Health article With Industry’s Help, Lawmakers Seek To Diversify Clinical Drug Trials Clinical trials are essential to increasing access to new drugs. With the help of patient volunteers, clinical trials help health care providers evaluate the safety and efficacy of new cancer treatments.
Legislative Staff NCSL Recognizes Iowa Fiscal Director With Steven D. Gold Award Holly Lyons won the prestigious award, which annually recognizes a person who has made a significant contribution to public financial management in the field of intergovernmental relations.
US Supreme Court Supreme Court Declines to Hear ARPA Case, Will Take Up Religious Accommodation The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up the case of Missouri v. Yellen, in which Missouri challenged restrictions on the use of American Rescue Plan Act funding for state tax reductions.
Legislative Approaches to Keeping Guns Away From Kids To help avert unintentional shootings by children, 27 states have enacted child access prevention laws, which allow for criminal charges to be brought against adults who intentionally, recklessly or negligently allow kids to have unsupervised...
International Network: NATO Briefing NATO Assistant Secretary General David Cattler joins NCSL’s International Network to provide a briefing on the organization’s strategic priorities in 2023 and the war in Ukraine.
Portable Benefits for Workers: Q&A With Connecticut Sen. James Maroney A conversation with Connecticut Sen. James Maroney on the topic of portable health, retirement and other benefits for independent contractors and gig workers.
My District: Is Home to the Portland Winter Light Festival For its “My District” series, NCSL talks with Oregon Rep. Maxine Dexter, whose district is home to part of Portland’s annual Winter Light Festival.
Portable Benefits for Workers: Q&A With Connecticut Sen. James Maroney A conversation with Connecticut Sen. James Maroney on the topic of portable health, retirement and other benefits for independent contractors and gig workers.
NCSL Recognizes Iowa Fiscal Director With Steven D. Gold Award Holly Lyons, who is retiring after nearly 40 years at the Iowa Legislative Services Agency, won the prestigious Steven D. Gold Award, presented annually by NCSL to a person who has made a significant contribution to public financial management.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear ARPA Case, Will Take Up Religious Accommodation The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging restrictions on the use of American Rescue Plan Act funding but will hear a case concerning religious accommodation.
Tim Storey Talks NCSL Podcasts on C-SPAN’s ‘National Journal’ NCSL CEO Tim Storey told C-SPAN’s “National Journal” that NCSL’s “Our American States” is the policy geek podcast where the widest range of state legislative issues are examined in depth.
Severe Weather, Aging Water Systems Top List of Lawmakers’ Environmental Concerns Federal aid will help states mitigate and recover from severe weather, update aging water infrastructure and address the threats posed by PFAS chemicals.
The NCSL Legislative Summit Issue Summer 2022 Places political people love, states recognizing arts and culture bolster economies, steps to minimize election accuracy, and more. View Issue
Key to Overcoming Stressful Thoughts? Stop and Shift Karen Allen discusses the benefits of mental strengthening during the opening session of NCSL’s Forecast ’23 meeting in San Diego.
Leading the Way: Women Execs Share Secrets of Success Women leaders in legislatures nationwide are at an all-time high—but only represent 26% of leadership positions. During the 2022 NCSL Legislative Summit session...
Toolbox | Using the Power of ‘Why’ to Build Leadership How can legislative leaders use the power of why to build a brand that truly increases support for their policy agendas?