Posted September 21, 2023 Child Care Funding Deadline Approaching: It’s Your Move, States 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. State Legislatures News, Policy, Human Services
Posted September 18, 2023 Despite Strong Labor Market, State and Local Government Jobs Go Unfilled 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. State Legislatures News, Policy, Labor and Employment, Legislative Summit
Posted September 13, 2023 States and Feds Are Partners in Fight Against Opioid Epidemic With the costs of opioid addiction mounting, the federal government is disrupting drug trafficking supply chains, while state legislatures focus on prevention and treatment by expanding access to naloxone. State Legislatures News, Policy, Health, Legislative Summit
Posted September 11, 2023 Open, Closed, Hybrid? State Primary Elections Come in Assorted Flavors Although primary elections are the most common way for political parties to nominate candidates, states vary in how those elections are conducted. State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections, Legislative Summit
Posted September 6, 2023 Bolstering the Health Workforce Starts With Good Data, Strong Incentives A panel of public health policy experts at the Legislative Summit discussed the challenges of recruiting new health care professionals, retaining those already on the job and ensuring health care access in the communities that need it most. State Legislatures News, Policy, Health, Labor and Employment, Legislative Summit
Posted September 5, 2023 As Some Athletes Cash In, States and Colleges Mull Rules on NIL, Sports Betting A panel of mainly college administrators, some of them former athletes, gathered to mull the impact of college sports betting and athletes’ use of name, image, likeness opportunities during a session at NCSL’s Legislative Summit. State Legislatures News, Policy, Education, Legislative Summit