Elections Your Field Guide to Building Better Elections A new book from NCSL and the federal Election Assistance Commission gathers best practices in election procedures.
Leaders Too Young to Be Legislative Leaders? Not These Two. Thirty-something speakers Kyle Hilbert and Ryan Fecteau fit into the nation’s long history of young people leading state legislatures.
Elections Your Field Guide to Building Better Elections In a new book, NCSL and the federal Election Assistance Commission gather best practices in election administration.
Elections Conversations: Rep. Pat Proctor, Kansas 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...
Lawmakers Fear AI Data Centers Will Drive Up Residents’ Power Bills 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’...
Your Field Guide to Building Better Elections A new book from NCSL and the federal Election Assistance Commission gathers best practices in election procedures from across the nation.
Too Young to Be Legislative Leaders? Not These Two. Is there a “right” age to become a legislative leader? The job is often associated with a few gray hairs, but two house speakers in state capitols over 1,500 miles apart became two of the youngest in the modern era this year.
Legislative Staff Week Shoutouts 2025 Recognize your colleagues with a shoutout or two and be entered to win! Prizes will be awarded each day, including four free registrations for this fall’s NCSL Base Camp, an online policy learning and professional development...
Elections Conversations: Rep. Pat Proctor, Kansas 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...
How to Celebrate NCSL’s Legislative Staff Week Every day, you and your colleagues work behind the scenes to support the work of state legislatures. From drafting bills to making statehouses accessible to the public to keeping computer networks secure, legislatures couldn’t function...
For Many, Legislative Work Is More Than a Nine-to-Five Job A recent NCSL survey suggests that legislators are spending more time on legislative work than they were 20 years ago.
Bipartisan Effort Brings Wolverines Back to Colorado’s High Country Colorado lawmakers passed bipartisan legislation (SB 24-171) last summer to reintroduce the North American wolverine to the state’s high-elevation habitats.
50th Anniversary Edition Strengthening States for Five Decades Celebrating 50 years of bipartisan advocacy, the legislative strengthening movement, legislator and staff profiles, 50 milestones and more. View Issue
Bursting Your Bias Bubble Learn more about cognitive bias, how it helps us sift through information, and how to give your first response a second look.
Adopting a Growth Mindset: Increasing Our Resiliency in Uncertain Times Learn strategies on adopting a growth mindset to help increase resiliency in uncertain times.
Developing a High EQ: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence Develop your EQ by learning about the five key components of emotional intelligence, and the 3 E's for helping you become more emotionally intelligent.