August 25, 2023 Bill Russell, Chief of Vermont’s Legislative Counsel for 36 Years, Dies Bill Russell, who served as chief of Vermont’s Legislative Counsel and as NCSL’s staff chair in 1990-91, died Aug. 15 in Santa Fe, N.M., after a 10-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 80. State Legislatures News, People, Legislative Staff, Obits State Legislatures News
April 28, 2023 Two Long-Serving Maryland Officials Leave Legacies of Service Former Maryland House Speaker Casper R. Taylor and former Maryland fiscal director William Sawtelle “Bill” Ratchford II died this week. State Legislatures News, People, Obits State Legislatures News
March 14, 2023 Donna Stone, Long-Serving Delaware Lawmaker and Former NCSL President, Dies Donna Stone, a longtime Delaware legislator and former president of the National Conference of State Legislatures, has died. She was 78. State Legislatures News, People, Obits State Legislatures News
January 16, 2023 Connecticut Lawmaker Dies in Collision With Wrong-Way Driver Connecticut Rep. Quentin Williams, a man known for his energy, exuberance and infectious optimism, died in a head-on traffic collision on his way home from the governor’s inaugural ball in early January. State Legislatures News, People, Obits State Legislatures News
January 9, 2023 Rich Jones, Former NCSL Staffer and Public Policy Pro, Dies at 69 Rich Jones died Jan. 2, 2023, after a 2½-year battle with cancer. He spent more than 20 years at NCSL, including 17 years as director of Legislative Programs before joining Bell Policy Center in 2004. State Legislatures News, People, Obits State Legislatures News
November 17, 2022 David Ralston, Georgia House Speaker and ‘Country Lawyer,’ Dies Flags flew at half-staff over the George Capitol on Thursday in honor of Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, who died after an extended illness. He was 68. State Legislatures News, People, Obits