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For 2022 MLC Chair's Initiative, region's lawmakers are exploring policies to protect state water resources Redistricting roundup: A look at how maps were drawn this cycle in the 11-state Midwest Two years of 'firsts' on PFAS policy, but states' work on 'forever chemicals' has just begun

CSG Midwest Policy Research & News

Agriculture and Natural Resources

For states, the work on ‘forever chemicals’ has just begun, and potential economic effects on agriculture loom large Read More

Fiscal Affairs

Year of tax cuts has included plans to move toward a flat income tax in two Midwest states, and targeted relief for working families in others Read More

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Iowa, the nation’s leader in biofuels production, is pairing a first-of-its-kind E15 requirement with infrastructure grants for gas stations Read More

Health and Human Services

In a year that ALS took the life of a longtime colleague, Minnesota legislators make historic investment in research, caregiver support Read More

Criminal Justice & Public Safety

Another Midwestern state has a ‘sanctuary city’ law on the books; Illinois, Indiana and Kansas show how varied the approaches can be Read More

Great Lakes/Environment

Decades of groundwater depletion mean hard choices ahead for states Read More

Criminal Justice & Public Safety

Bail, the ballot and public safety Read More

State Governments & Legislatures

Capital Closeup: In Kansas, legislators are asking voters for power to ‘veto’ agency rules Read More

Education

One federal aid application holds key to college financial aid; states try to get more students to complete it Read More

Featured Events

Jul

10-13

Midwestern Legislative Conference Annual Meeting

An event for all legislators from the region's states and provinces

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Sep

23-24

2022 GLLC Annual Meeting

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