Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) and the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) join in opposition to Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070 (SB 1070),…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Representative Calvin Smyre (GA), President of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL), is being honored at the NOBEL Women’s (National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women)…

On Tuesday, December 14, the President joined a White House meeting hosted by his senior advisor, Valerie Jarrett, with the National Policy Alliance (NPA), a partnership of ten organizationsrepresenting African…

WASHINGTON, DC – Kansas Representative Barbara W. Ballard was elected President of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL), a non-partisan organization that represents over 600 legislative members from…

The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) firmly supports and stands by President Barack Obama and his Administration with the continuation of the Affordable Health Care Act. The legislation’s…

Kansas State Representative Barbara W. Ballard, President of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL), was among leaders of the National Policy Alliance (NPA) for a meeting with U.S.…

On behalf of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, I extend our deepest condolences to those who have been affected by this devastation and commend the efforts of those…

Representative Barbara W. Ballard (KS), President of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) issues the following statement regarding the official dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.…

This is a great day for America and for millions of innocent civilians around the world who have been terrorized by Al Qaeda. The National Black Caucus of State Legislators…