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State Legislatures
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The National Magazine of Policy and Politics
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 MORTGAGE RULES REMODELED
By Heather Morton
Homebuyers will see broad new protections when state and federal reforms take effect in January. More
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 TOOLS OF THE TRADE
By Peggy Kerns
Guidelines for ethical lobbying. More |
 StateStats: Legislators Want to Friend You
Ten years ago, only about half of Americans went online regularly. Today, more than 80 percent do, and an increasing number are logging on to learn about politics, sign up for government services, and connect with legislators. Around 68 percent of Americans have broadband at home, and 46 percent have wireless devices. Both allow them to view interactive Web pages or watch live webcasts or videos, including those from their state capitol.
Every legislature offers some level of live audio or video streaming. Forty-one states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Washington, D.C., offer video webcasts of floor proceedings. At least 33 states post videos on YouTube or Vimeo, and about 31 states and D.C. offer live viewing of all or select committee hearings. Legislatures in at least half the states have developed mobile apps or adapted websites to fit smartphones and tablet formats. More
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Stateline
Trends
People and Politics
 The Thicket: A Blog
Longtime Florida House Sergeant at Arms Earnie Sumner Receives Emotional Farewell Upon His Retirement. More
State Legislatures Archive
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 Find out of the location of this month's secret statehouse photo on our Then and Now page. More
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 Learn more about which states have websites designed to work well with mobile devices. More
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 Computer security expert J. Alex Halderman talks about security for online voter registration. More
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 'Read NCSL's overview of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future and more on federal nucelar facility clean up sites.
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 Iinterviews with opinion leaders. More
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Readership
Our Readers
Subscribers to State Legislatures comprise a successful, influential and involved group of readers—excellent prospects for your advertising dollars. State Legislatures is the only magazine that reaches every state legislator (even at their home/district address when they're out of session), member of Congress, governor, state legislative analyst and county government executive. As an association publication of the National Conference of State Legislatures, State Legislatures magazine has strong relationships and insights to our readers who turn to us for assistance in policymaking.
Your ad reaches this powerful audience of decision makers who appropriate the funds for county, state and federal level projects. These are the users as well as the purchasers who decide what products and services will be purchased in every state of the nation. This elite audience develops and recommends policy decisions that affect health care, education, criminal justice, transportation, energy, immigration, the environment and more. They count on State Legislatures to provide accurate and timely coverage of the high pressure environment in which they work. State Legislatures has proved to be the hands-down leader in reader involvement and accurate, in-depth coverage of material.
Readership Survey Results
An independent study surveyed a random sample of readers of State Legislatures. Its surpassed its competition in nearly every category. The documentation of this independent study proves that State Legislatures has the best readership of any state government publication.
Why State Legislatures Magazine?
Our readers were asked why they liked State Legislatures best and they said because it:
- Is relevent to their jobs.
- Provides timely and thorough coverage of the issues.
- Is a valuable resource.
As a result of reading articles or columns in State Legislatures, our readers have taken the following actions:
- 62% discussed the item with others.
- 50% filed the item for future reference.
- 42% passed the item along to others.
- 28% used/modified an idea.
- 27% sought further information.
- 26% visited a web site.
- Nearly half saved every issue of State Legislatures for reference.
- 92% of readers spend from 15 minutes up to 2 hours reading each issue.
- 82% read or scan every issue.
- 77% of readers refer back to an issue at least 2 to 5 times.
- 61% read half or more of each issue.
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT READEX READERSHIP SURVEY
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