Legislators need information to help them make decisions about the programs they oversee—information that tells them whether, and in what important ways, a program is complying with regulations, working well or poorly, and why.

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Meet Erica Warren a committee staff administrator with the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission.

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Throughout the 43 years since NCSL’s inception, we have had the opportunity to work with many incredibly dedicated legislative staff. Among those are the 43 people who have served as NCSL staff chair. It is the only leadership position for a legislative staffer in a national organization that serves legislatures.

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Kathy Fazzari, education section chief in New Jersey’s Office of Legislative Services, knows a thing or two about education policy.

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One hundred and twenty-nine. That’s the number of years of service NCSL’s overall standing committee staff officers have in state legislatures. And they have a message for legislative staff, new and not so new, who are not involved in the NCSL Standing Committees: Stand Up! Show Up! Speak Up! Step Up!

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In the 32-year history of the Legislative Education Staff Network (LESN), the network has provided countless opportunities for legislative education policy staff to connect and learn through meetings and online resources.

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Learning every day and sharing her love and pride of her state are what Virginia Drew, director of the New Hampshire Visitor Center, likes most about her job. 

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Throughout the 43 years since NCSL’s inception, we have had the opportunity to work with many incredibly dedicated legislative staff. Among those are the 43 people who have served as NCSL staff chair. It is the only leadership position for a legislative staffer in a national organization that serves legislatures.

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Should there be more money in political campaigns or less? There’s no right answer, of course. But there are lots of opinions.

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Lawmakers consider hundreds of bills each session on a wide variety of policy topics. However, there is only one task the legislature must complete each year or biennium—pass a state budget.

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