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Research

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Digging Into Prescription Drug Data: Affordability Boards and Transparency

New developments in prescription drugs are dramatically changing the options people have to treat their health conditions. To better understand the tradeoffs between drug prices, costs and access, legislators often look for data to inform their decisions.

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Higher Education Legislation in 2022

Summary of state higher education legislation in 2022 including financial aid, student loans, postsecondary CTE, and other state postsecondary education policy issues.

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Juvenile Justice: Young People and Restorative Justice

Learn more about restorative justice models, practices and examine the state polices offering a path to repairing harm caused by delinquent acts.

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Incorporating Data and Evidence Into Criminal Justice Policy Decisions: Options and Resources

Criminal justice reform efforts are underway across the country, and good data is key to their success. Legislatures are examining every part of the system, seeking to improve pretrial practices, refine sentencing laws and align corrections and supervision practices with evidence-based principles.

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Assessing Community Risk to Inform Health Policy

As some policymakers consider social drivers in policy decisions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry Social Vulnerability Index can be a helpful tool in assessing community risk related to social determinants of health.

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Introduction to Benefits Cliffs and Public Assistance Programs

Benefits cliffs can be complex, but there are a variety of ways policymakers can mitigate them. Learn more about how state policymakers can and are addressing benefits cliffs.

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Overview

NCSL conducts policy research in a variety of areas ranging from agriculture and budget and tax issues and education to health care and immigration and transportation. NCSL’s experts are here to answer your questions and give you unbiased, comprehensive information as soon as you need it on issues facing state legislatures. We answer more than 20,000 requests for information a year. Call us anytime or check out our issues list to see what we have online.

Our consulting services on policy issues go beyond testifying. We help draft bills, organize workshops, and convene legislative-executive teams. NCSL staff are prepared to come to your state to work with legislators and staff on almost any public policy issue, or issue related to the management of a legislature. Contact your state’s liaison to schedule a briefing or to learn more about this service.

We also offer access to 50-state information and other legislative resources, such as weekly session schedules. You can find legislation in the 50 states, District of Columbia and Congress through NCSL’s new 50-State Bill Information Service, a searchable database containing the full text of legislation for the current session. You also can Join listservs and discussion groups, search tens of thousands of documents, receive personalized information on your issues, access NCSL books and newsletters, look-up your colleagues in the 50 states and take advantage of e-learning opportunities.