The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed critical vulnerabilities across American society. Among the hardest-hit industries has been the U.S. healthcare system, which was already hemorrhaging workers in all practice...
For as long as women have been in the workforce, they have been paid less than their male colleagues. And while numerous efforts have been undertaken to close this pay gap, women still on average make...
With the enactment of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), other state lawmakers are turning their attention from data breaches to data privacy. By California leading the charge, other states have...
Prior to the United States being affected by the pandemic, there were a few regulations and policies under consideration in terms of telemedicine, and privacy issues around contact tracing was something...
NCSL Executive Director Tim Storey and Rich Ehisen, Managing Editor of State Net Capitol Journal conduct a lively discussion on the potential impacts and implications of COVID-19 on the upcoming election...
Much of the national discussion about COVID-19 has revolved around the federal and state governments’ responses to the pandemic. Local governments have seen their share of conflict in relation...
Legislative forecasts for 2020 were completely upended by the coronavirus pandemic, and state lawmakers are likely to be consumed again with COVID-19-related issues impacting all levels of government....
According to a recent four-year joint study conducted by the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Governors Association, and the Council of State Governments, occupational licensing...