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Professional Development for Our Nation’s Leaders
SLLF is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to professional development for our nation’s current and future state legislative leaders. Our constituency includes Speakers of the House, Senate Presidents, Majority Leaders, Minority Leaders, and Leaders Pro Tempore.
ALL legislative leaders, regardless of their party, politics, or ideology, share a common set of values which include respect for the institution of the state legislature, and a commitment to strengthening that institution. Read more >>
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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Actions
By Thom Little, Ph.D. In preparing for our upcoming program at Gettysburg, I have been looking at the works of our presenters, and among many thoughtful and insightful publications, I [...]
Compromise as it Should Be: Everybody Got Something in the Minnesota House Power Sharing Agreement
By Thom Little, Ph.D. Following the election of November 5, 2024, after Democrats lost three seats, it appeared that the Minnesota House was going to be tied– 67 Democrats and [...]
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter: Examples of True Public Servants
By: Thom Little, Ph.D. In October, we posted this blog about the incredible public service of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter as we prepared for a program at The Carter Center [...]