June 23, 2024 Where Transit and Housing Meet | OAS Episode 213 Two NCSL experts on housing and transportation join the podcast to discuss state efforts to promote transit-oriented development and why states have become so involved in housing legislation, an area long left to cities and counites. Our American States
June 16, 2024 Making Higher Education Accountable | OAS Episode 212 On this episode, we talk with two guests—New Jersey’s secretary of higher education and an NCSL expert who tracks higher education legislation—about the effort by states to enact legislation that holds higher education... Our American States
June 2, 2024 Melissa Furman on the Pandemic and the Workplace | OAS Episode 211 Melissa Furman is a trainer, coach, and consultant who's worked with legislative staff. She joined the podcast, the second in a series focused on legislative staff, to discuss the aftermath of the pandemic in the workplace including burnout,... Podcast, Our American States
May 20, 2024 The Evolution of the ADA | OAS Episode 210 Two people with deep experience working in the area of disability rights--Eve Hill, one of the nation's top disability rights lawyers, and Nevada Assemblywoman Tracy Brown May, who's worked on numerous initiatives to aid those with... Podcast, Our American States
May 5, 2024 Lessons Learned: Legislative Staff and the Pandemic | OAS Episode 209 Three legislative staff leaders joined the podcast to talk about the long-term effects of the pandemic and how their institutions coped with the emergency. Podcast, Our American States
April 21, 2024 New Career Paths for Young People | OAS Episode 208 Two legislators from Indiana and Maryland with deep expertise in work-based learning programs such as apprenticeships and credential programs sat down to discuss how programs in their states are offering youth more post-secondary options. Podcast, Our American States