State Legislatures News Parametric Insurance Can Offer Prompt Payout When Disaster Strikes New products show promise in covering hard-to-insure properties.
Elections Minnesota Legislature Is Tied Up in Ties Control in both legislative chambers will be decided in a Jan. 28 special election.
Retirement All Successful State Retirement Plans Do These 4 Things Model systems focus on retirement security, fiscal sustainability, planning for uncertainty and investment transparency.
Parametric Insurance Can Offer Prompt Payout When Disaster Strikes Forgoing a full damage assessment, parametric insurance products pay out a set amount based on the magnitude of the fire, flood or other event.
More Support, Less Punishment: Getting Young People on a Better Path Research points to a new understanding about when adolescents become adults, and to new ways of thinking about their treatment in the criminal justice system.
America’s Future Teachers Could Be Hiding in Plain Sight The United States suffers from a teacher shortage, and the solution might come from innovative programs designed to get middle and high school students thinking about a career in the classroom.
Mary Murphy, Longest-Serving Woman in the Minnesota Legislature, Dies Mary Murphy, the longest-serving woman in the Minnesota Legislature, died Christmas Day after a brief illness. She was 85.
Kari Dziedzic, Former Minnesota Senate Majority Leader, Dies at 62 Colleagues remember Minnesota Sen. Kari Dziedzic as a rare politician who shunned the limelight and consistently found common ground across the aisle. Dziedzic died last month after a two-year battle with cancer. She was 62.
My District: Is Home to the Bronx Zoo A New York state legislator talks about the world-renowned Bronx Zoo, which lies in his district and recently celebrated its 125th birthday.
Science on Demand: Options for Policymakers Nonpartisan science policy fellowships help build relationships between scientists and state policymakers, allowing scientists to engage in the policy process and providing legislators quick and direct access to research.
Supreme Court Hears Case on Youth Transgender Care The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case about a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender adolescents.
Supreme Court Hears Dispute Over FDA Denial of Flavored Vapes The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the case of two companies whose applications to sell e-cigarettes that taste like sweet treats were rejected by the FDA.
2024 Legislative Summit Issue Summer 2024 A guide to Louisville, the long-awaited renovation of Kentucky's Capitol, the 2024 elections and more. View Issue
Toolbox | 5 Ways to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills An NCSL training specialist offers five strategies to help perfect your public speaking, giving you confidence, command and credibility—traits needed to captivate an...
AI for Legislative Work Has Arrived. Now Comes the Hard Part. Growing numbers of legislators and staff use generative artificial intelligence for doing research, summarizing legal cases and drafting documents, but it’s far from...
How to Deliver Data That People Will Trust People need to trust data to use it—so how you talk about it makes all the difference. This story examines ways to communicate clearly and directly about data to...