Respiratory virus season has begun, and three viruses could affect the severity and timing of the season: influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV.

A look back at the origins of daylight saving time as the U.S. prepares for the annual autumn ritual of turning back clocks by one hour next weekend.

Indiana is one of 15 states divided into two time zones. But nowhere is the division quite so intentional—or quite so historically contentious.

On this episode, Tim Storey sat down with Bruce Mehlman, founder of Mehlman Consulting, a D.C-based bipartisan lobbying firm. Mehlman and Storey talked about the forces shaping our political world, the turn to populism in recent years in numerous...

Vic Fischer, the last surviving signer of the Alaska constitution and a former senator in the Alaska Legislature, died Sunday, Oct. 23, at age 99.

A new NCSL report, “The Evolution of Absentee/Mail Voting Laws, 2020-22,” finds that states expanded options to vote in person before election day and that the number of states that offer no-excuse absentee voting as a permanent...

This story explains the historical reasons that only four states—Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia—hold elections in odd years.

The COVID-19 pandemic and U.S. Census Bureau data delays have conspired to create wrinkles, and heightened interest, in the elections of 2023.

Justin Bielinski is the communications director for Wisconsin Sen. Chris Larson.

A Q&A with Joe Tate, a former professional football player and Marine Corps veteran who now serves as speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.

Washington Sen. Karen Keiser’s new book, “Getting Elected Is the Easy Part,” helps first-time lawmakers, members of both parties, lobbyists and others interested in government navigate state legislatures.

Voters in three states will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7 and Louisiana voters head to the polls on Saturday, Nov. 18. These four states will determine the outcome of 578 legislative races of the nation’s 7,386 legislators.

Law enforcement’s use of DNA evidence and consumer genealogy records to find perpetrators of violent crimes has led to breakthroughs in dormant investigations, giving hope to victims’ families and raising privacy concerns.

In this issue of Capitol to Capitol GAO Report on SLFRF Spending, BEAD Program Dashboard, SCOTUS Update, and more.

This month-long training program is for newer legislative staff who are seeking a broader context about legislatures and the legislative process and will focus on five core competencies.

Sometimes, the aisle lawmakers work across isn’t the one that separates the two parties. It’s the divide between rural and urban. That’s what happened in Colorado when urban voters narrowly passed a plan to reintroduce the...

As Utah’s auditor general, Kade Minchey directs the state Office of the Legislative Auditor General.

 

To help people who might benefit more from treatment than jail time, lawmakers are getting rid of low-level offenses and reducing sentences for some crimes.

The top election officials in Kansas and Vermont share birthdates and similar professional experience, but state history determines how they ensure accessible, secure voting.

In elections nationwide, voters will decide on 36 ballot measures, including reproductive rights, marijuana legalization, property taxes and who can circulate ballot initiative petitions.

On this podcast, we sat down with Dr. Roni Rosenfeld, a computer scientist and a leader in the field of disease forecasting. Rosenfeld explained how researchers working on disease forecasting have taken weather forecasting as their model in...

As water demands increase and drought persists across much of the nation, state legislatures have considered hundreds of groundwater bills in recent years. The article includes examples of legislation in two broad areas: conservation and...

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

Discover the latest updates for state legislators: NCSL urges Congress to support cannabis banking, a new survey regarding access to Wi-Fi and obstacles to employment, cybersecurity awareness month, NCSL Forecast’24, mortgage market...