The Lost Wage Assistance (LWA) will be administered by the states and territories through a grant agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)—grants can be applied for at grants.gov.

NCSL’s Washington staff advocate on behalf of state legislatures before Congress, the White House and federal agencies.

As the meetings manager, Megan MacKenzie plans and executes 15-plus in-person meetings a year. MacKenzie comes to NCSL with eight years of meeting planning and management experience. She earned a bachelor's degree from the...

NCSL Daily Development is a limited series toolbox of five useful online resources on a common theme. These resources are relevant to every level of the legislative world: legislators, legislative staff and leadership.

Tune in to this popular program to hear Lisa Soronen, chief counsel and executive director of the State and Local Legal Center, discuss the Supreme Court cases that will have the greatest state impact. 

Tune in to this popular program to hear Lisa Soronen, chief counsel and executive director of the State and Local Legal Center, discuss the Supreme Court cases that will have the greatest state impact.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act, 310-107, on July 22 and sent it to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it into law, given the bill’s broad support and his encouragement of it on Twitter.

As the program coordinator for the Employment, Labor and Retirement Program, Alicia Natwick supports planning, communication, budget, tracking and operations initiatives. Natwick comes to NCSL with 12 years of experience as a U.S. Army...

In this issue: Letter from the Chair; Upcoming RELACS and NCSL Meetings; 2020 - RELACS Legislative Staff Achievement Awards; The Year Ahead

In this issue: Chair's Corner, Mark Your Calendars, Summit 2020, Staff Hub ATL 2020, Notable Document Awards Recipients, Legislative Staff Achievement Awards, Welcome Incoming LRL Secretary, ADA Turns 30, Staff Certificate Program,...

In this issue: Letter from the Chair, Upcoming Interactive Webinars and Meetings, Document Workflow Systems, Cyber Range

In this issue: Lead Article: Poll Worker Shortages and Possible Solutions; Legislative Update: Legislative Action Bulletin and From the Chair; Odds and Ends: Bookmark This, Worth Noting and From the Elections Team

In the last three weeks, 17 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have introduced at least 165 law enforcement-related bills in response to recent events. A new database by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) captures...

The doctrine of qualified immunity protects state and local officials from individual liability unless the official violated a clearly established constitutional right. Some of the police reform bills Congress is considering eliminate qualified...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic came to our shores, mail and absentee voting have saturated state and national conversations about elections. The Canvass gave mail and absentee voting the lion's share of our attention last month, too, and...

Legislatures respond to COVID-19, the decline of statehouse news coverage, helping workers evolve with technology, Legislative Staff Week and more.

Lilli Bishop supports the IT department with complex troubleshooting, systems management, security, automation and cloud infrastructure. Bishop has more than nine years of experience in IT support and administration in multiple industries. She...

As the accounting manager of grants, Laura Buntemeyer oversees the post-award activities for NCSL’s grants and contracts contributing to approximately half of the annual operating budget. Buntemeyer joined NCSL in 2013 and has more than 26...

Monthly newsletter for legislators and legislative staff from NCSL Elections and Redistricting program.

Tara Boockholdt, Budget and Policy Analyst, House Budget and Research Office

Join expert guests, including legal counsel with the South Carolina House Clerk’s office, Richard Pearce; Professor Peverill Squire; and Professor Alexander Keyssar for an inside look at representative democracy amid the American Revolution.

The Department of Treasury released guidance April 22, 2020 confirming the allowed expenses under the $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) to states and localities created in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act...

Last week HHS made an announcement regarding the remaining funding that was provided to health care providers under the CARES Act through the Provider Relief Fund. See below for a breakdown of funding.