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Voters in 46 states will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 8, to determine the outcome of 6,279 legislative races. Of the nation’s 7,386 legislators, 3,978 are Republican and 3,266 are Democrats. Republicans maintain 61 legislative chambers...

Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke became the 49th president of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) at the annual Legislative Summit in Denver. Bedke, a Republican, succeeds Hawaii Speaker Scott Saiki, a Democrat.  

Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke (R) became the 49th president of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) at the annual Legislative Summit in Denver.

Anne Sappenfield, the director of the Wisconsin Legislative Council, was elected to the position of staff chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) at the 2022 Legislative Summit in Denver. NCSL, a bipartisan organization,...

Rhode Island Speaker Pro Tempore Brian Kennedy (D) has been elected president-elect of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), a bipartisan organization serving the nation’s 7,383 state lawmakers and more than 30,000...

Sabrina NeKay Lewellen, deputy director/assistant secretary of the Arkansas Senate, was elected to the position of staff vice chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) at the 2022 Legislative Summit in Denver.