Rockefeller Institute of Government

As more untraceable firearms are recovered by law enforcement, states and the federal government are moving to develop and clarify laws regulating ghost guns. Our latest policy brief highlights the emerging challenges posed by ghost guns and examines policy responses at the federal and state level. https://rockinst.org/iss/ghost-guns-a-haunting-new-reality/

WEBINAR: Environmental Justice - New Policy Directions Join us on April 21st at 1:00 p.m. for this webinar where experts will explore recent and emerging areas of focus for environmental justice policy and practice in New York State and at the federal level, including recently enacted legislation and current policy proposals. Click here for more info and to register: https://conta.cc/2RljhAq

Earlier today, New York State legalized recreational marijuana. In the latest episode of Policy Outsider, Director of Operations and Fellow Heather Trela discusses the cannabis legislation's social justice provisions, revenue structure, and more. Listen on our website https://rockinst.org/outsider/ or wherever you stream your podcasts by searching "Policy Outsider."

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act), the $1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan passed by Congress and signed by President Biden earlier this month, includes $350 billion in funding for state and local governments. Our latest analysis provides an overview of that aid and visualizes the distribution of funding to state and local governments. https://rockinst.org//the-american-rescue-plan-act-state-/

Even the best statistics cannot adequately convey the problems associated with drug overdose deaths or the policy solutions most suited to addressing them. Our researchers talked with Nabarun Dasgupta, an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina’s Injury Research Prevention Center and the Opioid Data Lab, about the importance of learning from lived experience and the improved research and policy that comes as a result. https://rockinst.org//learning-from-lived-experience-a-co/