Women’s Legislative Network Leading With a Minister’s Touch and a Public Defender’s Insight Joanna McClinton is the first Black woman to win the Pennsylvania House speakership.
Agriculture and Rural Development Conservation Issues Are Central to Farm Bill Debate The bill’s assistance programs help farmers and ranchers respond to land management issues.
Elections ‘State of Play’: Unpacking the Voter ID Debate As the primary season heats up across the country, voter ID laws are a point of focus.
Conservation Issues Are Central to the Ongoing Farm Bill Debate Key to the debate over the farm bill are tailored, research-based conservation assistance programs that emphasize locally adaptable practices and allow farmers and ranchers to target responses to land management issues.
Civic Learning Week Aims to Engage Young Americans in Democracy The second annual Civic Learning Week will offer hundreds of virtual and in-person events on media literacy, civic education in the age of artificial intelligence, and assessing civic readiness. The goal is to highlight the role of civic...
Love It or Hate It, Daylight Saving Time Is Here Again The national debate and state actions related to daylight saving time are continuing into 2024. For the foreseeable future, though, clock changing remains the law of the land in all but a few places.
My District: Is Home to Indiana Dunes National Park Indiana Sen. Rodney Pol Jr. and Rep. Pat Boy share stories about Indiana Dunes National Park, the 15,000-acre ecological gem that attracts nearly 2 million visitors annually and plays a vital role in their legislative districts.
Staff Snapshots | Melvette Hill Melvette Hill is the director of parent leadership and family civic engagement at the Connecticut General Assembly.
Staff Snapshots | Myra Hernandez Myra Hernandez is the director of civic education at the Washington Legislature.
Across the Aisle | A Murder Leads to Talk—and Action in Alabama A bipartisan group of Alabama legislators, Black and white, met to talk about racism and the rage fueling the racial justice protests after George Floyd’s murder by a police officer.
Across the Aisle | Preserving a Painful Piece of Michigan History Two Michigan senators, a Republican and a Democrat, teamed up to introduce a bill that would include the history of Michigan’s Indian boarding schools in curriculum standards for students in eighth through 12th grades.
From Oval Office to Statehouse: Leadership Lessons With Mark Updegrove Mark Updegrove, the president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation and presidential historian for ABC News, addresses several leadership lessons he’s gleaned from a career spent chronicling America’s commanders in chief. He spoke with NCSL...
2023 Legislative Summit Issue Summer 2023 An insider’s guide to Indy, life on Hoosier time, stories from first-year lawmakers, finding younger workers for state jobs, and more. View Issue
4 Ways to Boost Your Legislature’s Efficiency in 2024 Every legislature is unique, but in striving for greater efficiency, your state constitution, chamber rules, judicial precedents and legislative history can be your guide.
How to Become an Effective Communicator When it comes to communicating with constituents, even the worst moments—when people are upset or angry—can be navigated by making a few quick preparations.
Key to Overcoming Stressful Thoughts? Stop and Shift Karen Allen discusses the benefits of mental strengthening during the opening session of NCSL’s Forecast ’23 meeting in San Diego.