A new book from NCSL and the federal Election Assistance Commission gathers best practices in election procedures from across the nation.

Henry Kinch is the executive director of Rhode Island’s Joint Committee on Legislative Services.

Every day, you and your colleagues work behind the scenes to support the work of state legislatures. From drafting bills to making statehouses accessible to the public to keeping computer networks secure, legislatures couldn’t function...

April 2025 issue of the News Reactor, NCSL’s nuclear newsletter. 

NCSL joins other national bipartisan organizations to provide an update to State and Local Fiscal Facts, an overview of the current fiscal health of state and local governments, including snapshots of state finances, federal role in...

NCSL joins members of the Public Finance Network in a welcome letter to leadership of the 119th Congress that highlights the importance of tax-exempt status of state and local bonds as well as support for the network’s recent primer,...

In this issue of Capitol to Capitol NCSL Comments on House Consumer Privacy Measure, NCSL Comments on House Consumer Privacy Measure, and more.

Proposed threatened species designation for the monarch butterfly could help conservationists protect habitat critical to the black-and-orange pollinator’s survival.

Growing public awareness of backlogs in testing sexual assault evidence kits has prompted states to work toward eliminating their inventories.

Nikki Farrell is the manager of financial and purchasing operations for the New Jersey Legislature. She spoke with NCSL as part of the “Staff Snapshots” series.

 NCSL's comments to the House Energy and Commerce Privacy Working Group.

As the U.S. doubles down on tariffs as a primary tool of U.S. trade strategy, individual states are beginning to assert a more active role in international economic engagement.

In this issue of Capitol to Capitol NCSL State-Fed Advocate on Budget, Department of Education Cancels Spending Extension for Federal Education Stimulus Funds, and more.

A recent NCSL survey suggests that legislators are spending more time on legislative work than they were 20 years ago.

To offer a clear and comprehensive overview of election administration from both state-to-state and national perspectives, NCSL and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission released the report Helping America Vote: Election Administration in the...

Learn more about cognitive bias, how it helps us sift through information, and how to give your first response a second look. 

Learn strategies on adopting a growth mindset to help increase resiliency in uncertain times.

Develop your EQ by learning about the five key components of emotional intelligence, and the 3 E's for helping you become more emotionally intelligent. 

Learn about negotiation; How to consider your priorities, options and alternatives. 

The ABC's of increasing personal productivity. 

Research shows that educators are the most important in-school factor contributing to student outcomes. NCSL recently brought together principals and state legislators and staff for a discussion of instructional leadership in literacy and...

This is one in a series of podcasts celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Conference of State Legislatures. On this episode we focus on legislative staff, the approximately 30,000 professionals who keep the trains running at this...

The NCSL YNP Newsletter is a biannual collection of news, events and member profiles created by and for legislators and legislative staff who are new to the legislature.

Sterilina M. Warner is the assistant archivist and clerk for the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. She spoke with NCSL for its “Staff Snapshots” series.