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The NCSL Video Resource Center is a collection of recorded webinars accessible for on-demand learning.

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Priming Yourself for the 2024 Primaries

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Priming Yourself for the 2024 Primaries

Join NCSL’s Wendy Underhill and Ben Williams in this short webinar to learn the “primary” things to know ahead of the 2024 primaries, including who can participate, requirements to get on the ballot, the role of parties versus the state and much more.

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Enhancing Local Budget Flexibility and Sustainability

Explore how local governments can face ongoing fiscal risks from declining commercial property values, growing debt loads and shifts in income tax revenue from increased telecommuting.

Information as of May 2021.

Speakers include Adrienne Lu and Alex Zhang, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Chris Morrill and Shayne Kavanaugh, Government Finance Officers Association, Rick Vilello and Andrew Sheaf, Department of Community and Economic Development, Representative Robert Freeman (D-Pa.).

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Bill Information Service (BIS) Online Training

Learn how NCSL, through a partnership with StateNet/LexisNexis, provides legislators and staff access to a searchable legislation database that contains the full text of every bill in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Congress for current sessions. Speakers include Mikell Wood, LexisNexis, and Laura Carper, NCSL.

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Virtual "Town Hall" Training

In a time when virtual meetings have become the norm, explore communicating with constituents via live broadcasting on major social media platforms. Unsure what that looks like? Tune into an NCSL “Town Hall” on the NCSL Facebook page. NCSL’s public affairs specialist Berkeley Teate covers all the details you need to know, including tips and tricks for scheduling, preparing for and successfully executing your event.

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The Virtual Third House: Integrating Advocacy in the Legislature's New Normal

Topsy-turvy schedules, shortened sessions and Zoom meetings haven’t just affected legislators and staff. Lobbying is an integral part of legislative life, but during pandemic times, advocates lack a physical lobby in which to do their work—and legislators and staff need good information and expertise. Can a business relationship thrive when you have to maintain your distance? How does it affect the institution? And where does public access fit into the mix?

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Mastering the Legislative Rules

Get a basic understanding of legislative rules of procedure, why you need to know about them, and why they are a building block of legislative institutions. Hear responses to frequently asked questions about the rules, who can answer them and where else you can turn for guidance.

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