Vol. 32 No. 7, July 2006
Index
- Hawaii has an Erisa waiver.
- Maine's Dirigo off to a slow start.
- More school days in South Dakota.
- State Tax Policy: A Political Perspective.
- A stepping stone to the presidency.
- Charlene Rydell.
- How safe are your telephone records?
- In a game of musical chairs brought about by term limits, numerous current or former California legislators won nomination to run statewide this fall.
- Jackie Speier.
- Oklahoma House Republicans chose 34-year-old Lance Cargill as speaker designate to succeed Speaker Todd Hiett, the first GOP speaker in more than 80 years, who is leaving because of term limits and running for lieutenant governor.
- Representative Ray Barnes of Arizona had "angels hovering over him," according to Speaker Jim Weiers, when he collapsed on the floor of the House in early June and was revived by colleagues, a lobbyist and a 17-year-old page.
- The FBI has arrested two computer services employees of the Pennsylvania Senate on charges of obstructing justice for allegedly destroying e-mails to impede a federal investigation of a powerful state senator.
- Trudi Williams.
- Dealing with meth moms.
- Honoring our heroes.
- Kids and states receive a break.
- Smart places to live.
- A green Lady Liberty.
- Boot camps booted out.
- Foie gras farewell.
- Incensed over incense.
- Protect the ump.
- When only "sorry" will do.
- Drink milk.
- Herring heyday.
- Mardi Gras mistake.
- Steroid attack.
- Where have all the flowers gone?
- Who would have known?
- Strong states, strong nation: states play a powerful and important role in making our country strong.
- A view from the top: State Legislatures gathered a group of leaders to talk about the challenges that the global economy and immigration pose against a backdrop of federal mandates, the loss of institutional memory, and a decline in decorum and ethics. Here's what they had to say.
- Flexing the ethics muscle: restoring public confidence in government after a scandal is a legislature's prime goal.
- Custodians of American democracy: the strength of the legislature often lies behind the scenes with the sometimes unnoticed but hard-working staff.
- On behalf of staff: legislative staff may not always get the respect they deserve, but in Ohio, the institution would grind to a halt without them.
- States and the new high Court: states have a different standing in the U.S. Supreme Court without their two champions of federalism.
- Beating them to the punch (line): there is no shortage of satire in the media these days. Who's the target? More and more it's legislators. What you should know to avoid being fodder.
- Democracy disaster: the story of Katrina demonstrates how linked government is to life and death and how, in this crisis, it didn't work.
- Hurricane heroes: a crisis can bring people together. For state legislative leaders, Katrina did just that.
- Power, politics and the press--a look back: the dean of the Texas Capitol press reflects on what it was like when the media referred to the government as "we" rather than "they.".
- How to write better: there's a knack to putting words together in a way that will draw readers in and keep them interested and reading to the last period.
- Lifers with a twist: like the Energizer Bunny, some dedicated legislators just want to keep serving.
- As they see it.