Vol. 28 No. 2, February 2002
Index
- Heart disease and stroke still leading killers.
- Where you live: Can be hazardous to your health.
- Despite war, another round of base closures looms.
- Improved organ donor laws desperately needed.
- Largest river cleanup in history launched on Hudson.
- States allow needle exchanges.
- Stateline.
- Federalism's ups and downs: It's pretty much agreed that devolution has wanted; and there are considerable pressures for centralization. What's not clear, is why.
- Will welfare reform hold up?: With a recession in progress and caseloads increasing, we will soon know if reform has truly transformed the welfare system.
- Whatever happened to the new economy? Given the current economic downturn, questions abound as to whether the "new economy" really means anything for states.
- Maverick medicine: Since Western medics discovered the benefits of acupuncture and other Chinese healing methods, lawmakers have had a tough time fitting it all into the traditional model.
- States, hunters aim to feed the hungry: Recession has brought an increase in hunger. Here's how states and sportsmen are helping.