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New Staff Section Officer Orientation WebinarMultimedia11/28/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2550925509Deactived-file moved to LSCC portal per L. Morandi 12/18/12,jj--To learn more about NCSL, LSCC and your role as a staff section officer, plan to attend this free orientation webinar.
Everything's On the TableArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/14/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2370523705Selling buildings, turning to private business, cutting the size of the legislature and even taking away cellphones are all ideas for states desperate to cut costs.
Q and A with Jonathan Segal: October/November 2010Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/15/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2147621476Jonathan A. Segal, an experton workplace law, talks about trends in this interview with State Legislatures.
HR ResourcesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/11/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2143321433NCSL has a variety of materials dealing with human resources issues.
Smooth as a Flat RockArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters8/18/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2107321073The Kentucky senator has seen Bluegrass politics from the statehouse to the governor’s mansion and back again.
[Spring Forum 10] The Generational Divide Hits the LegislatureMultimedia4/2/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2009420094A look at the changing generations in the statehouse
[Spring Forum 10] Civility, Respect and the Politics of GoverningMultimedia4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2009520095Many veteran legislators and staff feel they’ve lost something in the wave of increased partisanship.
[SL Mag] A Good, Hard LookArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/20/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1956719567Rigorous review of how state government operates is gaining ground in legislatures.
How to Be an Effective Legislator Audio SeriesMultimedia9/1/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1848018480A series of downloadable audio files on being an effective legislator.
SL Magazine: Reliable ResearchArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/1/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1780917809Nonpartisan legislative service bureaus keep lawmakers informed—and offer a little historic perspective, too.
[z-Misc] Online Extra: Symbolically Speaking, Oct-Nov 2008Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/15/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1352013520States adopts hundreds of symbols
[z-Misc] Symbolically Speaking: October-November 2008Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/13/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1351513515From crawfish to cooking pots, states have a taste for adopting some odd mascots.
[z-Misc] StateStats: Apologies for Slavery, June 2008Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/27/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1351413514Six states have apologized for their historical roles in supporting slavery.
[z-Misc] You Want to Know WHAT?Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/22/2007 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1350513505NCSL is ready and waiting to answer just about any question.
Things We Know: May 2002Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/1/2002 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2156021560What works and what doesn't. A look at managing legislative staff.
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