Updated March 21, 2023 Against All Odds: How the Minority Gets Work Done in Supermajority Chambers Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say legislative effectiveness, supermajority or not, hinges on two things: a willingness to maintain personal relationships and a determination to focus on good ideas over partisan ideals. About State Legislatures State Legislatures News
Updated March 21, 2023 Groups Help Lawmakers Pursue Civility and Bipartisanship, the Unicorns of Politics With evidence of deep political divisions turning up daily on social media and in the news, a growing number of national organizations are dedicated to promoting bipartisanship and civility among state legislators. About State Legislatures State Legislatures News
Updated March 21, 2023 2023 State Legislative Session Calendar Find out the 2023 state legislative session dates: when state sessions begin, adjourn and convene for special sessions. About State Legislatures Center for Legislative Strengthening Map
Updated February 28, 2023 State Partisan Composition Every election impacts the partisan composition of state legislatures. Current party control of state legislatures and government can be accessed below. About State Legislatures Map Table
Updated January 23, 2023 Tim Storey Talks NCSL Podcasts on C-SPAN’s ‘National Journal’ NCSL CEO Tim Storey told C-SPAN’s “National Journal” that NCSL’s “Our American States” is the policy geek podcast where the widest range of state legislative issues are examined in depth. About State Legislatures State Legislatures News
Updated January 18, 2023 NCSL State Liaisons On this page, legislators and legislative staff can find their NCSL state liaison and information to contact them. About State Legislatures Legislative Staff
Updated January 15, 2023 A Guide to Being Human | OAS Episode 178 Author Karen Allen joins the podcast to talk about how the mental strength training exercise she developed after the devastating loss of her husband can be used by everyone, including legislators and legislative staff, to help with stress and avoid burnout. About State Legislatures Podcast
Updated January 08, 2023 2023 Legislative Forecast: Uncertainty Ahead | OAS Episode 177 Tim Storey, the CEO of NCSL, joined the podcast to talk about the 2023 sessions for state legislatures, the shape of state budgets, the huge challenge of workforce shortages and the crisis in behavioral and mental health, especially among young people. About State Legislatures Fiscal Health Legislators Podcast
Updated December 18, 2022 The Missouri 11: Bipartisan Senate Women Team Up | ATA Episode 2 Eleven women in the Missouri Senate, six Republicans and five Democrats, worked across the aisle to write a book for children about all 36 of the women who have served. They also teamed up on controversial issues like redistricting and women’s health, and passed a comprehensive package on literacy. They say there is more to come. About State Legislatures Legislators Podcast
Updated December 12, 2022 2022 State Legislative Session Calendar Find out the 2022 state legislative session dates: when state sessions begin, adjourn and convene for special sessions. About State Legislatures Map
Updated December 11, 2022 A Walk Through the History of Legislatures | LTIS Episode 15 Historian Peverill Squire, one of the nation’s foremost scholars on state legislatures, sits down with Tim Storey to discuss the history of legislatures, how they’ve changed over the centuries and the resources they need to deal with increasingly complex issues. About State Legislatures Podcast
Updated November 28, 2022 Bipartisanship and Mt. Kilimanjaro | ATA Episode 1 NCSL is launching a new podcast called Across the Aisle to explore how bipartisanship is working in state capitols. We’ll hear how state legislators connect across party lines to get things done, sometimes in unlikely ways, and how they build relationships that allow them to work together on common goals. About State Legislatures Podcast