Posted September 8, 2025
Capitol to Capitol | Sept. 8, 2025
In this issue of Capitol to Capitol State Legislators Meet With US House Privacy Work Group, Bill to Preserve Critical Cybersecurity Tools Advances, and more.
Newsletter, Capitol to Capitol
Posted September 8, 2025
College Athletics Faces Uncertainty Amid NIL Policy Changes
States, the NCAA and Congress grapple with creating a fair and consistent NIL system for student-athletes.
State Legislatures News, Education, Legislative Summit
Posted September 7, 2025
Advice and Some Memories From Staff Veterans | OAS Episode 245
On this episode, two legislative staffers offer some advice to people new to working at the legislature. Kate Wolf from Nebraska and Morgan Hall from Georgia talked about surprises early in their careers, what attracted them to legislative...
Podcast, Our American States
First Appearance | July/August 2025
Takeaways from NCSL's Legislative Summit and a round up of front-end justice policy, research and news.
Newsletter, First Appearance
Posted September 5, 2025
NCSL's Ag Task Force Navigates Federal Tariff Policies
NCSL's Ag Task Force met in Boston in August to discuss federal tariff policies, the administration's health policy agenda and energy projects on agricultural lands.
State Legislatures News, Agriculture and Rural Development
Posted September 4, 2025
My District: Is Home to the World's Oldest Operating Drive-In Movie Theater
NCSL connects with the Pennsylvania legislators whose districts include Shankweiler's Drive-In, the world's oldest operating drive-in movie theater.
State Legislatures News, People, My District
Posted September 3, 2025
Career-Connected Learning Puts Focus on Real-World Skills
The traditional "college or bust" mindset no longer meets the needs of learners or the economy. Instead, states are creating no-dead-end systems where every credential, work experience and academic credit can stack toward future...
State Legislatures News, Education, Labor and Employment, Legislative Summit
Posted September 2, 2025
Make Child Care Affordable and Watch the Economy Grow
Child care now costs more than rent and college tuition in many states. It's a burden parents often shoulder alone. Why is child care is currently unaffordable and what will it take from both the public and private sectors to ensure all...
State Legislatures News, Children and Families, Labor and Employment, Legislative Summit
Posted September 2, 2025
Election Conversations: Rep. Mindy McAlindon, Arkansas
Mindy McAlindon spent much of her career helping others get elected. It was her passion for economic development and education that eventually convinced her to run.
State Legislatures News, People, Elections
Posted September 1, 2025
Affordable, Accurate Election Results, on Time, With a Smile
An accurate ballot count is paramount-but speed in reporting results matters, too. Election officials aim to report the results accurately, quickly and affordably.
State Legislatures News, Policy, Elections, Legislative Summit
Posted August 29, 2025
Signs of Progress in the Fight Against Overdose Deaths
After claiming more than a million lives in the U.S. over the last 25 years, opioid overdose deaths fell in 2024 for the first time in five years.
State Legislatures News, Health, Legislative Summit
NCSL Comments to the House Financial Services Committee
NCSL submitted comments to the House Financial Services Committee highlighting the ways in which states are developing effective data privacy frameworks to protect their constituents. The comments also reminded the committee that any federal...
Letters and Testimonies
Posted August 28, 2025
NLSSA Update | Summer 2025
In this issue: A preview of this year's Annual Training Conference in Indianapolis, NLSSA Board Elections and a message from the NLSSA president.
Newsletter, NLSSA Update
Posted August 28, 2025
Community-Based Approaches Can Help Keep Youth Out of Trouble
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and experts on youth crime discuss interventions that can prevent young people from committing crimes.
State Legislatures News, Civil and Criminal Justice, Legislative Summit, Center for Results-Driven Governing
Posted August 27, 2025
States Go Their Own Ways on Citizenship and Voting
The trend toward more stringent state requirements regarding citizenship and voting shows no signs of subsiding.
State Legislatures News, Elections, Legislative Summit
Posted August 26, 2025
NALIT News - August 2025
The monthly newsletter for the National Association of Information Technology (NALIT) members.
Newsletter, NALIT News
Posted August 26, 2025
Serving in the Military Shouldn't Mean It's Harder to Vote
Service members and their families stationed overseas often struggle to receive and submit ballots. We gather some helpful resources here.
State Legislatures News, Elections, Legislative Summit, Military and Veterans Affairs
Posted August 25, 2025
RELACS Report | August 2025
The RELACS Report for August 2025.
Newsletter, The RELACS Report
Posted August 25, 2025
Understanding Kids, Smartphones and Social Media | OAS Episode 244
On this episode we sat down with Zach Rausch, the chief researcher at the Tech and Society Lab at NYU, and the lead researcher for "The Anxious Generation," by Jonathan Haidt, which was published last year. We discussed how the...
Podcast, Our American States
Posted August 25, 2025
Mid-Decade Redistricting: What's Happening and What's Next?
As Texas considers new congressional maps and Ohio faces a fall deadline to do the same, questions arise: Is mid-decade redistricting legal? Does the same law that applies to once-a-decade redistricting cover this process?
State Legislatures News, Legislative Summit, Redistricting and Census
Posted August 25, 2025
Capitol to Capitol | Aug. 25, 2025
In this issue of Capitol to Capitol NCSL Policy Directives and Resolutions, NCSL Urges Congress to Strike GENUIS Act Provision Preempting State Authority, and more.
Newsletter, Capitol to Capitol
Amy Riker
VP, Government Affairs and State Partnerships
Panorama Education
Foundation for State Legislatures Board
Anya Malkov
Senior Manager, Public Policy
Amazon
Foundation for State Legislatures Board
Larry Lewis Jr.
Senior Director, State-Government Affairs
Cigna
Foundation for State Legislatures Board