A retired U.S. Army officer who now chairs the House Committee on Elections, Rep. Pat Proctor places high value on working with election administrators and bringing people into the elections process. He spoke with NCSL for its “Election...

Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, the state’s longest-serving legislator, died April 21 of cancer and related illness. He was 76.

Norman Major, who served 26 years in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, died April 15. He was 91.

NCSL has appointed the 2025 legislative staff nominating committee and is seeking nominations for legislative staff to serve on the Executive Committee for conference year 2025-2026.

State lawmakers have long sought to attract date center operations with generous tax breaks and incentives. But now, some are concerned that the infrastructure needed to add those facilities to the electric grid will drive up residents’...

A Texas state representative talks about the annual Texas SandFest, a world-renowned sand-sculpting competition on the beach in Port Aransas.