Michael Stewart has retired after more than 27 years of service to Nevada, most of that with the Legislative Counsel Bureau. Stewart, who led the Research Division, said goodbye to colleagues at a retirement party in December.

I chose to work at the Legislature to experience a new challenge. I worked in the construction industry for 20-plus years, including doing electrical upgrade projects at the Capitol building. The operation of this building did not disappoint.

NCSL salutes two longtime legislative research librarians who have retired with a combined total of nearly 75 years of experience.

After 45 years and 46 legislative sessions, 43 of them spent with the Minnesota House under seven different speakers, Bill Marx is riding into the proverbial sunset as one of the nation’s longest-serving chief fiscal analysts.

I actually stumbled into public service by chance. I have always loved living in Mississippi, so when my previous employer informed me that my position with the company would require me to relocate to the Florida Panhandle, I knew immediately...

When the Washington Senate convened earlier this month, it marked the first session in the past 40 that Brad Hendrickson was not in the building. At least not in person.