Vol. 29 No. 1, January 2003
Index
- Women in office: fivefold increase in 33 years.
- Invasive species--don't let them in the door.
- Virus gives candidates more than a stomach ache.
- Facelifts for Texas courthouses.
- A new kind of capitol security.
- Clearing the air.
- Fire deaths down.
- It is better to give.
- Sex toy rights sacred.
- College easy street.
- Dolly for dinner.
- Hung up and thrown out.
- The gift of a car.
- The new outdoor adventure.
- Putting the squeeze on: the issues are on the table. But is the money? Our annual look at the session's top 10 issues.
- What's ahead for the economy? State lawmakers face huge fiscal challenges as they convene their 2003 legislative sessions. What might they expect from the economy as they craft next year's budgets?
- Hurdles of health care reform: the obstacles are enormous, and so are the stakes. But there are some new ideas for reining in health care costs and keeping Americans healthy.
- Balancing smokers, nonsmokers and health concerns: Delaware and California have banned all public smoking. Other states are looking at requiring separate, well-vented rooms. The problem is no one knows how much ventilation is enough.
- Welfare reform: doing well, trying to do better; welfare reforms have been quite successful, but there's much more to do. Moving ahead in tight budget times, however, is a daunting task for lawmakers.
- E-signatures for an E-world: states face a thicket of complications born of rapidly changing technology in their quest to regulate electronic commerce.