Despite Clouds in Forecast, US Economy Still on ‘Strong Footing’

The U.S. is still fundamentally on strong economic footing, but momentum is slowing, according to one economist.

State Legislatures News, Policy, Fiscal, Legislative Summit

Artificial intelligence can be helpful but be sure it's consistent with you and your values and what you're trying to do for the people that you serve.

State Legislatures News, Policy, Legislative Summit, Technology and Communication

Drugs create complex problems for law enforcement officers trying to determine the causes of traffic accidents and press charges. Blood alcohol levels can reliably show if someone is unfit to drive, but there are no established standards for...

State Legislatures News, Policy, Legislative Summit, Transportation

The National Conference of State Legislatures has kicked off a yearlong celebration of its 50th anniversary at its 2024 Legislative Summit in Louisville, Ky.

State Legislatures News, Legislative Summit

A guide to Louisville, the long-awaited renovation of Kentucky's Capitol, the 2024 elections and more.

State Legislatures Magazine

This podcast is the first of several to observe the 50th anniversary of NCSL. On this episode we track the development of legislatures over the last 400 years and talk with a range of guests about the role of legislatures in the jigsaw puzzle of...

Podcast, Our American States

The chairs of NCSL's Children, Families and Human Services Committee recently met to discuss the health workforce, prevention of child maltreatment, behavioral health, maternal and child health, Medicaid and other timely issues.

State Legislatures News, Policy, Health, Human Services

With NCSL's 50th anniversary around the corner, the organization's CEO, Tim Storey, reflects on the ways legislatures and the conference have grown up together.

State Legislatures News, Legislative Summit

NCSL's annual bipartisan gathering of legislators and legislative staff puts a spotlight on AI, elections and the organization's 50th anniversary.

State Legislatures News, Policy, Legislative Summit

More states now require evidence-based reading instruction, also known as the science of reading, which emphasizes phonics and phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension and fluency.

State Legislatures News, Policy, Education

Hannah Dunlop Relf is the calendar clerk in the Hawaii Senate Clerk's Office.

State Legislatures News, People, Legislative Staff, Staff Snapshots

The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) will recognize the New Mexico Legislature's Legislative Council Service for adding a robust set of accessibility features to its website, www.nmlegis.gov, at the 2024 Legislative...

Press Room

The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) will honor 18 outstanding current and former legislative staff, along with the Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency, during its Legislative Summit in Louisville, Ky.

Press Room

In a few states, lawmakers are charging fees on delivery trucks from Amazon and other companies to help fund maintenance on roads and bridges as the gas tax dwindles.

State Legislatures News, Policy, Transportation

Political passion runs more than skin-deep for some state legislators who have chosen to express their love for public service in a permanent way-through tattoos.

State Legislatures News, People

As the use of artificial intelligence grows, state lawmakers are weighing legislative approaches that allow for technological innovation while protecting consumers from potential misuse and unintended consequences.

State Legislatures News, Policy, Financial Services, Technology and Communication

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Tom Perez are confirmed to participate in the 2024 National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit in Louisville.

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Asja Leigh Jackson is an education policy advisor for the Michigan Legislature.

State Legislatures News, People, Legislative Staff, Staff Snapshots

NCSL examines the similarities and differences between elections in the U.S. and those being held in 76 other countries this year.

State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections, International

After starting her career at the Kentucky Capitol as a janitor, Sheila Mason got a taste of legislative staff work and never looked back. She has spent nearly 50 years in the Capitol since then, most of them at the Legislative Research Commission.

State Legislatures News, People, Legislative Staff, Profiles

One of the many ways state governments are obliged to control themselves is through ethics commissions. How these commissions are structured, the jurisdiction they have, how they operate and what they cover varies greatly by state.

State Legislatures News, Policy, Ethics

NCSL is offering nine livestreamed sessions to the public for free, available exclusively on NCSL's official website, Facebook, LinkedIn and The Ohio Channel.

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NCSL responds to Drug Enforcement Administration's request for public comments on cannabis rescheduling. The response urges the DEA to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. It also requests the DEA...

Letters and Testimonies

With the announcement that President Joe Biden has withdrawn from the presidential race, the question becomes, what happens now that he is no longer on the ballot? Strictly speaking, Biden wasn't yet on the ballot. So, the answer from an...

State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections