Who gets to decide what art is? ArtPrize, an international art competition and cultural festival in Grand Rapids, Mich., tries to answer that question. NCSL talks with the legislators who represent the Grand Rapids area.

After 15 years of dedication to election policy in state legislatures, NCSL Elections and Redistricting Director Wendy Underhill is retiring. She spoke about her time with the organization as part of the series “Election...

Othni Lathram is the director of Alabama’s Legislative Services Agency, is committed to the professional staffers who keep the Legislature working, even as lawmakers come and go.

John Turcotte, who retired from North Carolina’s program evaluation agency in 2020, also served as an NCSL staff chair. He spoke with NCSL as part of the series “Profiles in Service.”

Alberto León Ayala is the secretary of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives.

Thaizza M. Rodríguez Pagán is the deputy secretary of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives.