Evergreen election legislation topics in 2023 include absentee/mail voting, voter registration and voter list maintenance, while voter ID took a back seat.

Health system consolidation is increasing throughout the United States, and many legislators are considering policies to enhance its oversight, while further examining its impact on health care costs and quality.

The Care Campus, a Rapid City, S.D., facility that houses several social service operations in one location, is connecting people with mental health treatment and reducing jail intakes for misdemeanor offenses.

To make roadsides safer for first responders and others, states have passed move over laws, which typically require drivers to slow down and/or change lanes when approaching emergency or other prescribed vehicles that are stopped on the roadway.

With no federal child care deal in sight, some states are acting to ensure child care programs don’t have to close once pandemic relief funding runs out.

The U.S. has added 12.1 million jobs coming out of the pandemic, making for a strong labor market, but the public sector has lagged far behind private employers.