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07/15/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/15/2024 07:05
‘Compounded’ Weight-Loss Drugs Are a Growing Problem for State Regulators
Posted July 14, 2024
What I Wish I Knew | OAS Episode 214
This is the third and a three-episode series exploring the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in legislatures and how it affected state legislative staff. On this episode, three legislative staff leaders discussed how procedures changed in the...
Posted July 13, 2024
NCSL CEO's Statement on Shooting at Trump Rally in Pennsylvania
NCSL CEO Tim Storey issued a statement following reports of an active shooter at former President Donald's Trump's event July 13.
Posted July 12, 2024
Hawaii Rep. Mark Nakashima, Longtime Public Servant, Dies at 61
State Rep. Mark Nakashima, a longtime Hawaii Island public servant, has died. He was 61.
Posted July 11, 2024
Legislator Recruitment | 2024-25 NCSL Executive Committee At-Large and Vice President Applicants
This page contains information for state legislators about applying to serve on the NCSL Executive Committee and as vice president.
Staff Snapshots | Eric Douglass
Eric Douglass is the audit manager and general counsel at the South Carolina Legislative Audit Council.
Posted July 10, 2024
Rebuilding Trust in Elections Starts at the Local Level
Christy McCormick with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission sat down with NCSL to discuss what election officials and legislatures can do to support voters' trust in the election process.
Posted July 9, 2024
Minnesota Unfurls Revamped State Flag
Minnesota's new state flag replaces the controversial old design with elements including the North Star.
Posted July 8, 2024
Plugged In | July 2024
July edition of the Plugged In Newsletter, NCSL's monthly energy newsletter highlighting key state and federal developments affecting energy policies.
Posted July 8, 2024
Program Helps Homeless Youth Get Into College and the Workforce
The national nonprofit SchoolHouse Connection aims to overcome homelessness by drawing on partnerships with schools, service providers, families and youth.
Posted July 5, 2024
Supreme Court Overrules Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement, Rejects Immunity for Sacklers
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded the Sackler family from lawsuits over their involvement in the ongoing opioid crisis.
Posted July 3, 2024
Getting Back to Class: How States Are Addressing Chronic Absenteeism
Although chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools has decreased in most states since the end of the pandemic, rates are still much higher than pre-pandemic levels.
News Reactor | June 2024
June issue of the News Reactor, NCSL's nuclear newsletter.
Posted July 2, 2024
Most States Have Fiscal Year 2025 Budgets in Place
As of Monday morning, July 1, 46 states had enacted fiscal year 2025 budgets.
Posted July 2, 2024
Nonprofit Uses 'Relentless' Outreach to Connect With High-Risk Youth
Using a data-driven program, the Boston-based nonprofit Roca aims to help young people break the cycle of poverty, violence and incarceration.
Posted July 1, 2024
Capitol to Capitol July 1, 2024
In this issue of Capitol to Capitol Medicare Enrollees to See Temporary Cost Savings on 64 Prescription Drugs, New Hazardous Material Rail Transportation Rule, Court Updates, and more.
Posted July 1, 2024
How to Help Homeless Students? First, Find Out Who They Are.
Two advocacy groups, Schoolhouse Connection and Poverty Solutions, have created a new database with school-district-level numbers on school-age students experiencing homelessness.
Posted July 1, 2024
Pace of Election Enactments Slows in 2024, but Only a Little
State lawmakers introduced unprecedented numbers of election bills in the last several years. In 2024, that pace has slowed-but only by a bit.
Posted June 30, 2024
Supreme Court Throws Out Chevron Decision, Weakening Federal Regulators
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a 40-year-old precedent that directed courts to defer to federal agencies' interpretations of ambiguous laws.
Posted June 30, 2024
Supreme Court Allows Enforcement of Anticamping Laws
An Oregon city can arrest, fine and jail people for sleeping outdoors, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
Posted June 28, 2024
First Appearance | June 2024
New 50-state law enforcement training resource, plus a round-up of front-end justice policy, research and news.
Posted June 28, 2024
Without Federal Program, What's the Outlook for Affordable Broadband?
With the federal Affordable Connectivity Program out of funds, many state legislatures are aiming to fill the gap by giving their residents the affordable internet connection the program once provided.
Posted June 27, 2024
Supreme Court Punts Idaho Abortion Case Back to Lower Courts
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to resolve the issues in a case involving emergency abortion care for Idaho women and instead sent it back to lower courts for consideration.
Staff Snapshots | Larry Gunter Jr.
Larry Gunter Jr. is a research analyst for the Ohio Legislative Service Commission, Transportation and Public Safety Committee.
Posted June 27, 2024
Balancing Public Safety and the Rights of People Awaiting Trial
Pretrial justice policy was the subject of a recent NCSL Town Hall with state Sens. Elgie Sims of Illinois and Brian Pettyjohn of Delaware.