NCSL offers a wide range of e-newsletters. Browse the topics below to find the latest updates on the issues that matter most to you and your state: budgets, education, employment, health care and everything in-between. Legislative staff can scroll down to find e-newsletters tailored specifically for them. Most e-newsletters are available to everyone; however, some are for legislators and legislative staff only, with exclusive access to all features, news and analyses NCSL offers, free of charge.
General Newsletters and Reports
e-News
NCSL e-News is the premier daily e-newsletter for states. It covers top state-related news stories from around the nation, and the latest most relevant research, publications and multimedia from NCSL.
NCSL Meetings Updates
Receive updates about upcoming NCSL meetings, webinars and events, including the annual Legislative Summit.
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Frequency - weekly
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To sign up for this e-newsletter, contact Katie Peshek.
LegisBriefs
Concise. Easy-to-read. Informative. These two-page reports are e-mailed directly to you and cover all sides of the emerging issues that affect us all. You'll get 48 briefs a year--a wealth of insight on the most important topics facing Americans today.
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Frequency - six briefs, eight times a year
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LegisBriefs are free to legislators and legislative staff, and $79 a year for all others. Go to the NCSL bookstore to subscribe.
Capitol To Capitol
This e-newsletter gives you up-to-the-minute information on important federal legislation, and advises legislators when to call members of their congressional delegation about bills that affect the states.
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Frequency - as needed, but typically weekly
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To sign up for the e-newsletter, contact Lisa Sims.
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Available to everyone online, but e-mailed to legislators and legislative staff only.
Criminal Justice
E-Bulletin: Sentencing and Corrections Policy Updates
This e-newsletter updates you on state sentencing and corrections legislation and budgets; highlights innovative policies and programs; and connects you with reports and news of upcoming NCSL events.
Juvenile Justice Quarterly
Read this newsletter to learn more about the most recent juvenile justice legislative trends.
Foundation
Foundation for State Legislatures e-Newsletter
The Foundation for State Legislatures e-newsletter provides a quick guide to current and upcoming events for Foundation sponsors, an overview of recent Foundation activities & recently released reports and updates from NCSL.
Health
Public Health Herald
This e-newsletter highlights current topics in public health, NCSL resources on a featured topic, upcoming NCSL events/meetings, and other brief public health news items.
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Frequency - quarterly
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To sign up for the e-newsletter, contact Alise Garcia.
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Available to everyone online, but e-mailed to legislators and legislative staff only.
Affordable Care Act: State Action Newsletter
The Affordable Care Act: State Action Newsletter highlights state actions (that the state is taking or will need to take) related to the federal Affordable Care Act of 2010. The newsletter includes health reform implementation happenings in the states.
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Frequency - Twice a month
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To sign up for this e-newsletter, contact Alise Garcia.
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Available to everyone online, but e-mailed to legislators and legislative staff only.
Human Services
Child Care and Early Education Legislative Network
This e-newsletter is designed to get legislators up to speed on trends, policy approaches, and ideas on what states are doing to promote early childhood development and school readiness.
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Frequency - quarterly
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To sign up for this e-newsletter, contact Alison May.
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Available to the public online, but e-mailed to legislators and legislative staff only.
Child Welfare Legislative Policy Newsletter
The e-newsletter covers child welfare topics, such as state action on foster care, state activity around the federal Fostering Connections to Success Act, and other child welfare news, including webinars and research studies.
Youth Legislative Policy Network
This e-newsletter covers the latest research and news on a broad range of youth development issues, including at-risk and disconnected youth, youth in transition, youth violence and civic engagement
Transportation
Transport Report
This e-newsletter focuses on state and federal transportation news, trends and analysis.
Transportation Coordination Quarterly Newsletter
This e-newsletter highlights important policy actions states are taking to coordinate human service transportation and looks at new reports and pertinent news on the subject.
Women's Network
Women’s Legislative Network News
The e-newsletter covers activities and actions of the NCSL Women's Legislative Network.
Legislative Staff
National Association of Legislative Information Technology (NALIT) Newsletter
This e-newsletter covers information about legislative information technology issues for IT professionals and others interested in technology and computer services.
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Frequency - two times a year
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To sign up for this e-newsletter, contact Pam Greenberg.
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Available to everyone online, but e-mailed to legislators and legislative staff only.
The Legislative Research Librarians Newsline
This e-newsletter highlights the activities of the legislative research librarians' staff group and features articles relevant to legislative libraries and librarians.
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Frequency - three times a year
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To sign up for this e-newsletter, contact Jeanne Mejeur.
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Available to everyone online, but e-mailed to legislators and legislative staff only.
The Legislative Lawyer
This e-newsletter is published by the Legal Services Staff Section (LSSS), and cover drafting and language, administrative law, uniform law and hot topics of the day.
The Voice
This e-newsletter highlights news and activities of the Legislative Information and Communications Staff Section (LINCS).
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Frequency - four times a year
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To sign up for this e-newsletter, contact Meagan Dorsch.
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Available to everyone online, but e-mailed to legislators and legislative staff only.
NLPES News
This e-newsletter highlights news and activities of the National Legislative Program Evaluation Staff Section (NLPES).
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Frequency - three times a year
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To sign up for this e-newsletter, contact Brenda Erickson.
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Available to everyone online, but e-mailed to legislators and legislative staff only.
RACSS Newsletter
This e-newsletter highlights activities of the Research and Committee Staff Section, including news from the states, meetings, webinars, elections, awards, surveys and resources.
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Frequency - three times a year
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To sign up for this e-newsletter, contact Jeanne Mejeur.
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Available to everyone online, but e-mailed to current legislative staff only.
Elections
The Canvass: States and Election Reform®
This e-newsletter covers research, legislative practices, and insight from the 50 states and U.S. territories on state election issues.
Fiscal Affairs
Budget and Revenue Newsletter
This e-newsletter gives you a weekly overview of federal fiscal issues, such as the federal budget, deficit reduction and tax reform.
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