Melvette Hill is the director of parent leadership and family civic engagement at the Connecticut General Assembly.

Myra Hernandez is the director of civic education at the Washington Legislature.

Anne Ziaja is the executive director of the Massachusetts Senate Office of Education and Civic Education.

Tammy Wehrle is the legislative education and outreach officer for the Wisconsin Senate.

A Q&A with Sabrina Lewellen, the director and assistant secretary of the Arkansas Senate and newly named NCSL staff chair.

Today’s technology can’t do it all in keeping state capitols safe, so the human component remains essential. While all state capitols are supported by law enforcement, the first line of defense inside the buildings is the...