Updated May 02, 2025 NCSL Through the Decades: The First 40 Years State Legislatures magazine celebrated four decades of its print edition in 2014—alongside NCSL’s own 40th anniversary. News to Use State Legislatures Magazine State Legislatures News
Updated February 17, 2025 Map Monday: From cradle to president: Here are the states with presidential birthplaces Less the half of the states have been the birthplaces of presidents, even though there have been 47 presidencies. News to Use Map
Updated February 10, 2025 Map Monday: State Nicknames State nicknames often arise from natural and geographic features or key aspects of a state’s history, usually subject to legislative approval. News to Use Map
Updated February 03, 2025 Map Monday: Margarine's Colorful Past Margarine arrived in America in the 1870s as an affordable alternative to butter that also provided Chicago's meatpacking industry with a profitable use for surplus animal fat. News to Use Map
Updated January 27, 2025 Map Monday: Poverty Rates Across the States Nationally, 12.5 percent of Americans live in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That number is considerably higher in some states, even as rates improved since the pandemic sent the number in poverty soaring. News to Use Map
Updated January 20, 2025 Map Monday: Statehouses Ring in the New Almost every state has newly elected state legislators and most of them are beginning their first sessions this month. News to Use Map
Updated January 13, 2025 Map Monday: Legislator Terms and 2025 Legislative Sessions In 40 states and territories, state legislators begin their term in office when the new legislative session begins, often in January. However, nine states start legislator terms on or near election day, and seven others start legislator terms in December. News to Use Map