SLLF Advisory Council Responses to COVID-19 Crisis
We have compiled information directly from our Advisory Council members and from their websites to highlight some of the measures being taken by our supporting companies to combat the [...]
Who’s In Charge Here? Checks and Balances During a State of Emergency
By Thom Little, Ph.D. On February 29, 2020, Washington Governor Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency in response to new cases of COVID-19, directing state agencies to use [...]
Convening During the Coronavirus
By Thom Little, Ph.D. America is a representative democracy. Voters elect people who meet together to debate and discuss bills and then vote in the interests of their constituents. [...]
The Time That Has Been Given to Us
By Thom Little, Ph.D. Like most of you, I am now spending the vast majority of my time at home. However, I have been doing this a bit longer [...]
Leading Through Crisis
By Thom Little, Ph.D. Last Fall, SLLF hosted “Testing Your Mettle: Leading Through Crisis” at the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas where we examined how US Presidents [...]
Framing America’s Future: The Importance of Compromise
By Thom Little, Ph.D. For several months now, all of us at the State Legislative Foundation have been focused on our first educational program of 2020, Framing America’s Future, to [...]
The Listener of the House!
By Thom Little, Ph.D. This past weekend, SLLF held its last meeting of the year, the Board Meeting and Leadership Roundtable, in beautiful Clearwater Beach, Florida. It is always [...]
Getting to Know You: The Value of Time Together
By Thom Little Ph.D. In my last blog, I introduced you to Donna Red Wing and Bob Vanderplatt and the power of a simple cup of coffee to break [...]
Bridging the Divide with Just a Cup of Coffee
By Thom Little, Ph.D. America is a divided nation. Everybody knows that. Everything we read and everything we hear or watch tells us that. We disagree on policies. We [...]
Governor “Butch” Otter’s Four C’s of Decisionmaking
By Thom Little, Ph.D Coming to you from Gate B18 at the Boise Airport in Boise, Idaho, headed home after a great couple of days at the 7th annual [...]