Expertise.

• Position: SHORT TAKES ON NCSL NEWS

"It's safe to say that energy-producing states are weathering some issues with regard to revenue collections."

Arturo Perez on the effects of the global oil glut, in the Associated Press.

"The uptick in state examination of the issue coincided with the beginning of football season, when the ads became nonstop."

Jonathan Griffin on efforts to regulate daily fantasy sports, in Stateline.

"That is where a huge amount of work gets done."

Kae Warnock on how legislatures rely on interim committees, on...