April 11, 2024 Driving Change: Insights From the Speaker of the Only Volunteer Legislature In this Q&A interview, NCSL talks with New Mexico Rep. Javier Martínez, who was elected in 2014 and became House speaker in 2023. State Legislatures News, People, Leaders, Profiles State Legislatures News
March 25, 2024 Senfronia Thompson and the Power of Persistence Senfronia Thompson has served in the Texas House of Representatives for nearly 50 years, making her both the longest-serving woman and the longest-serving African American in a state legislature. State Legislatures News, People, Profiles State Legislatures News
March 7, 2024 NCSL’s ‘Chief Encouragement Officer’ A Q&A with Sabrina Lewellen, the director and assistant secretary of the Arkansas Senate and newly named NCSL staff chair. State Legislatures News, People, Legislative Staff, Profiles State Legislatures News
February 22, 2024 HistoryMakers Founder Aims to Document Black Experience Julieanna Richardson created The HistoryMakers, a digital repository of video oral histories, to preserve the achievements of African Americans in politics, the arts, education, medicine and more. State Legislatures News, People, Profiles, Legislative Summit State Legislatures News
November 2, 2023 Remind Me to Eat: A Day in the Lives of 2 First-Year State Lawmakers NCSL follows two newly elected California lawmakers—Esmeralda Soria, a Democrat, and Tri Ta, a Republican—through a typical April day at the office. State Legislatures News, People, Profiles State Legislatures News
April 3, 2023 Chambers in 13 States Elect New Chief Clerks and Secretaries The new year brought with it new principal clerks or secretaries in 13 state legislatures nationwide. State Legislatures News, People, Legislative Staff, Profiles State Legislatures News