Education Legislative Action on Nondegree Credentials and Skills-Based Hiring States continue to integrate nondegree options into their larger postsecondary and career-training ecosystems.
Elections map NCSL State Elections 2024 Voters in 44 states chose 5,808 state legislators on Nov. 5, 2024, deciding over 78% of all legislative seats nationwide.
Our American States Tackling Affordability and Outcomes in Higher Education Lawmakers aim to create more valuable postsecondary degree options for students.
Basketball Coach’s Winning Game Plan: Show Up, Work Hard, Adapt Women’s basketball coach Juli Fulks lives by three core values: show up, work hard, adapt. Following these principles, she says, is key to both professional and personal success.
NCSL Post-Election Forum Predicts Top 2025 State Issues At a recent forum for NCSL Foundation members in Washington, D.C., Kate Blackman and Natalie Wood, NCSL vice presidents of state research and policy, shared their forecasts for key issues likely to dominate the 2025 legislative sessions.
State-Federal Legislative Forecast 2025: Key Issues and Trends From fiscal challenges to tech innovations and workforce dynamics, the legislative issues dominating state discussions are also setting the stage for federal priorities. As 2025 approaches, these topics will likely shape the national agenda....
Voters to Decide on 150 Ballot Measures Next Tuesday On Nov. 5, voters in 41 states will decide on a total of 150 statewide ballot measures. Nationwide, voters are choosing a...
Addressing Higher Education Requires a Bipartisan Vision and Collaborative Approach A bipartisan task force of state legislative leaders convened in Washington, D.C., to release a comprehensive three-part...
Federal and State Approaches to AI in Elections: Define, Disclose and Regulate The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) today released a white paper on the current federal and state...
Upcoming State Elections to Decide 5,808 Legislative Races in November Much is at play in the states this year and NCSL has the most comprehensive state election analysis you'll find before and after the election.
NCSL Relaunches ‘Scope of Practice Policy’ Website Under New Home The National Conference of State Legislatures relaunched the Scope of Practice Policy Resource Center under a new name and home: Scope of Practice Policy.
Capitol to Capitol | Dec. 3, 2024 In this issue Coalition Urges Passage of Farm Bill, CFPB Creates Registry for Nonbank Repeat Offenders, and more.
Capitol to Capitol | Nov. 25, 2024 In this issue of Capitol to Capitol New Report on AI in Government, Extension of Telemedicine Flexibilities, and more.
Legislative Administrator | Summer 2024 In this issue: ASLCS award winners, Reports from Associate Exchange Program participants, LSMI and CATS – and...
Capitol to Capitol | Nov. 18, 2024 In this issue of Capitol to Capitol NCSL Supports Reauthorization of Second Chance Act, CFPB Reports on Federal and State...
Legislative Administrator | Spring 2024 In this issue: Profiles of the new principal clerks and secretaries, news from the Spring Business Meeting in New Orleans...
Some Friendly Advice for New Legislators | OAS Episode 224 About 1,000 new lawmakers were elected in November’s election and will be joining their legislatures in the new year. Every legislature is different, of course, but...
Wildfire, Utilities and Mitigation Plans | OAS Episode 223 Massive wildfires in the US. have caused widespread damage in recent decades. On this episode we’re joined by a utility executive and a state legislator to discuss...
Tackling Affordability and Outcomes in Higher Education | OAS Episode 222 On this episode, we talk with three people who have worked for the past two years on NCSL’s Task Force on Higher Education Affordability and Student Outcomes in...
2024 Legislative Summit Issue Summer 2024 A guide to Louisville, the long-awaited renovation of Kentucky's Capitol, the 2024 elections and more. View Issue