Hello Spring Chickens! Has it been unusually cold where you are? We skied on fresh floofy snow this weekend – an unexpected silver lining alongside local storms and cool weather. Even when we’re skiing, we’re thinking about you🏂🏼. So, snag a snack and join us for the latest:

• This week we’re going abroad: surprises from Israel, Jordan and Egypt

• State metrics – the latest

• Updates from California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, and Washington

• Three Critical Policy Goals with the Honorable Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

• Hot Sauce! Financial wellness, naturally, and plenty more

• And the best PIX of the Week!

Happy National Financial Literacy Month. In the U.S. April kicks off a national focus on financial education and financial inclusion. We are all about that! We hope it’s starting to look like spring where you are. Snag something delicious and settle in for:

• Five things we just heard – part 2 (the end)

• Fresh state metrics

• Updates from Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, Hawaii, Missouri, and some Global updates

• In the world of state-sponsored retirement programs, how much does culture matter? Expert Joel Metlen weighs in

• A commercial moment – what! Yes.

• Five things we just heard in rooms we were in last week

• Frrresshhhh state metrics

• Updates from Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Hawaii

• Scott Morrison on Wide Open Futures