Legislative Civility: What it Is and What it Ain’t
By Thom Little, Ph.D. As I suspect many of you know, for over the last year, I have added the role of SLLF’s Legislative Liaison [...]
Give ‘Em Hell: Leadership Lessons from President Harry S. Truman
By Thom Little, Ph.D. This past weekend, I joined state legislative and corporate leaders from across the nation at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library [...]
From Rookie Legislator to Emerging Leader
By Thom Little, Ph.D. As many of you know, for more than two decades now, SLLF has sponsored the Emerging Legislative Leaders Program at the [...]
The Buck Stops Here: Four Months That Changed the World
By: Thomas H. Little, Ph.D. On April 12, 1945, Harry S. Truman, the failed haberdasher from Independence, Missouri, took the oath to become America’s 33rd [...]
Is Bipartisanship Back in Season?
By Thom Little, Ph.D. Happy New Year! ‘Tis the season of resolutions - eat better, exercise more, drink less, spend more time with family, etc. [...]
SLLF at Fifty: Looking Forward to Fifty More!
By Thom Little, Ph.D. Fifty years. A half a century. Five whole decades. That’s how long the State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF) has been working [...]
Unexpected Lessons from the US Senate
By: Thom Little, Ph.D. There is something that state legislative leaders can learn from the United States Senate. That is a statement that I did [...]
A “Moving” Story
By Papalinka Paradise, Communications Director, SLLF From elegant summer home, to well-appointed bed and breakfast to SLLF headquarters, the historic building known as Fernbrook has [...]
Beacons of Democracy: The 21st Century State Legislature
By Thom Little, Ph.D., SLLF Director of Curriculum Development and Research Last summer, the State Legislative Leaders Foundation was awarded a grant from the Ford [...]
