Eleven women in the Missouri Senate, six Republicans and five Democrats, worked across the aisle to write a book for children about all 36 of the women who have served. They also teamed up on controversial issues like redistricting and...

Historian Peverill Squire, one of the nation’s foremost scholars on state legislatures, sits down with Tim Storey to discuss the history of legislatures, how they’ve changed over the centuries and the resources they need to deal with...

Angela Seifer, executive director of the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, and Erlinda Doherty in NCSL’s Washington office, break down the details of the $65 billion in funding for high-speed internet included in the Infrastructure...

NCSL is launching a new podcast called Across the Aisle to explore how bipartisanship is working in state capitols. We’ll hear how state legislators connect across party lines to get things done, sometimes in unlikely ways, and how they...

Terry Gerton, president and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration, talks with host Tim Storey about the critical role of those who work in government service, the challenge of attracting young people to public service and the path...

This podcast dives into how two key pieces of recent federal legislation will affect the nation’s energy system for years to come, including the resiliency of electric grids, nuclear power, electrical vehicle charging infrastructure,...

On this podcast, two legislators discuss efforts in their states to make it easier for workers to have portable benefits, coverage such as unemployment, health care and paid family leave that they can hold onto as they move from job to job.

On this episode, veteran political observer Charlie Cook talks with NCSL CEO Tim Storey about everything from high school debate to how Washington has changed to what he expects to see when all the ballots are counted in this year’s...

Two experts in Medicaid join the podcast to discuss big changes coming in the new year for Medicaid agencies and enrollees when the current federal public health emergency for COVID-19 expires and will likely result in millions of people no...

A senior official with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration joins the podcast to discuss how the agency is combating the crisis in traffic fatalities, and the role impaired driving, speeding and texting while driving play.

On this episode, host Tim Storey sits down with Clint Hurdle, a long-time baseball manager and player.

Two top officials from the U.S. Department of Energy discuss how states work with federal partners to improve the security and resiliency of the electrical grid and systems, respond to natural and man-made disruptions and identify threats.

When it comes to prescription drug policy, many lawmakers have focused efforts on reducing the cost of drugs to their constituents, such as limiting the copayment on insulin, or to their state budgets, as in the case of a reverse auction for a...

On this podcast, two experts on the transportation elements of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act discuss everything from electric vehicle charging stations to bridges to transit in explaining the financial elements of the...

Janet Hamilton, the executive director of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, joins the podcast to discuss what was about health care data and analysis during the pandemic, why anemic funding of public health in many areas...

Robyn Benincasa, who learned her leadership lessons the hard way by taking part in extreme endurance races will be sharing stories of the races and the lessons they taught as a featured speaker at NCSL’s Legislative Summit in Denver Aug. 1....

Guests on the podcast are Melanie Senter Lubin, the Maryland securities commissioner and president of the North American Securities Administrators Association, and Faith Anderson, the chief of Registration and Regulatory Affairs of the Securities...

O’Leary explained why he believes sound public policy is the foundation of a dynamic economy, what lawmakers can learn from the entrepreneurs on “Shark Tank” and why it’s critical to have people who are successful in...

While cannabis remains illegal under federal law, states have regulated cannabis for nearly 30 years. But policymakers have had few evidence-based policy tools to inform them. More than two-thirds of the states and territories regulate cannabis...

While estimates vary, there is agreement that the U.S. is short several million homes. Many who study the housing situation in the U.S. have dubbed it a housing crisis.

Clay Jenkinson, a presidential historian who has played historical figures on stages in all 50 states, talks with podcast host Tim Storey about Thomas Jefferson’s particular genius, what legislators can learn from Jefferson’s...

Plurality voting is the most common system in the U.S. A voter picks one candidate in each race and the candidate that receives the most votes wins.

Our focus on this podcast is the prescription drug market and the role of pharmacy benefit managers or PBMs. PBMs play a major role in the drug supply chain. They are third-party administrators of prescription drug benefits for health plans,...

Keith Allred, the executive director of the National Institute of Civil Discourse, talks with host Tim Storey about his project to bring together Independents, Republicans and Democrats and what it will take for Americans to preserve their...