Posted April 19, 2024 Legislative Staff Week 2024 Each year, NCSL devotes a week to celebrating the contributions and accomplishments of legislative staff. In 2024, programming includes a town hall, special-edition podcast, webinar and the annual shoutout competition. Professional Staff Associations
Posted April 19, 2024 LRL Newsline | Spring 2024 In this issue: Chair's Corner, 2024 NCSL Annual Legislative Summit, 2024 LRL Professional Development Seminar, 2024 Notable Document Awards, and 2024 Legislative Staff Achievement Awards. Newsletter, LRL Newsline
Posted April 18, 2024 National AI Literacy Day Puts Focus on Education With the arrival of ChatGPT and other tools in education, the national nonprofit InnovateEDU has designated tomorrow, April 19, National AI Literacy Day, inviting students, educators, parents and community members to explore how AI is shaping the... State Legislatures News, Policy, Education
Staff Snapshots | Darin R. ‘Dru’ Underwood Darin R. “Dru” Underwood is Utah’s deputy legislative auditor general and chair of the NLPES Executive Committee. State Legislatures News, People, Legislative Staff, Staff Snapshots
Posted April 17, 2024 NCSL Supports the SAFER Banking Act NCSL sent a letter to congressional leadership reiterating support for the SAFER Banking Act. The legislation would provide much-needed banking resources to legal state cannabis businesses and help facilitate secure, simpler, and more enforceable... Letters and Testimonies
Posted April 17, 2024 Kentucky Momnibus Tackles Maternal Death Rate | ATA Episode 14 State Rep. Kimberly Moser, a longtime neonatal and intensive care nurse, decided it was time to bring the best minds together to improve the odds for Kentucky mothers and babies. The result of months of research and discussion yielded a range of... Podcast, Across the Aisle
Posted April 17, 2024 Can Tougher Laws Curb Exhibition Driving, Street ‘Takeovers’? States have enacted a range of measures since 2020 to combat a surge of aggressive and dangerous driving that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. State Legislatures News, Policy, Transportation
State of Play | Navigating Immigration Policy at the State Level Immigration is historically a federal issue, but an increase in the number of people coming to the U.S. has brought renewed attention to the way immigration affects state policies. State Legislatures News, Policy, Immigration
Posted April 16, 2024 States Adapt Tax Laws as Online Sales Surge The U.S. Supreme Court decision that gave states the power to collect sales tax from online retailers has had a huge impact on state revenues and government services. Retail e-commerce sales are estimated to grow to $8 trillion in 2027. State Legislatures News, Policy, Fiscal, State-Federal
Posted April 15, 2024 Enhancing Student Outcomes Through School-Community Partnerships, High-Quality Data The NCSL Education Legislative Policy Academy explored how out-of-school opportunities in the community and good data in the hands of decision-makers can enhance student well-being. State Legislatures News, Policy, Education
Posted April 15, 2024 Capitol to Capitol | April 15, 2024 In this issue of Capitol to Capitol, NCSL Call to Action ACP Extension Act, WIOA Reauthorization, Federal Privacy Bill and more. Newsletter, Capitol to Capitol
Razan Amira Badr As a policy analyst in the Health Program, Razan Amira Badr focuses on policy issues relating to health care workforce and scope of practice of providers. She served as a legislative assistant at the Louisiana House of Representatives prior to... Health
Aneesa Turbovsky As a policy analyst, Aneesa Turbovsky researches a wide range of trending topics for both the population health and healthcare workforce team. Prior to joining NCSL, Turbovsky worked for both the Utah and Oregon State Legislature assisting as a... Health
Eric Syverson As a senior policy specialist, Eric Syverson focuses on state tax policy for the Fiscal Affairs team at NCSL. Syverson comes to NCSL with more than five years experience assisting state policymakers make prudent fiscal decisions. He is dedicated... Fiscal
Posted 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
Posted April 10, 2024 Are Long-Serving Legislative Leaders a Thing of the Past? As the nature of legislative service evolves, the role of leaders may be changing as well, with fewer serving for multiple years—or even decades. State Legislatures News, People, Leaders, About State Legislatures
Posted April 9, 2024 Election Workers Strive to Keep Democracy Working Smoothly State and local officials, poll workers and observers ensure safe, accurate and trustworthy elections. State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections
Posted April 9, 2024 Capitol to Capitol | April 9, 2024 In this issue of Capitol to Capitol Medicaid Renewals: New Rule and Guidance, Labor Department Issues Final ‘Walkaround’ Rule, and more. Newsletter, Capitol to Capitol
Posted April 9, 2024 State Lawmakers Look to Keep Utilities Out of Politics Numerous bills in state legislatures nationwide are aimed at limiting utility companies’ political efforts. Several states have already passed measures that basically prevent utilities from passing on the cost of their political influence... State Legislatures News, Policy, Energy
Posted April 8, 2024 Plugged In | April 2024 April Edition of the Plugged In Newsletter, NCSL’s monthly energy newsletter highlighting key state and federal developments affecting energy policies. Newsletter, Plugged In
Posted April 8, 2024 Can Government Coerce Removal of Content on Social Media? A case arising out of the government’s influence on social media companies’ enforcement of their content moderation policies received a mixed reception at the U.S. Supreme Court last month. State Legislatures News, Policy, State-Federal, Technology and Communication
Posted April 7, 2024 Checking In on State Budgets | OAS Episode 207 It's budget season in state legislatures, and we sat down with two experts on state budgets to discuss the key steps in the budgeting process, revenue estimates and the overall state of state budgets going into the new fiscal year. Podcast, Our American States
Posted April 5, 2024 Transportation Committee Newsletter | April 5, 2024 In this Transportation Committee newsletter, you will find some of the latest transportation policy issues NCSL is following in Washington, D.C. NREE and Transportation Standing Committee Newsletter
Posted April 5, 2024 Natural Resources, Energy & Environment Committee Newsletter | April 5, 2024 In this NREE Committee newsletter, you will find some of the latest agriculture, energy and environment policy issues NCSL is following in Washington, D.C. NREE and Transportation Standing Committee Newsletter