Passing the gavel.

• Position: The New Legislative Reality - Brief Article

Maryland Delegate John Hurson became the new NCSL president at the Annual Meeting, and Jim Greenwalt, director of information systems for the Minnesota Senate, ascended to NCSL staff chair.

Hurson, a Democrat, accepted the gavel from Utah Speaker Marry Stephens, a Republican. NCSL's bylaws require a rotation between the two major parties each year.

Greenwalt replaces Max Arinder, executive director of Mississippi's Legislative PEER Committee.

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