SLLF Celebrates America’s 250th in 2026: Happy Birthday America!
By Thom Little, Ph.D You may not be aware of this (if you have been under a rock), but this year, America will celebrate its [...]
Governor James B. Hunt, Jr: A True Public Servant
By Thom Little, Ph.D. “He devoted his life to serving the people of North Carolina, guided by a belief that public service should expand opportunity, [...]
Are We Really That Different?
By Thom Little, Ph.D. In October, I was honored to lead a workshop on civility with members of the Washington Legislature's Joint Select Committee on [...]
The Next Greatest Generation?
By Thom Little, Ph.D. I wrote this on Veteran's Day from a hotel room in Olympia, Washington as I prepared to lead a workshop on [...]
SLLF Renames Emerging Leaders Program
The State Legislative Leaders Foundation has announced that its annual Emerging Legislative Leaders Program will be named in honor of the former Speaker Emerita of [...]
Ronald Reagan: A Different Time, A Different President
By Thom Little, Ph.D. Last week, in preparation for our upcoming Fall Leadership Summit (September 11-13), I began reading Ronald Reagan: His Life and Legend, [...]
An A+ Program!
by Thom Little, Ph.D. A few weeks ago, SLLF sponsored our 21st annual Emerging Legislative Leaders Program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of [...]
Melissa Hortman Showed Us How to Lead
By Kate Levin, Director of Strategic Outreach, SLLF Saturday’s news about the shooting of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman hit me like a punch in the [...]
The Many Roles of Majority Leaders
By Thom Little, Ph.D. Next month (July 24-26), SLLF will host the 12th annual Conference of State Majority Leaders in Madison, Wisconsin. Having worked with [...]
