Journal Article - Issues in Science and Technology

Helping States Tackle Technical Issues

| Summer 1996

State legislatures need better access to scientific and technological expertise to make more informed decisions in the face of rapid and dramatic technological change. Ways to give state legislatures access to better information, including state universities, are discussed.

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For Academic Citation: Guston, David, Megan Jones, and Lewis M. Branscomb. “Helping States Tackle Technical Issues.” Issues in Science and Technology, (Summer 1996):
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Lewis M. Branscomb

Lewis M. Branscomb

  • Director Emeritus of the Science, Technology and Public Policy Program; Aetna Public Service Professor Emeritus of Public Policy and Corporate Management
  • Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
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