In Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court confirms that state and local governments don’t have to apportion legislative districts perfectly, but they do need a good reason for failing to doing so.

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Do you know of an individual or organization that should be recognized for their work in advancing the public’s understanding of state and/or local level representative democracy? Consider nominating them for the 2016 Kevin B. Harrington award!

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Some states will need to rethink how to encourage the building of electricity generating power plants—a nearly $1 billion endeavor—following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing.

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Creating a full picture of the complicated, sometimes conflicted lives and politics of the Founding Fathers’ era is a slippery task.

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If your state gets sued out-of-state it might not be as bad as you think, thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision in Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt.

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Americans enjoy the safest food in the world. Keeping it that way, however, presents a daunting challenge.

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NCSL just completed its update of national data on the number of staff employed by each state legislature. We’re still finalizing all the numbers but we can share a few details about the data now.

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One thing we know about Nebraska is that it’s unique—its legislature is unicameral and nonpartisan, and it is one of only two states that allocates its Electoral College votes by congressional district (a bill to change that failed in the legislature last week).

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It was a different crowd today at the U.S. Supreme Court. The number of children on the courthouse steps may have exceeded the number of adults, and the voices on the microphones were speaking English and Spanish.

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April is Financial Literacy Month.

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