Posted November 28, 2023 Are Interstate Compacts an Answer to Health Workforce Shortages? With the post-pandemic health care workforce stretched to its limits, state legislatures are in search of solutions. Interstate licensure compacts have emerged as a reliable means to add some depth to local labor pools. State Legislatures News, Policy, Health
Posted November 27, 2023 Poll Worker Training Can Make or Break an Election In a new NCSL report, local election officials from across the country offer insights about who develops the content for their poll worker training programs, who conducts the classes and what challenges the trainers face. State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections
Posted November 21, 2023 2023 Was Another Busy Year for Election Legislation With 2,099 election bills introduced nationwide and 258 enactments, the 2023 session was a whirlwind tour of election legislation. State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections
Posted November 20, 2023 To Deal With the Future, Look to Your Past Futurist Crystal Washington told an NCSL Base Camp audience that rediscovering a childlike sense of curiosity is your best defense in world where everything, especially technology, is changing. State Legislatures News, Policy, Technology and Communication
Posted November 16, 2023 Supreme Court to Decide a Variety of Gun Cases This Term From guns and the First Amendment to the constitutionality of state gun laws, the justices are poised this term to decide on cases with significant state impact. State Legislatures News, Policy, State-Federal
Posted November 16, 2023 Restart of Federal Student Loan Payments Could Impact State Economies Household and state budgets might feel the impact of the end of the federal government’s three-year pause on student loan payments. States that generate a large share of their overall revenue from sales taxes may face particular... State Legislatures News, Policy, Education, Fiscal