It’s not just you (or me): Housing affordability is on everyone’s mind these days. On Election Day, voters in six states approved ballot measures to help address housing affordability concerns—particularly for veterans.

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Elections are chaotic. They are also the backbone of our democracy, so election administrators want to ensure voter confidence even in the most hectic situations. This becomes significantly more difficult in an election emergency. 

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Among the more than 150 statewide ballot measures covering topics from transportation to elections to health care, one may have fallen under the radar. New Hampshire voters on Tuesday approved amending the state constitution to establish a right to privacy.

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NCSL’s new case study report, "Addressing Achievement Through Opportunity: Washington State’s Approach to Closing the Gap," takes an in-depth look at the process Washington state policymakers, parents, community leaders and education advocates took to begin unraveling this complex issue.

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“We lost both pilots of the aircraft that were downed yesterday. Our cruise has lost six pilots so far. Perhaps I shouldn’t be telling you these things, but it’s all part of the price we are paying for freedom.” That’s an excerpt of one of the 110 letters my father, Lt. Junior Grade James B. Reed, sent to his parents during his service in Korean War.

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Since 2010, I have volunteered with the Rocky Mountain Honor Flight, an organization in Denver whose mission statement is to give "WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans in the Rocky Mountain Region the opportunity to visit the National WWII Memorial and other monuments and memorials dedicated to their service, located in Washington, D.C."

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In Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission v. American Humanist Association, the Supreme Court will decide whether a local government has violated the First Amendment by displaying and maintaining a 93-year-old, 40-foot tall Latin cross memorializing soldiers who died in World War I.

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Watch NCSL's Tim Storey and Wendy Underhill along with The Cook Political Report's Senior Editor Jennifer Duffy conduct a post-election breakdown this morning at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

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To invoke the the tautology of both Yogi Berra and Lenny Kravitz, it ain't over till it's over.

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This was a history-making election for female candidates up and down the ballot. At least 118 women will serve in Congress next year and there will be at least nine female governors, tying a previous record.

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