Colorado LegiSource: Happily Blogging Since September 1, 2011!
Five years ago today, Colorado LegiSource made its debut as the only known blog written by nonpartisan legislative staff for their legislators and the public. In the years since, we […]
Miscellaneous
Update on NCSL’s Executive Committee Task Force on State and Local Taxation
by Esther van Mourik Legislative attorneys usually work quietly in their offices, researching legal issues, drafting bills and amendments, reviewing rules, and annotating cases. Occasionally, we get an opportunity to […]
NCSL Report: States Need World-class Education Systems to Compete Globally
by Julie Pelegrin Based on the most recent results from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the United States ranks 24th in reading scores, 36th in math scores, and […]
When Does a Legislator have Standing to Sue?
By Sharon Eubanks In the last two LegiSource articles, we’ve talked about what a citizen must do to show that he or she has standing to sue someone to enforce […]
Suing the Government: Taxpayer Standing
by Julie Pelegrin In addition to telling people what they can and cannot do, the statutes may tell a state agency or a local government what it must do. If […]