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Congratulations on Election 1Reports11/5/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2545225452This video welcomes new legislators elected in the 2012 election to participate in NCSL.
Congratulations on Your Election 2Reports11/5/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2545325453This video welcomes new legislators elected in the 2012 election to participate in NCSL.
Congratulations Legislators on Election 2012Multimedia11/5/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2545425454This video welcomes new legislators elected in the 2012 election to participate in NCSL.
A Bittersweet VIctoryArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/18/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2500725007BettyLou DeCroce took her late husband’s seat in the New Jersey Legislature. He would have wanted it that way.
NCSL Legislative Staff DatabaseBill Summaries/ Databases10/4/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2364123641NCSL Legislative Staff Database
Getting PersonalArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/18/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2254422544Legislative aids who work directly for lawmakers are a growing force in statehouses.
Personal Staff in State LegislaturesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/3/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2232822328Thirty-eight state legislatures have personal staff, who work directly for a legislator or are part of a team that reports directly to the legislator.
The Great DivideArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/21/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2208222082Lawmakers who once prided themselves on working across the aisle find the statehouse turning deeply partisan.
State Ombudsman Offices Improve Agency ResponsivenessArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters11/2/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2162221622Ombudsmen, appointed by an agency or state legislature, represent the interests of the public by investigating citizen complaints.
SL Mag: Showdown in AlbanyArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters8/21/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1835318353The month-long standoff in the New York Senate was one of the more un-usual legislative spectacles in recent memory.
SL Mag: Double DutyArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters8/21/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1835518355Legislators who also serve in the military often find a new way of looking at representative democracy.
SL Mag: Online Extra: Military RegulationsArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters8/21/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1835618356Military regulations affecting elected officials.
SL Magazine: StateStats - Working Full-Time in State LegislaturesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/13/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1792217922StateStats article from July/August 2009.
SL Magazine: Cupid in the CapitolArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/13/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1798617986Getting hitched at the statehouse offers a beautiful, historic setting.
Latino Legislators OverviewArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/18/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1476614766
NCSL Joint Project on Term Limits: 2005 Case StudiesReports4/13/2006 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1485514855These case studies are part of the work product of the Joint Project on Term Limits (JPTL), a unique three-year cooperative venture between a team of academic political scientists and staff members of the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State Governments, and the State Legislative Leaders Foundation.
Releases: Impressing the PressArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2233922339Here are seven steps to writing and distributing effective press releases.
Online OrganizingArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/1/2005 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2233822338Reducing the heaping piles of paper around your officerequires an effective e-filing system on your computer.
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