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...

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 new book from NCSL and the federal Election Assistance Commission gathers best practices in election procedures from across the nation.

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

Growing public awareness of backlogs in testing sexual assault evidence kits has prompted states to work toward eliminating their inventories.

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.