Policy Special Report: A Look at 2025’s Trending Legislative Topics From education to the environment, from elections to energy, the stories in this State Legislatures News special report offer insights from NCSL experts on what lies ahead for state lawmakers in 2025.
Resource Map Monday: When Legislators are Stumped by Statehouse Rules, They Use These Backups State lawmakers operate by rules that come from state constitutions, judicial interpretations, statutes and those set by each chamber. But when they have questions, they turn to a set of backup rules.
Elections map NCSL State Elections 2024 Voters in 44 states chose 5,808 state legislators on Nov. 5, 2024, deciding over 78% of all legislative seats nationwide.
Technology Artificial Intelligence in Government: The Federal and State Landscape State and federal governments are expanding artificial intelligence use across agencies to improve efficiency and decision-making.
About State Legislatures 2025 State Legislative Session Calendar View the legislative session calendar and map of the 50 U.S. states and territories. Find dates and notes about upcoming and current regular sessions and special sessions.
Dec. 6 Webinar: Adverbs Are Like Torpedoes Learn why adverbs are among the most common causes of statutory ambiguity and how a behavior unique to adverbs and adverb phrases makes them act like torpedoes that sink your provisions.
Health Head Off Burnout With Self-Care With a new legislative session ahead, now is a good time to take care of your physical, mental and emotional health.