The roles and responsibilities of legislative leaders vary considerably among the states. Listed below are brief synopses of the duties typically associated with selected leadership positions. 

The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) issued the following statement in response to the release of the tax reform framework developed by the Trump administration, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate Committee on...

Highlighted in this issue are ASLCS activities at the NCSL Legislative Summit in Boston, including the 2017 Legislative Staff Achievement Award winners and committee minutes. Read about changes at the Virginia General Assembly, and review...

In this issue: Information for Authors; A Note From the Editors; Organizing the Wisconsin State Assembly (Richard A. Champagne); Legislative Immunity; (Eric S. Silvia); Professional Journal Index

he Alaska Legislature’s website took home the 2017 Online Democracy Award for having a superior legislative website this week during the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) 2017 Legislative Summit in Boston. 

NCSL staffer Megan McClure sat down with Yuri Milligan, associate director for marketing and communications at American Evolution, which is teaming up...

Most legislative salaries lag behind the private sector, but raising them can cause a political firestorm.

Angela Andrews is the professional development senior partner of NCSL’s Legislative Training Institute, where she designs and delivers soft skill trainings to legislators and legislative staff.  She has worked in or for legislatures...

In this issue: Erin Gillitzer's Associate Exchange Program experience at the Louisiana House of Representatives; State at a Glance reports from Colorado and Tennessee; committee and business meeting minutes from the 2017 Spring Meeting...

In this issue: Chair's Corner, NALIT at the Summit, NALIT Annual Business Meeting, NALIT Seminar, State IT Profiles: Illinois Legislative Information System and Minnesota Office of the Revisor, Navigating the NALIT Website

In this issue: committee and business meeting minutes from the 2016 PDS in Boise; David Byerman's reflections on his move from secretary of the Nevada Senate to director of Kentucky's Legislative Research Council; a tribute to...

Edward Green focuses on the registration of NCSL meetings and webinars. He comes to NCSL with more than 10 years of experience working in accounting and registration at other nonprofit associations. He enjoys working for an organization committed...

With Republicans maintaining their majorities in both houses of Congress and now controlling the White House, can they get their agenda passed and to the president's desk?

This week, the Seattle Ethics Sample of Seattle's 'Democracy Vouchers'and Elections Commission will mail each registered voter in the city four $25 democracy vouchers. The program is taxpayer funded. The vouchers may be used to fund...

In this issue: Chair's Corner, Upcoming Meetings, Hawaii IT Profile, Kansas IT Profile, North Carolina IT Profile, The Pull of the Capitol Dome, NALIT Executive Committee Members

Alise Garcia supports NCSL’s Health Program as a program coordinator. Garcia has over 25 years of experience with NCSL in numerous areas. She is dedicated to providing superior customer service and meeting coordination to the...

Compilation of election returns and validation of the outcome that forms the basis of the official results by a political subdivision.

As vice president of policy and research, Kate Blackman oversees NCSL’s state policy work on criminal and civil justice, education, employment and retirement, health and human services. Prior to being hired as a vice president,...

The New York State Senate website took home the 2016 Online Democracy Award for having a superior legislative website this week during the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) 2016 Legislative Summit in Chicago.

As an associate director in the Criminal and Civil Justice Program, Anne Teigen oversees work related to juvenile justice, criminal records, human trafficking, civil justice and firearms policy. Teigen has nearly 20 years of policy...

As NCSL's associate IT director, Chris Csanyi focuses on the technical and infrastructure systems that are used every day for NCSL members and staff. Csanyi has 20 years of experience staying on top of technologies that can help NCSL’s...

As the chief information officer, Feray Baytok oversees all systems, hardware, network, security, technical resources and processes in use at NCSL to ensure they deliver outcomes that support the organization’s mission. She has 30 years of...

The Tennessee General Assembly’s website took home the 2015 Online Democracy Award for having a superior legislative website this week during the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) 2015 Legislative Summit in...