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Like his attorney parents, Justis Gibbs earned a law degree, then followed his mother into the Mississippi Legislature when she vacated her seat to run for the judgeship once held by his father. Public service is “in our DNA,” Gibbs...

February 2025 issue of the News Reactor, NCSL’s nuclear newsletter. 

NCSL encourages Congress to retain the current eligibility threshold for the Community Eligibility Program which gives low-income schools the option to serve free meals to all students.

In this issue of Capitol to Capitol Reconciliation in Motion: Congress Weighs Budget and Tax Priorities, Eyes on Medicaid as Budget Talks Narrow, and more.

Interim committees are a critical tool for legislatures when they are out of session. They may take the form of standing committees empowered to meet during breaks between sessions; or committees, task forces or commissions created specifically...

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 women in legislatures more generally.

In this issue: A note from ASLCS President Rob Hunt, tributes to current and former members and highlights from the PDS in Manchester, N.H.

Efforts to form a single national organization to represent state legislatures began in the early 1970s. Three organizations that represented different aspects of legislative work came together to form NCSL, a move that was intended to signal to...

By broadening the authority of certain care providers, lawmakers hope to ease health workforce shortages and increase access to safe, quality health services.

NCSL staff is actively working with state legislatures, including legislative fiscal offices, to assess the scope and immediacy of the impact on state programs.

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 every state and Washington, D.C., about their voting experience. His 2024...

In this issue: A message from President Michelle O’Brien, highlights from the 2024 ATC in Boise, and NLSSA Award recipients.

February edition of the Plugged In Newsletter, NCSL’s monthly energy newsletter highlighting key state and federal developments affecting energy policies.

Former Oregon lawmakers have fond memories of the time 15 years ago when their House chamber was tied. They managed the split so smoothly, both sides are still talking about it.

Julie Hazel is a session staff manager in the Michigan Senate.

Arielle Gulley is the office manager in the Utah Legislative Fiscal Analyst’s Office.

In this issue of Capitol to Capitol Laken Riley Act Becomes Law, Update on Executive Orders, and more.

So far in this year’s legislative sessions, three states have introduced state voting rights acts. State VRAs are modeled after the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlaws race-based denial of the right to vote and protects the...

Power-sharing in tied legislative chambers is typically no picnic. But about 15 years ago in Oregon when the House faced a historic tie, things went so smoothly people from both sides of the aisle are still talking about it today. 

Legislative hiring directors, HR experts and an NCSL survey offer three tactics for retaining staff: creating opportunities for leadership development and career growth; offering workplace flexibility; and showing staff appreciation.

Nowhere in the nation is it permissible for noncitizens to vote in federal elections after the passage of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act in 1996. Still, legislation to clarify that noncitizens can’t vote in...