Evidence-Based Government Gets a Boost During COVID
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. Instead, they will be making cuts of more than $6 billion across program areas at a time when citizen...