Posted December 2, 2024 NCSL Post-Election Forum Predicts Top 2025 State Issues At a recent forum for NCSL Foundation members in Washington, D.C., Kate Blackman and Natalie Wood, NCSL vice presidents of state research and policy, shared their forecasts for key issues likely to dominate the 2025 legislative sessions. State Legislatures News, Policy, Artificial Intelligence, Education, Energy, Fiscal, Health, Labor and Employment, Technology and Communication, Transportation
Posted December 2, 2024 State-Federal Legislative Forecast 2025: Key Issues and Trends From fiscal challenges to tech innovations and workforce dynamics, the legislative issues dominating state discussions are also setting the stage for federal priorities. As 2025 approaches, these topics will likely shape the national agenda.... State Legislatures News, Policy, Artificial Intelligence, Elections, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Fiscal, Immigration, Labor and Employment, Technology and Communication
Posted November 11, 2024 Tax Cuts Are Still on the Agenda Even as Revenues Slow 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 State Legislatures News, Policy, Fiscal
Posted October 29, 2024 State of Play | Lawmakers Weigh In on State Minimum Wage Rates In this month’s installment of “State of Play,” a bipartisan video series created by A Starting Point and NCSL, two senators from across the aisle weigh in on the debate over states having the flexibility to set their own... State Legislatures News, Policy, Fiscal, Labor and Employment
Posted October 22, 2024 Voters in These States Will Decide on Tax Issues Voters in 12 states will have a say in state tax policy this election. The top issue? Property taxes. State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections, Fiscal
Posted September 20, 2024 Rising Catastrophe Risks: A Look at State Insurance Policy and Market Dynamics States struggle with the financial strain caused by the growing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, which tax public resources and challenge the insurance sector’s ability to manage escalating risks. State Legislatures News, Policy, Environment and Natural Resources, Fiscal