Legislative priorities in technology and communications for 2025 include making sense of artificial intelligence, protecting consumer privacy, addressing children’s use of social media and expanding broadband access.

Legislative hot topics in health policy for 2025 include workforce shortages, Medicaid Section 1115 waivers, youth mental health, artificial intelligence and prescription drug costs. Forecast ’25  

Legislative hot topics in environmental policy for 2025 include natural disaster mitigation and resilience, PFAS remediation and limits on foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land. Forecast ’25

Legislative hot topics in fiscal affairs for 2025 include cuts to property and income taxes, along with tax incentives for business investments and budgeting for natural disasters. Forecast ’25  

Hot topics in legislative operational policies for 2025 include use of generative AI, legislator compensation, chamber rules and staff recruitment. Forecast ’25 

Despite record spending in legislative races, the post-election state landscape is hardly different than it was before the election. Republicans scored modest, albeit important, gains, and Democrats retained most of their power bases.