States are on the front line of the nation’s prescription drug overdose epidemic, according to Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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For years, the election administrator’s prayer has been “Please, please, please let the winners win big.”  The idea is that close elections are the ones that require recounts (a time-consuming and expensive process) and draw questions about procedures and accuracy.

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While states across the country and NCSL staff prepare for the election season, hunters across the country gear up for fall hunting seasons—many of which are well underway.

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A comprehensive state energy plan creates a strategy and framework to help states meet changing energy needs and ensure access to affordable, diverse and reliable energy.

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With fall leaves painting the landscape, it’s time to think about the next open enrollment period to purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

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There are no shortcuts to running an election, especially when your county is the largest in Texas.

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The Supreme Court’s announcement that it would not hear any of the seven petitions striking down same-sex marriage bans was stunning.

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A bipartisan delegation of state legislators—representing eight states—traveled to North Dakota in June to see first-hand how the state is using a range of modern technologies to extract fossil resources.

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Working as a communications professional in state legislatures is trickier than ever.

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Voters in 40 states and the District of Columbia will  face 137 statewide ballot measures—those policy questions on which voters get to be the final deciders.

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