Jimmetta Gourdine is the director of security for the Alabama Senate and past president of the National Legislative Services and Security Association. Her daughter Jessica Brown is an administrative assistant with Alabama’s Legislative...

The May 2021 issue considers election cybersecurity, addresses how states can bolster their defenses and reviews relevant legislation from 2020 and 2021. This month's newsletter also features an interview with New Hampshire Representative...

State lawmakers are addressing student academic and social-emotional learning losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The following table includes the number of legislators and length of terms for all 50 states in both the Senate and the House, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.

An interview with Karen Mau, a research librarian at the Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau Library.

Learn about the alarming eviction crisis in America, exacerbated by COVID-19. Expert Emily Benfer discusses its impact, policies, and solutions on our podcast.

An interview with Ali Sagraves, an assistant clerk and committee clerk for the Ohio House of Representatives.

The April 2021 issue considers election cybersecurity, addresses how states can bolster their defenses and reviews relevant legislation from 2020 and 2021. 

To support transportation electrification, many state legislatures are taking an all-hands-on-deck approach, with policies to encourage electric vehicle adoption and to build out the charging infrastructure necessary to power the growing number...

Some of the latest agriculture, energy, environment and transportation policy issues we are following in Washington, D.C., including: Senate Passes Bill to Permanently Move US to Daylight Time; EPA Restores California Authority to Implement GHG...

As the public affairs senior manager, Uyen Vong supports the NCSL Public Affairs team, including oversight of media relations, social media and other digital platforms. Prior to joining NCSL, Vong worked in state and local government and most...

This issue features a photo gallery of chambers operations during to the pandemic, profiles of new members, and retirement tributes from Wisconsin to Patrick Fuller of the Assembly and Jeff Renk of the Senate.

The fifth installment of NCSL’s six-episode podcast series takes place in the not-too-distant past. The work of legislating changed dramatically between the 1960s and the 1990s, resulting in more responsive and representative legislatures.

Immigration-related legislation took a hit in 2020 due to the impact of the pandemic, resulting in 127 state-enacted laws compared with 181 in 2019. Lawmakers also adopted 79 resolutions related to immigration.

In her role as revenue accountant, Samona Skidmore acts as the primary function liaison for Fonteva financial reporting, revenue collections and process improvements. Previously, Skidmore spent over 10 years in the financial and retirement...

In this issue: Online Training - March 2021; 2021 - RELACS Legislative Staff Achievement Awards Nominations; RELACS’ Role on NCSL’s Staff Advisory Committee

The Steven D. Gold Award recognizes a person who has made a significant contribution to public financial management in the field of intergovernmental relations and state and local finance. 

State policymakers are exploring actions to provide support and address the challenges created by student loan debt.

The March issue examines legislation on state primary elections, provides a legislative update on emergency powers over elections and ranked choice voting, and rounds up election news worth noting.

NCSL spoke with five legislative staffers about their top tips for being effective in the legislature.

The NCSL Task Force on Military and Veterans Affairs held a one-hour virtual roundtable meeting on Friday, January 8, 2021.

Bellwether Education recently released a report detailing the extent of the attendance crisis. NCSL’s Dan Thatcher and Elizabeth Romanov spoke with one of the authors, Hailly Korman, about the complexity of the issue, the financial...

The February 2021 issue of NCSL's elections newsletter looks at how election policies have changed since 2000; in short, absentee/mail voting and early in-person voting options have become more widespread, and voter registration has adapted...

A new year means a new principal clerk or secretary in several legislatures. Congratulations to these members of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries (ASLCS) in their new roles as chief administrative officers of their...