Greed, Keeping up with the Joneses and Shiny Objects
by: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research On February 11, 2010, Representative Gordon Fox stood before the chamber and took the oath [...]
Keys to Bipartisan Cooperation: Willingness, Communication and Solutions
by: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research “Coming together after acrimony isn’t always easy, but it is the right thing to do for [...]
A Not-So-Young Man’s Fancy Turns To….Bipartisanship?
by: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research In less than three weeks, Spring will be upon us and as Alfred Lord Tennyson reminded [...]
It’s a Different World
by: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research In recent weeks, leaders across the country have been gaveling their chambers to order for the [...]
In Memoriam Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. of Maryland. He died at home on January 15, [...]
Your Words Matter
By: Thomas H. Little, State Legislative Leaders Foundation In the fall of 2019, I was privileged to hear Andrew Card, former Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, [...]
January 6, 2021 is a day that will live in infamy
By Stephen Lakis, President of SLLF January 7th, 2021 I know we all share the same emotions about the deplorable events that took place recently in our nation’s capital: anger, [...]
‘Tis the Season!
By Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research December 7th, 2020 The holiday season is once again upon us. This year, because of the [...]
Esse Quam Videri
By Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. and SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research November 4, 2020 Esse Quam Videri- Latin for “To Be Rather Than to Seem.” That is [...]
The Day After (2020 Edition)
The following blog was originally written and posted before election day four years ago as we awaited the results of the 2016 elections. Then, as now, we were in [...]