Our American States Some Friendly Advice for New Legislators The roughly 1,000 newly elected state lawmakers might be thinking, “What now?” We have some thoughts.
Technology Artificial Intelligence 2025 Legislation This webpage covers key legislation introduced during the 2025 legislative session related to AI issues generally.
State Legislatures News Special Report: A Look at 2025’s Trending Legislative Topics Insights from NCSL policy experts on what lies ahead for state lawmakers in 2025.
9 Things to Know About the Proposed SAVE Act The U.S. House is expected to consider the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act this week. The bill would amend the National Voter Registration Act to require voter registration applicants to provide documentary proof of U.S....
Staff Snapshots | Cameron Toering Cameron Toering is a council attorney with the Arizona Legislative Council.
Staff Snapshots | Kevin Koon Kevin Koon is the code revisor and administrator of the statutory review section of the Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research. He spoke with NCSL for the “Staff Snapshots” series.
State and Local Government Organizations Express Concern Over Proposed Changes to Medicaid Financing and Requirements Established in 1965, Medicaid is a federal entitlement program paid for by taxpayers that provides health and...
NCSL Statement on the Passing of Former President Jimmy Carter Tim Storey, chief executive officer of the National Conference of State Legislatures, released the following statement in...
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 report, outlining a broader vision on higher education policymaking and a coordinated strategy to improve the value of...
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 legislative landscape on the use of artificial intelligence in elections.
Capitol to Capitol | March 24, 2025 In this issue of Capitol to Capitol NCSL’s new executive action tracker, Opioid Public Health Emergency Declaration Extended, and more.
Capitol to Capitol March 18, 2025 In this issue Executive Order Update, Congress Closes FY 2025 Appropriations With Final CR, Stablecoin Legislation, and more.
NALIT News | Mar. 2025 A monthly newsletter for the National Association of Legislative Information Technology (NALIT).
RELACS Report | March 2025 In this issue: Letter from the Chair; Nominate a Colleague for the LSAA!; Get Ready for the 2025 RELACS Professional...
Medicaid and the States: The Post-COVID Era | OAS Episode 229 On this episode, four experts on Medicaid discuss how the program is financed, how states are handling some new challenges in the post-pandemic world and changes the new...
Forty Years of the Women’s Legislative Network | OAS Episode 238 Two leaders of the Women’s Legislative Network of NCSL, one a Democrat and one a Republican, joined the podcast to discuss the group’s 40th anniversary and...
What Americans Think About Voting | OAS Episode 227 Election expert Charles Stewart III, a professor at MIT, joined the podcast to discuss the results of his Survey of the Performance of American Elections, asking voters in...
50th Anniversary Edition Strengthening States for Five Decades Celebrating 50 years of bipartisan advocacy, the legislative strengthening movement, legislator and staff profiles, 50 milestones and more. View Issue