This issue of State Legislatures magazine looks at how the nation's growing Latino population will affect policy and politics, regulation of powdered alcohol, the economic and environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing and more. 

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Nevada rocked the education world last week when Governor Brian Sandoval signed an under-the-radar bill that is the most expansive school choice program in the nation.

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NCSL, with the support of the Kettering Foundation, provides a venue for legislators to get creative when thinking about ways to encourage citizens to participate in our democracy and the legislative process.

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After making it clear he was opposed to an outright ban on the use of automated enforcement for red-light and speed violations, Colorado Governor John Hickelooper last week issued his first vetoes of his second term. He rejected two bills that would have restricted red-light and photo radar cameras.

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Legislators at NCSL’s Policy and Elections Technology: A Legislative Perspective conference in Santa Fe last week learned from luminaries in the election field about recent advances in using technology to run great elections—and challenges every legislator faces when turning great ideas into effective legislation.

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We didn’t learn much in Taylor v. Barkes. But we could have.

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Attendees at NCSL's Policy & Elections Technology: A  Legislative Perspective conference in Santa Fe got started Wednesday with great Southwestern cuisine, blues music, and briefings on elections technology and procedures.

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s final employment case of the term is a loss for all employers—not just clothing retailers that impose their fashion sense on their employees.

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When facing a hospital stay, patients should not have to worry about dying from an infection acquired in the hospital.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a final rule last week clarifying the waterways in the United States that are subject to the Clean Water Act permitting requirements.

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