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• Position: Leticia Van de Putte becomes the president of the National Conference of State Legislatures - Brief article

Texas Senator Leticia Van de Putte, a Democrat, became the first Hispanic president of the National Conference of State Legislatures as she accepted the gavel from Illinois Senator Steve Rauschenberger, a Republican.

As a bipartisan organization, the position of NCSL president alternates each year between the two major political parties.

Delaware Representative Donna Stone will assume responsibilities as NCSL's president-elect while North Carolina Representative Joe Hackney was elected NCSL vice president.

On the staff side, chief of Wisconsin's...