Vol. 29 No. 3, March 2003
Index
- America's Legislators Back to School Week.
- Biotechnology--a new tool for economic development.
- Swimming upstream: regulating genetically engineered fish.
- Poor families need to know about federal tax credit.
- Seeking balance between public records and the need for secrecy.
- Going electronic.
- Speaking of sex slander.
- That meandering river.
- The arts are aching.
- The power of incumbency.
- Computer crime lab.
- Goodbye paper trail.
- Schools reborn.
- Smugglers beware.
- The problem of pregnant pigs.
- Insurance regulation: a time for change; can the states fix the age-old system of insurance regulation to meet the needs of the modern economy, or will a federal takeover leave consumers to fend for themselves?
- What is Altria?
- States will miss TEA-21: the federal transportation act has poured billions of dollars into highway, transit and alternative modes of travel projects. What should its reauthorization look like?
- What's up with e-government? Digital government isn't a silver bullet, but as part of a long-term plan, it may provide a means to reduce state spending.
- Moving ahead with Olmstead: to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, states are working hard to find community placements for people with disabilities.
- Insuring kids in hard times: since it began, SCHIP has been taking care of children's medical needs. The question now, however, is how will it be funded.