The “Fostering Stability in Aging” initiative, led by the ABA Commission on Law and Aging and the Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, is a specialized resource hub and advocacy effort. It aims to prevent homelessness and poverty among older adults by supporting legal professionals with research and tools to enhance access…
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Information Insights (March 30, 2026): A Profession in Transition
The March 30, 2026 issue of Information Insights, published by Association for Information Science and Technology, offers a timely snapshot of a profession in transition. From the growing centrality of artificial intelligence to the strategic implications of the ASIS&T SLA merger, this edition highlights how information professionals are redefining their…
Overview: ABA Legal Tech Newsletter (March 25, 2027)
The March 25, 2026 edition of the ABA Legal Tech Newsletter arrives at a pivotal moment for the legal profession, coinciding with the opening of ABA TECHSHOW 2026, the American Bar Association’s flagship legal technology conference. The newsletter reflects a profession that has moved decisively beyond experimentation with technology and…
Legislation Enacted in the First Session of the 119th Congress That Affects Mandatory Spending or Revenues
A Congressional Budget Office Report, March 19, 2026. CBO estimates that the effects on direct spending and revenues of laws enacted in the first session of the 119th Congress will reduce outlays and decrease revenues from 2025 to 2034, which will increase the deficit by $3.5 trillion SUMMARY: This report…
AI In Senior Living: A Case Study in Mission Driven Innovation
The LeadingAge CAST case study “Three Years, Countless Efficiencies: How FellowshipLIFE Modernized Care with AI” describes how FellowshipLIFE, a New Jersey–based nonprofit provider of senior living and healthcare services, implemented artificial intelligence and intelligent automation to improve operations, compliance, and service delivery across its communities. According to the case study,…
Testimony on the Congressional Budget Office’s Request for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2027
CBO Director Phillip Swagel testifies before the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, March 18, 2026. SUMMARY: Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the Congressional Budget Office’s budget request. CBO requests appropriations of $76.3 million for fiscal…
Immigration Data and Immigration Policy: Insights From a New CBO Report
Overview of the CBO Report Congressional Budget Office — Immigrant Earnings Assimilation, 1981–2021 (Report No. 62202, March 2026) The report analyzes how immigrants’ earnings evolve after arriving in the United States and how closely their wages eventually approach those of U.S. born workers. Using several decades of census and survey…
Iran’s Temporary Council Assumes Leadership After Khamenei’s Death—What Comes Next?
After the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, a temporary council has taken over the leadership of the nation. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said March 1 that the new leadership council “has begun its work.” U.S. President Donald Trump has called on the people of Iran…
H.R. 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act
As ordered by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 20, 2025. Cost estimate by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) February 27, 2026:* H.R. 2675 would make it unlawful for a foreign state or sovereign wealth fund to directly or indirectly fund a civil lawsuit in the United States in…
Opportunities and Risks of the Chinese Communist Party on Campus
Here’s an overview of the U.S. Department of State report titled The Chinese Communist Party on Campus: Opportunities & Risks (September 2020): Purpose & Context The report was produced by the U.S. Department of State as part of a broader effort to assess how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) engages…