NCSL's Top 10 Issues in 2008

by Meagan Dorsch

NCSL is launching its 2nd annual podcast series on our top 10 legislative issues.

It is a 10-part series on what NCSL sees as the top public policy issues state legislatures will debate next year. (Read our press release for the entire list.) Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday over the next few weeks we will provide a podcast featuring an interview with NCSL experts that track those issues.

Our number one issue this year, state budget concerns, kicks off our podcast series (7 minutes, 6 seconds). NCSL's Corina Eckl provides the latest analysis in this podcast on weakening state budgets and how legislatures will deal with the decline in revenue. She also gives perspective on how the slump in the housing sector has impacted 24 states and Puerto Rico.

Later this week, we will take a look at immigration and Real ID.