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Helping States Tackle Technical Issues

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Published: Summer 1996

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Lewis M. Branscomb

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David Guston

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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Branscomb, Lewis and David Guston. “Helping States Tackle Technical Issues.” Issues in Science and Technology, Summer 1996

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