Minnesota’s new state flag replaces the controversial old design with elements including the North Star.

As the nature of legislative service evolves, the role of leaders may be changing as well, with fewer serving for multiple years—or even decades.

A historical look at the progress women have made in gaining representation in the nation’s state legislatures, since the first women were elected, in Colorado in 1894.

More than 75% of the nation’s legislative chambers rely on Mason’s Manual to answer questions about rules of order.

NCSL’s time-tested guide for new legislators was compiled over the years with input from the organization’s members.

The effects of term limits and legislatures’ efforts to respond are collected and summarized in this guide to provide term limited legislatures with a comprehensive set of suggestions for dealing with the effects of term limits.