HeyJaredNCSL Podcasts
Learn about the people, policies and politics of America's state legislatures with NCSL's three podcasts: "Our American States," "Across the Aisle" and the special limited series "Building Democracy."
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Putting Data to Work in the Criminal Justice System | OAS Episode 269 (opens the original)
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On this episode, we focus on how to use criminal justice data to better understand how a range of programs affect people in the justice system. We sat down with Mike Mueller-Smith, an associate professor of economics at the University of Michigan, and Montana Sen. Barry Usher, chair of the Judiciary Committee.
Focus on Energy Affordability: Part 2 | OAS Episode 268 (opens the original)
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In this second of two episodes focused on energy affordability, we spoke with Katherine Jereza, an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Energy who directs the Office of Electricity, and Joseph Pereira, the director of Colorado's Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate.
ROI and the Workforce | OAS Episode 267 (opens the original)
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The focus of the podcast is how states are working toward connecting education and training systems with the workforce. Three attendees at a recent NCSL meeting in Bozeman, Mont., joined the podcast to explain how states are working to understand the return on investment from state investment in education and training programs .
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