Military and Veterans Affairs article Remembering Those Who Died While Serving in America’s Armed Forces First celebrated shortly after the Civil War, Memorial Day was designated a federal holiday in 1971.
Fiscal article The Most-Hated Tax—and What States Are Doing About It The pressure on lawmakers to provide property tax relief is intense.
Education article Cultivating Healthy Learning Environments Through ‘Whole Child’ Education Recent state legislation aims to foster safe, positive school climates where all students can thrive and achieve academic success.
Memorial Day: Remembering Those Who Died While Serving in America’s Armed Forces This weekend, Americans pause to remember and honor those who have given their lives while serving in the nation’s armed forces.
To Address Student Well-Being, States Increase Access to Mental Health in Schools Much of the recent state legislation addressing student mental health focuses on the ratios of school psychologists and counselors to students.
Cultivating Healthy Learning Environments Through ‘Whole Child’ Education Recent state legislation aims to foster safe, positive school climates where all students can thrive and achieve academic success.
Legislator Recruitment | 2023-2024 NCSL Executive Committee At-Large and Vice President Applicants This page contains information for state legislators about applying to serve on the NCSL Executive Committee and as vice president.
Staff Snapshots | Lindsay Pealer Lindsay Pealer is the supervising librarian in California’s Office of Legislative Counsel.
Staff Snapshots | Louis Lindstrom An NCSL Q&A with Louis Lindstrom, the deputy director of civic education for the Washington Senate.
Research Requests Do Not Scare Us! NCSL provides fact-based information on issues, statutory language, legislative process questions and so much more. NCSL staff track more than 1,400 topics to answer information requests and provide testimony before legislative committees.
Do Filibusters Yield Deliberation or Delays? Depends on Whom You Ask. Filibusters, which can be used to prompt robust discourse or simply delay legislative action, are having a moment in some state legislative chambers this year.
Group Urges States to Learn From Lessons of the Pandemic During the pandemic, states adapted quickly to deal with a public health crisis, disruption to government operations, financial volatility and economic distress. Now they must decide which of those changes should remain in place.
2022 Legislative Summit Issue Summer 2022 Places political people love, states recognizing arts and culture bolster economies, steps to minimize election accuracy, and more. View Issue
Key to Overcoming Stressful Thoughts? Stop and Shift Karen Allen discusses the benefits of mental strengthening during the opening session of NCSL’s Forecast ’23 meeting in San Diego.
Leading the Way: Women Execs Share Secrets of Success Women leaders in legislatures nationwide are at an all-time high—but only represent 26% of leadership positions. During the 2022 NCSL Legislative Summit session...
Toolbox | Using the Power of ‘Why’ to Build Leadership How can legislative leaders use the power of why to build a brand that truly increases support for their policy agendas?