Please join the Bipartisan Policy Center for a special morning coffee chat with Sens. Mike Braun (R-IN) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) to discuss their legislative priorities in the Growing Climate Solutions Act and the Rural Forest Markets Act of 2020. Recognizing the role of the agriculture and forestry sectors as a critical climate solution, these bills create opportunities for U.S. producers and forest landowners to better access private marke...

Join us on September 30 as the Bipartisan Policy Center releases a new report which tracks all federal funding distributed to states in fiscal year 2019 to fight the opioid epidemic. This report builds on BPC's FY2018 and 2017 study. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show an increase in overall drug overdose deaths in 2019. States and counties also report that overdose deaths from opioids are rising in 2020 a...

Any number of scenarios in November could lead to electoral uncertainty. What would happen if the parties disagree about who won the election and send competing slates of electors to Congress? Or what if the electors act “faithlessly” and vote for a candidate who didn’t win their state? Consider, too, a scenario where neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden gets an absolute majority in the electoral college. Or what happens if one...

Over the last two decades, Congress has considered multiple proposals for reforming the legal immigration system. One factor receiving little attention, though, is the process of transitioning from our current immigration system to something new and revising it over time. Proposals for radical change, such as adopting a points-based system, would be challenging, but there are lessons to be learned from countries like Canada and Australia that...

Is the future of work here? As highlighted in the recent AI and Workforce white paper, technological advances like artificial intelligence are accelerating changes in the workforce and raising concerns about workplace disruption. Against this backdrop, the global response to COVID-19 has wrought unprecedented unemployment over an incredibly short timeframe while racial unrest has brought issues of workplace diversity to the forefront. As polic...

Medicaid is an important source of health insurance for low-income individuals with disabilities. For some individuals with disabilities, services offered under Medicaid, such as assistance with daily living activities, allow them to work. However, even minor increases in income or assets can result in a loss of Medicaid and as a result, individuals may pass up promotions, limit the hours worked each week, or forgo work entirely to ensure thei...

Even before COVID-19, women faced unique barriers towards achieving financial security, such as navigating the gender wage gap, caregiving and child care costs, and longevity. The pandemic and resulting recession only exacerbated these issues. Women are now unemployed at higher rates and are more likely to work on the frontlines, putting themselves and their financial security at risk. Women of color, in particular, have been disproportionatel...

Colleges and universities are places where students can learn to be civic leaders. Yet data suggests that college students turn out to vote less often than older cohorts. Many Generation Z students are eager to engage with the democratic process and are taking steps to promote civic literacy and voter turnout in their communities, even amidst the challenges of COVID-19 and a remote or partially-remote fall semester. Join us this Constitution D...

Emergency expansions to unemployment insurance (UI) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have provided crucial support to workers across the country. With a major component of the expansions—an additional $600 in weekly benefits—having lapsed at the end of July, lawmakers are in disagreement about how to balance financial relief with rebuilding the labor market and continue to grapple with what form UI should take going forward. Th...

As policymakers consider economic recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, natural climate solutions—working with farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners to adopt climate-smart practices—offer an opportunity to boost the rural economy while tackling climate change. Investments can help agriculture and forestry as well as outdoor recreation, hunting, and fishing. Please join the Bipartisan Policy Center for a discussion on ho...