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Top Fiscal Issues for 2012 Legislative Sessions

Top Fiscal Issues for 2012 Legislative Sessions

Revenue performance has improved, expenditures have stabilized and budget gaps have disappeared--at least in most states, which is a signifant departure from past years.  More

The Thicket:  Supreme Court Takes on Federalism Cases

The Supreme Court will be hearing 3 major cases that deal with federalism this term, cases that are expected to draw bright lines on where state & federal powers begin & end.  More

Self-Assessment Guide for Legislative Staff Agencies

The guide is a new survey instrument that can provide insights about strengths and improvement opportunities in your staff group and provides links to the survey tool.  More

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National Legislative Program Evaluation Society (NLPES)

Professional Development Seminar

Picture of pencil & paperThe NLPES Professional Development Seminar was held September 19 -21, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. The seminar offered professional development opportunities for program evaluators of all skill levels. Links to the presentations used during the seminar are now available. More


Time Trials: How to Beat the Clock Webinar

WebinarWe all have plenty to do, and most of us struggle to find the time to accomplish all that we want in our professional and personal lives.  This time crunch has gotten even worse as our workloads have increased with cuts in budgets and personnel.  This one-hour webinar will present basic techniques to help cope with these “time trials.”  More

NLPES News

 NLPES News is published three times per year in the spring, summer, and fall. The July 2011 edition is now online and ready for your reading! More

Question of the Month

This month's topic: In what circumstances, if any, would your office protect from public disclosure statements made to your staff by someone interviewed during an evaluation or audit?  More

Podcast: Celebrating Excellence

Picture of Award TrophyJuly 2011 Podcast-- NLPES offers awards in three categories:

  • Excellence in Evaluation. Awarded to only one office in a given year.
  • Excellence in Research Methods. May be awarded to a maximum of three offices in a given year.
  • Certificates of Impact. No limit on the number of offices that may receive an impact certificate. More

Survey Report: Ensuring the Public Trust 

People Analyzing Data on ComputerProgram Policy Evaluation’s Role in Serving State Legislatures. More

New Training Resources

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Critical thinking is a vital part of our project work.  PowerPoints on this and other important skills are available on our Training page.  Also look for the overview document that provides a description of each PowerPoint.  It is located first in the list of document titles. More

 

 

 

 

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