Posted December 2, 2024 NCSL Post-Election Forum Predicts Top 2025 State Issues At a recent forum for NCSL Foundation members in Washington, D.C., Kate Blackman and Natalie Wood, NCSL vice presidents of state research and policy, shared their forecasts for key issues likely to dominate the 2025 legislative sessions. State Legislatures News, Policy, Artificial Intelligence, Education, Energy, Fiscal, Health, Labor and Employment, Technology and Communication, Transportation
Posted December 2, 2024 State-Federal Legislative Forecast 2025: Key Issues and Trends From fiscal challenges to tech innovations and workforce dynamics, the legislative issues dominating state discussions are also setting the stage for federal priorities. As 2025 approaches, these topics will likely shape the national agenda.... State Legislatures News, Policy, Artificial Intelligence, Elections, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Fiscal, Immigration, Labor and Employment, Technology and Communication
Posted November 14, 2024 Legislative Action on Nondegree Credentials and Skills-Based Hiring In their 2024 legislative sessions, state lawmakers continued their efforts to integrate nondegree credential options into their larger postsecondary and career-training ecosystems. State Legislatures News, Policy, Education, Labor and Employment
Posted November 11, 2024 Seeking Workers, States Increasingly Will Favor Skills Over Degrees for Some Jobs Hot topics in employment and retirement legislation for 2025 include skills-based hiring, reemployment after retirement and employee benefits programs. State Legislatures News, Policy, Labor and Employment
Posted November 6, 2024 How States Can Help Workers Boost Their Financial Security States face a range of short- and long-term challenges that are affecting the financial security of American workers. State Legislatures News, Policy, Labor and Employment, Legislative Summit
Posted October 29, 2024 State of Play | Lawmakers Weigh In on State Minimum Wage Rates In this month’s installment of “State of Play,” a bipartisan video series created by A Starting Point and NCSL, two senators from across the aisle weigh in on the debate over states having the flexibility to set their own... State Legislatures News, Policy, Fiscal, Labor and Employment