Vol. 29 No. 2, February 2003
Index
- Correction.
- Letters.
- Stronger in the Broken Places: Nine Lessons for Turning Crisis into Triumph.
- How much more evidence do we need? The case for all-day kindergarten is too strong to ignore.
- States get ranked for privacy.
- Rapid HIV test--how available should it be?
- Teen injuries prompt review of job safety.
- Got milk? How about calcium?
- States attack deadly deer disease.
- America, the Beautiful.
- Doing double duty.
- Fairness for the fair sex.
- Integrity in government.
- Paper promises.
- A veto first.
- Cell phone etiquette.
- Court uncorks wine law.
- From crimes to computers.
- Hearing the voice of youth.
- No butts about it.
- A blueprint for streamlining sales taxes: an agreement on how to simplify sales taxes across state lines has been reached. Now it's up to legislatures to concur.
- Pharmacy plus: the perfect cure? States are experimenting with using medicaid to cover drug costs for the "not-quite-so-poor".
- Democracy works: democracy in action is not appealing, so it's hard for people to appreciate it. It's up to legislators to teach a little "democracy appreciation," and help the public understand how the legislature works.
- Sharing criminal records: two new interstate compacts enhance public safety by improving the exchange of information.
- The genetic key to public health: strides in genetics research are making a difference in public health.
- Paying for family leave: California was the first to pass a paid family leave law. Now other states are considering following in the Golden State's footsteps.
- Looking for school leaders.