The federal budget reconciliation bill includes many new education policies that offer new roles or considerations for states and their legislatures.

The NCSL Agriculture Task Force gathered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 6-7, for a dynamic two-day meeting that combined site tours and hands-on learning with policy-rich discussions.

The landmark NCAA settlement will allow for college athletics programs to directly compensate student-athletes for their name, image and likeness, or NIL. The settlement will also provide nearly $3 billion in damage claims to former athletes.

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.

As part of the current congressional budget reconciliation process, there have been proposals to cut federal funding to states for social service programs including Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Supplemental...

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