April 3, 2024 States Rethink Ambitious Projects as Tax Revenues Shrink and Pandemic Aid Ends From health care for immigrants in California to universal school vouchers in Tennessee, states are being forced to rethink expensive projects as tax revenues decline and federal pandemic aid ends. State Legislatures News, Policy, Fiscal, Labor and Employment State Legislatures News
April 2, 2024 Supreme Court Skeptical of Push to Curb Access to Abortion Pill A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical last week of the idea of a nationwide ban or new limits on mifepristone, the primary drug used for medication abortions. State Legislatures News, Policy, Health, State-Federal State Legislatures News
April 1, 2024 States Refine Unemployment Benefits Eligibility, Go After Fraud At least 26 states enacted changes to their unemployment insurance systems in 2023 to refine benefits eligibility and fight fraud. State Legislatures News, Policy, Labor and Employment State Legislatures News
April 1, 2024 NCSL’s Legislative Summit Is Set for Louisville The ponies are at the post and registration is off to the races for the 2024 NCSL Legislative Summit, Aug. 5-7, in Louisville, Ky., the nation’s horse racing capital. The Summit is the nation’s largest annual gathering of state... State Legislatures News, Policy, Legislative Summit State Legislatures News
March 29, 2024 Of Crops and Credit: Commodities Programs Steady Prices, Support Producers As Congress works on a new farm bill, the section of the law addressing agricultural commodities is a top priority. The third largest of the bill’s 12 sections, or titles, the commodities title helps provide financial security and... State Legislatures News, Policy, Agriculture and Rural Development, State-Federal State Legislatures News
March 28, 2024 Supreme Court Defines When Public Officials Can Block Social Media Followers The Supreme Court adopted a two-part test to determine whether a public official’s conduct on social media rises to state action. State Legislatures News, Policy, State-Federal, Technology and Communication State Legislatures News