NCSL Legislative Video Resource Center

Nation-state actors, organized crime and other kinds of cybercriminals are behind recent hacks, breaches and ransomware demands. Learn about cybercriminals and their motivations, build a better understanding of the risks everyone faces, and learn how to confront them. Speakers include Susan Frederick, Pam Greenberg and Wendy Underhill, NCSL, and Representative Giovanni Capriglione (R-Texas).

We hear so often that a program or policy is "evidence-based"—sometimes to justify support for a position or funded program. Would it help to know where to look for credible evidence—or what questions to ask to test whether something is really evidence-based? Learn how to sort out what evidence really means and how it can help make policy and budget decisions that are more likely to achieve policymakers’ desired outcomes. Speakers include Kristine Goodwin, NCSL, David Anderson, Arnold Ventures, and Alyssa Doom, The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Immigration remains a high-profile topic nationally and in state legislatures. Over the last 10 years, state legislators have enacted an average of 153 laws per year, addressing the 2020 census, occupational licensing, driver’s licenses, sanctuary policies and enforcement, and creating immigration offices or task forces. Learn about state policies on immigration. Speakers include Senator Mo Denis (D-Nev.) and Senator John McCollister (R-Neb.).