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Special counsels investigation. The big question is how much will a judge allow him to say about his case . And those dangerous wildfires raging across hawaii right now. The coast guard says its already rescued multiple people who jumped into the ocean as an escape from those wild flames. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments, but i want to start right there, talking about maui, dealing with those terrifying wildfires. Maura barrett is following this story. What mor...

I hear many horror stories about a shareholder or partnership dispute that went on for years before reaching a resolution. I always tell people that…

An initiative to help policymakers use evidence to inform spending is coming to a close after more than a decade, but it should be just the beginning of state governments’ efforts to bring analytical tools to bear to produce better outcomes.

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Getty Images Rigorous evidence-based research demonstrates that most of the behavioral health and employment interventions provided primarily to defendants on probation by social workers, counselors, and probation officers at the community corrections center in Brockton, Massachusetts, are effective. For example, a recent study suggests that people who are sentenced and assessed to have a moderate to very high risk of committing another offense but participate in a program that avoids incarcera...

Evidence-Based Government Gets a Boost During COVID As strains on public resources grow, a new center at the National Conference of State Legislatures shares lessons from evidence-based policymaking to help states make the most of programs and budgets. Carl Smith, Senior Staff Writer   |   February 16, 2021   |  Features Before COVID, governors had hoped to increase general fund appropriations by more than $33 billion in fiscal year 2021. I...

Table of Contents Governors’ Appointees and Agency Staffers Help States Boost Evidence-Based Policymaking This article is part of a series about how members of the Results First peer learning community are championing evidence-based policymaking. As governors nationwide manage their responses to the coronavirus pandemic, their appointees and state agency staff can promote the use of data to help guide state policies and implement their visions for a successful recovery...