Posted May 10, 2023 AI Decision-Making Poses Unique Challenge for State Legislators, Regulators For all the talk about the power of AI (and its ethical implications), the burgeoning technology—once relegated to the pages of science fiction—remains remarkably under-regulated (if not unregulated) in the United States. State Legislatures News, Policy, Technology and Communication
Posted May 9, 2023 Supreme Court to Decide Case on Power of Regulatory Agencies Supreme Court will reexamine and potentially limit or overturn the so-called Chevron deference, a decades-old doctrine that allows government agencies to interpret statutes whose language is not clear. State Legislatures News, Policy, State-Federal
Posted May 8, 2023 Happy at Home: Federal Funds Can Help Older Adults Stay Put as They Age Shifting Medicaid spending from institutional to home-based care, a process known as rebalancing, can reduce state costs and let seniors stay at home as they age. State Legislatures News, Policy, Health
Posted May 3, 2023 To Create Workforce Pipeline, Tennessee Turns to Education and Policy ‘Wholeness’ Tennessee uses a “common sense approach” to identify challenges in workforce development and provide key policy options to ensure a pipeline of well-prepared workers. State Legislatures News, Policy, Labor and Employment
Posted May 3, 2023 Supreme Court Rules for Deaf Student Denied Appropriate Education A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a case involving a deaf student means many school districts and state boards of education may now face both administrative proceedings and civil suits over inadequate resources for disabled students. State Legislatures News, Policy, Education, State-Federal
Posted May 2, 2023 Can Public Officials Block Critics on Social Media? Supreme Court to Decide. Two cases will give the Supreme Court an opportunity to define when an official’s use of social media should be considered personal and when it should be considered a governmental function. State Legislatures News, Policy, State-Federal, Technology and Communication