Posted March 7, 2024 Love It or Hate It, Daylight Saving Time Is Here Again The national debate and state actions related to daylight saving time are continuing into 2024. For the foreseeable future, though, clock changing remains the law of the land in all but a few places. State Legislatures News, Policy, Energy, Health
Posted February 29, 2024 Routine Child Vaccination Rates Lower Than Pre-Pandemic Levels Kindergarten vaccine coverage decreased during both the pandemic school years of 2020-21 and 2021-22 after holding steady for a decade. The vaccination rate did not return to pre-pandemic levels during the 2022-23 school year. State Legislatures News, Policy, Health
Posted February 27, 2024 State Strategies for Affordable Marketplace Health Plans in 2024 and Beyond As the health marketplace open enrollment period ends, states have shifted their attention to ensuring plan affordability. State Legislatures News, Policy, Health
Posted February 14, 2024 NCSL Welcomes 7th Cohort of Opioid Policy Fellows A competitive application process resulted in 25 legislators from across the nation being chosen to participate in the seventh cohort of NCSL’s Opioid Policy Fellows Program for leaders on opioid addiction and overdose. State Legislatures News, Policy, Health
Posted February 13, 2024 Food Program for Low-Income Families Faces Waiting Lists, Lower Benefits Unless Congress acts, the Agriculture Department estimates that the federal supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children will run out of funds this summer. State Legislatures News, Policy, Health, Human Services, State-Federal
Posted February 12, 2024 State Legislatures Turn Attention to Citizens’ Crushing Medical Debt Several state legislatures have pending measures to tackle Americans’ medical debt and the impact it has on their lives. State Legislatures News, Policy, Financial Services, Health