Does My Bill Really Enact a Compact?
By Thomas Morris Drafters are often given a draft bill that purports to be a compact — sometimes called an interstate compact. However, in at least some instances, it is […]
Miscellaneous
A Legislator’s Guide to Creating Cash Funds
by Ed DeCecco “How do I love thee [cash funds]? Let me count the ways.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 43 Ms. Browning may not have written her sonnet about the […]
Federal Tax Reform Proposals Trigger State Tax Policy Implications
by Esther van Mourik NCSL hosted its 2016 Capitol Forum in Washington, D.C., the week of December 5, 2016. The Capitol Forum is one of the two annual meetings that […]
The Legislative Branch Policy on Services for Persons with Disabilities Gets a Technology Facelift
by Jennifer Gilroy and Bart Miller It’s hard to believe that it has been more than a quarter of a century (26 years to be exact) since Congress enacted the […]
A Thanksgiving Message from OLLS
Happy Thanksgiving from the Office of Legislative Legal Services!