Newsletters of the National Association of Legislative Information Technology (NALIT)

To contribute articles about information technology in your state legislature, contact Linda Pittsford, NALIT Secretary and Newsletter Editor.

Current Edition:


Date	Contents
Summer 2008 HTML version (Printer-friendly version)	Chair's Corner Washington State's Floor Activity Report and Electronic Bill Book Minnesota House, Senate and Joint Legislative Offices Implement Shared Information Technology Legipedia in Idaho, Part 2 Call for NALIT Newsletter Articles IP TV at the Kansas Legislature NALIT Legislative Summit Agenda NALIT Annual Business Meeting Announcement NALIT Professional Development Seminar and Tentative Schedule NCSL's Annual Meeting vs. Legislative Summit NCSL Offers 50 State Bill Tracking RSS Feeds in Idaho

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Date	Contents
Winter 2008 HTML version (Printer-friendly version)	Chair's Corner InfraGard and Computer Network Security Implementing SharePoint 2007 Technologies as an Agency Intranet NALIT Professional Development Seminar 2008 NALIT Subject Matter Experts Needed! Legipedia in Idaho NALIT Award Recipients for 2007 Editor’s Corner Call for NALIT Newsletter Articles
Summer 2007 HTML version (Printer-friendly version)	Chair's Corner The Navajo Nation Council Chamber Renovation Project and Computer Network Installation Virus Attack on our Legislative System? …NO WAY! Emergency Preparedness: A Reality and a Challenge for the Legislative Environment An Exciting New Research Tool For The California Legislature Proposed Changes to the NALIT By-Laws NALIT 2007 Annual Meeting Preliminary Agenda NALIT 2007 Professional Development Seminar Bill Drafting with MS Word and XML at the Maryland Legislature The Certainty of Pandemics: Why we must overcome “Pandemic Fatigue” and prepare New Technologies Increase Acceptance of the Paperless Office (part 2 of 2) Editor’s Corner Call For Newsletter Articles 2006-2007 NALIT Committees Executive Committee – Officers and Directors, 2006-07
Winter/Spring 2007 HTML version (Printer-friendly version)	Chair's Corner Illinois Voting Systems Update Meeting Announcement: 2007 NALIT Professional Development Seminar Providing Legislative IT Services at a Temporary Location Changes to the Amendment Process for the Nevada Legislature NALIT Outreach Committee Planning for Vista and Office 2007 Tech Tip Proposed Changes to the NALIT By-Laws Hawaii's Public Wireless Access Network:“Bridging the Gap” Why Haven't We Seen the Paperless Office? Call for Nominations for NALIT Officers NALIT Awards Honor Excellence NALIT Meetings at the NCSL Annual Meeting in Boston The 10TH Annual NALIT Professional Development Seminar Editor's Corner Call for Newsletter Articles 2006-2007 NALIT Committees Executive Committee–Officers and Directors, 2006-07
Summer 2006 HTML version (Printer-friendly version)	Chair's Corner The New Mobile Legislators: A Texas Perspective Regaining SANity Minnesota House Converts to VoIP Telephones The Professional Journal of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries Preliminary Agenda: National Association of Legislative Information Technology, NCSL Annual Meeting Washington State Legislature's Mission to Mars: Another Legacy System Bites the Dust Tenth Annual NALIT Professional Development Seminar Editor’s Corner


Fall/Winter 2005 HTML version (Printer-friendly version)	Chair's Corner South Dakota Adds New E-Mail Feature to MyLRC Projects With Less-Than-Stellar Outcomes: Implementing Systems Management Services Florida's Legistore - Efficiently Serving Its Customers Puts Cash in the Till LSMI: New and Improved! Louisiana Replaces 25-Year-Old VAX/VMS Systems NALIT This and That 2005 NALIT Legislative Staff Achievement Awards NALIT Raises Funds for New Orleans Hurricane Victims Utah State Legislature Wins "Online Democracy Award" Patches, Inventory and In-Your-Face Customer Service Legal Services: A First Step Into the Cutting Edge NALIT Seeks Bids from States Interested in Hosting the NALIT Seminar Editor's Corner 2005-06 NALIT Committees, Officers and Directors
Summer 2005 HTML version	Wireless Under the Golden Dome The Need for Applications Portfolio Assessments Managing Electronic Records NALIT and You! Call for Nominations NALIT 2005 Professional Development Seminar Bill Tracking Made Easy Upgrading Voting Technology NALIT Seeks Bids from States to Host Seminar Washington Develops Electronic Bill Book for Committees Editor's Corner 2004-05 NALIT Committees, Officers and Directors

Winter 2005

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Virginia Legislature--Learning the Blackberry Prayer
Louisiana Legislature Moves to FTR Gold
Minnesota Senate Implements Wireless
2005 NALIT Professional Development Seminar
Idaho Offers New Web Site Design
Nevada Legislature--Securing the Future
Kansas Technology Update
Arkansas Legislature--The Scourge of Spyware
2004 NALIT PDS: Mischief in the Mountains
Editor's Corner
Officers and Directors
2004-05 NALIT Committees

Summer 2004

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Analysis of CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
Illinois Replaces Legacy Apps with State-of-the-Art Systems
NCSL Annual Meeting Agenda
Preliminary NALIT Professional Development Seminar Agenda
Preview of NALIT Fall Professional Development Seminar
NALIT News
NCSL Web Site Redesign

Winter 2004

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Chair's Corner
Experiences in Moving a Server Room (Arkansas)
The NALIT Survey
Editor's Corner
Recap of 2003 NALIT Seminar
Nevada's Web Captioning Project
NALIT Logo Competition
2004 Executive Committee Officers
2004 Executive Committee Directors
2004 Committees

Summer 2003

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Chair's Corner


State News:	Pennsylvania--Senate Upgrades Major Token-Ring Network
	Pennsylvania--Senate: Reliable Mission Critical Access Oregon's Technology Transition Program
	Vermont--Digital Audio on the Cheap
	Louisiana--Legislative Information on the Go!
	Louisiana--Senate Webcasts Committee Meetings

San Francisco Agenda (NCSL Annual Meeting)
Professional Development Seminar Preliminary Agenda
NCSL Web Site News
Call for Nominations
Editor's Corner

Winter 2003

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Chair's Corner
Legislative Staff Achievement Award
NCSL Reorganization
New Standing Committees
Editor's Corner
State News: North Dakota Converts Administrative Rules to XML
NALIT Recognized by Kennedy School of Government
Executive Committee Officers
Professional Development Seminar, 2002 Sparks

Winter 2003, Special Edition

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Article: Member Web Sites (page 1)
Table: Member Web Sites (pages 2-3)
Professional Development Seminar: Photo Fun (page 4)

Member (Legislator) Web Sites
Table: Member (Legislator) Web Sites
Professional Development Seminar: Photo Fun
2002-2003 Directors
2002-2003 Committee Assignments

July 2002

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NALIT Agenda, NCSL Annual Meeting
NALIT Governance
NCSL Technology Working to Help States Share Resources
NALIT Technology Survey
2002 NALIT Professional Development Seminar


State News:	Colorado IT Project Report
	Florida House of Representatives Legislative Information
	Delaware LIS Introduces Intranet System
	Nebraska Update

Upcoming NALIT Meetings
From the Editor
2002 NALIT Executive Committee

January 2002

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Focus on Security
Visit the NCSL Web Site
NALIT Legislative Staff Achievement Awards
Call for Nominations for 2002 Awards
2001 NALIT Professional Development Seminar
Upcoming 2002 NALIT Professional Development Seminar
New NCSL Committee Oversees Multistate Project and National Bill Text and Status Project


State News:	Louisiana-Capitol Plasma Display System
	North Dakota-Budget Status and Fiscal Notes System
	South Dakota-Technology Receives Rave Reviews

Technology Survey
Future Meetings and Seminars
From the Editor
2001-2002 Executive Committee

July 2001

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NALIT Preliminary Agenda-NCSL Annual Meeting
Preliminary Agenda - NALIT Professional Development Seminar


State News:	Delaware-Looking Ahead
	Louisiana-Enhanced Committee Management System
	South Dakota-A Year of Firsts
	West Virginia-Bill Status System

March 2001

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NALIT 2000 Legislative Staff Achievement Awards
NALIT Bylaws Changes Approved
2000 Professional Development Seminar Held in Richmond, VA
2001 NALIT Professional Development Seminar


State News:	Alabama-Upgrades and Updates
	Delaware-Snowball Effect
	Illinois-System Rewrite Project
	South Carolina-Palm-Size Statehouse

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