Vol. 28 No. 1, January 2002
Index
- Letters.
- Handling Gambling.
- The Rising Cost of Health Care.
- Are State Sales Tax Holidays on Vacation?
- California Gives Bonuses to Educators for Results.
- Making Drug Prescription Coverage Fairer for Women.
- Let's all go Downtown.
- Marriage 101.
- The Holiday Thing.
- The Trouble with Test Scores.
- Too Much High Tide.
- A History Lesson Learned.
- Grandfamilies Get Help.
- Happy and Healthy in the Heartland.
- Judges' Turn to test.
- No Nastiness now.
- A Fog of Uncertainty: War and the economy cloud the 2002 state legislative sessions.
- Recommendations for reform: with numerous studies and reports, there is no dearth of advice on how to overhaul the country's election system.
- Out of the Frying Pan: The energy crisis that dominated the California Legislature's 2001 session subsided as the year came to a close, but it left behind a debilitating financial hangover that could hamper the state's economy for years to come.
- Medicaid Woes Returning: After lying dormant for several years, Medicaid is again giving lawmakers headaches as they tackle budget problems.
- Fighting Crime with Information: Improved safety comes with integrating criminal justice information systems, but the process isn't easy. And it takes money.
- Playing God with Potatoes: Consumers want to know when they're eating genetically altered food--but the subject of labeling is controversial.