NCSL talks with Celia Smits, Princeton-trained molecular biologist who works in the New Jersey Legislature as part of the Eagleton Science and Politics Fellowship.

A new collection of interactive GIS maps from Esri is a one-stop shop for policymakers tracking two dozen issues in their states, from drought conditions and population change to housing costs and broadband speed scores.

Funds available through NCSL’s Science Policy Fellowship Planning Grant Initiative will support state efforts to promote evidence-based policymaking by enhancing lawmakers’ access to science and technology research.

A new video from the bureau provides a step-by-step guide to drilling down from national results to individual districts.

NCSL awards grants to five states to explore new options for bringing science, technology and engineering expertise into the policymaking process.

To create evidence-based policy, states are launching nonpartisan science and technology policy fellowship programs to provide policymakers with direct access to researchers and their networks.