Vol. 28 No. 10, December 2002
Index
- Parks, Recreation and Open Space.
- More protections for workers.
- Do open container laws work?
- There's a gold mine in the garbage.
- Debate arises over insurer use of credit scores.
- States protect people from bad eggs.
- A spam attack.
- Fighting child porn.
- Legislators win.
- Money from manure.
- Tips from the trenches.
- A breath of fresh air.
- A defense against drought.
- Evacuation for all.
- Iowans adopt easier.
- Mothering behind bars.
- The mercury menace.
- GOP #1 first time in 50 years: Republicans made historic gains in this mid-term election. The parties are now just about dead-even in the number of legislative seats they hold, but Republicans control more legislatures.
- Voters take the initiative: voters in 42 states had the opportunity to bypass representative democracy and vote directly on 202 different statewide measures.
- Education reform from the top down: the federal government early this year passed the most comprehensive education legislation in recent memory. But there are many questions and few answers about the ramifications for states.
- The doctors' big squeeze: huge increases in medical malpractice insurance rates are driving doctors out of business. What's the answer?
- Healing the hole in the heart.