1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (110+ words) 2026 NCSL Legislative Summit Business Meeting National Conference of State Legislatures NCSL Legislative Summit | Chicago | July 27-29 | 2026 July 27-29 | 1: 30-3 p. m. CT Make your state's voice heard. All legislators and legislative staff are encouraged to attend the annual NCSL Business Meeting, which will consider policy…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (151+ words) Many of the One Big Beautiful Bill's tax code changes flow down to the states, which typically use federal income as a starting point for their own taxation efforts for administrative and legislative simplicity. Many states use rolling conformity, where…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (257+ words) Ticket prices have climbed for years, but two lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle say fans are increasingly being squeezed by a system that rewards bots, resellers and opaque pricing. In the latest installment of "State of Play," a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (589+ words) Joyce Woodhouse came to Nevada for a teaching job in 1966 and stayed to draw upon her experience as a teacher and administrator to pursue a career as a tireless champion of education in the Nevada Senate. She has died at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (186+ words) Map Monday: Data Centers Dominate Landscapes and Legislatures National Conference of State Legislatures Report Map Monday: Data Centers Dominate Landscapes and Legislatures Data centers'massive facilities housing computers that power the internet'number more than 4, 000 in the U. S. , and the count is expected…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (252+ words) As this year's legislative sessions wind down, the directions states are taking on tax legislation is becoming clear. State tax landscapes have largely been defined by a divergence in approach and capacity. While some states have focused on incremental tax…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (450+ words) Laid out around the historic Courthouse Square in Macomb, Ill. , is the world's largest Monopoly-style game board. Called Macombopoly, the game pays homage to the popular board game and its precursor, The Landlord's Game, invented in 1903 by Macomb resident Elizabeth "Lizzie…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (443+ words) Laid out around the historic Courthouse Square in Macomb, Ill. , is the world's largest Monopoly-style game board. Called Macombopoly, the game pays homage to the popular board game and its precursor, The Landlord's Game, invented in 1903 by Macomb resident Elizabeth "Lizzie…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (189+ words) While I&Rs were intended as a tool of direct democracy, legislatures are increasingly concerned that the process of getting them on the ballot can be manipulated by special interest groups. This has led to more than 90 bills introduced to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (975+ words) Emergency responders across the country are exploring a tool once reserved almost exclusively for hospitals and battlefields: blood. Retired Army trauma nurse Randi Schaefer tells NCSL's "Our American States" podcast that the push for prehospital blood'blood products administered at the…...