
States Still Struggling to Keep Budgets Balanced
While most states report that revenues are surpassing estimates, spending pressures for K-12 education and Medicaid continue to plague state budgets. This is the finding of the latest survey of legislative fiscal offices by the National Conference of State Legislatures. |
04/14/2005 |
| Human Services |
State Legislators Slice, Dice and Learn New Solutions to Hunger
State legislators on Thursday got an inside look at a program that uses restaurants' leftovers to help fight hunger in the nation's capitol. Wearing hairnets and plastic aprons, they learned from the formerly-homeless students in the DC Central Kitchen how to properly dice vegetables for broth and salad. And from the program's founder, they learned new options for tackling hunger at home. |
04/14/2005 |
| NCSL |
Spring Forum Agenda Highlights: Thursday, April 14
On Thursday's agenda, members of Congress discuss unfunded mandates, food preparation at DC Central Kitchen and lawmakers discuss innovative approaches to identity theft plus much more. |
04/13/2005 |
| Budgets |
Media Advisory: NCSL to Release New Snapshot Of States' Fiscal Conditions
Find out how state budgets are faring in the latest fiscal update from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Embargoed copies of State Budget Update: April 2005 are available now to credentialed members of the media. |
04/12/2005 |
| Human Services |
Media Advisory: State Lawmakers Cook-Up Hunger, Nutrition Policy Innovations
State lawmakers from around the country will don hair nets and aprons at a hands-on lesson in food preparation at the DC Central Kitchen on Thursday morning. |
04/12/2005 |
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| MEDIA |
HEADLINE/LEAD |
DATE |
| Audio |
CAPITOL AGENDA: Trends from the States
The first episode of State Legislatures Network's Capitol Agenda, a regular report on trends and developments from America's state legislatures. (4:30)
mp3 file (4 MB) |
04/16/2005 |
| Audio |
NCSL Budget Expert Comments on Current State Budget Conditions
3:20 interview with NCSL Fiscal Affairs Director Corina Eckl on her observations of the recently released State Budget Update: April 2005.
mp3 file (3 MB)
wav file (16.8 MB - Broadcast Quality) |
04/15/2005 |
| Audio |
Senator David Haley on Innovative Approaches to Hunger Policy
86 second cut and wrap with Senator David Haley on his experience at the DC Central Kitchen, an innovative program that both feeds homeless people and trains those who are interested to be certified food handlers in area restaurants.
mp3 file (1.3 MB)
wav file (14.4 MB - Broadcast Quality)
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04/14/2005 |
| Photos |
2005 Spring Forum Photo Gallery: DC Central Kitchen Site Visit
Hi-resolution photos of state legislators volunteering at the DC Central Kitchen. |
04/14/2005 | |
