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This video highlights Washington House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler, recipient of this year's The Excellence in State Legislative Leadership Award.

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Visit NCSL's multimedia center and watch sessions from NCSL's 2010 Legislative Summit in Louisville, Ky.

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NCSL offers a wide range of webinars on key topics and allows attendees to participate in meetings from the comfort of their desk.

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Listen to a variety of podcasts that feature NCSL policy specialists on NCSL's The Buzz.

 

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Looking at Labor 

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The U.S. Department of Labor released a better-than-expected jobs report Friday heading into the Labor Day Weekend, though the national unemployment rate went up slightly. NCSL tracks the national unemployment rate and the state-by-state rates.

Dateline Washington

Enhanced FMAP Extension Becomes Law
States to receive a six-month phased-down
enhanced Medicaid match. More

Policies Adopted at the 2010 Legislative Summit
A number of policies and resolutions were approved at
at the Legislative Summit in Louisville. More

Main Street Fairness Act Introduced
Congressman Delahunt introduced legislation
to give states authority to collect $23 billion in
uncollected sales taxes. More

 

 

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