Letters and Testimony

NCSL comments in support of the Education Secretary’s proposed competitive grant priority that would give preference to applications that include state entities.

Government groups urge the Department of Homeland Security to publish the notice of funding opportunities for FEMA preparedness grants as soon as possible to ensure obligation before the end of the fiscal year.

NCSL expresses strong opposition to the proposed 10-year federal moratorium that would preempt state regulation of artificial intelligence. The letter urges the U.S. Senate to reject the provision, which ties BEAD broadband funding to...

The Office of National Drug Control Policy invited NCSL to submit comments on relevant input and advice as it develops its 2026 National Drug Control Strategy. NCSL’s comments reflect state activities in a variety of broad areas such as...

NCSL sent a letter over the weekend to the Senate Committee on Agriculture expressing concerns about potential SNAP cost shifts to states outlined in the House reconciliation legislation. Among other things, the House provisions would require a...

NCSL again took up efforts to protect long-standing state authority, this time urging senators to strip a provision from the GENIUS Act that would undermine states’ ability to determine which financial entities may lawfully operate within...