Vol. 33 No. 7, July 2007
Index
- Leadership winner.
- Smoke-free laws.
- Colorado's Amendment 41, considered the toughest ethics law in the nation, suffered a serious setback in June when a district court judge issued a temporary injunction halting its enforcement.
- It's been a tough five months for Texas Speaker Tom Craddick, the first Republican to lead the chamber since Reconstruction and a leader who rules with an iron hand.
- Maintaining his innocence in federal bribery and extortion charges, Alaska Representative Vic Kohring announced he will resign his office in July.
- The Platters, the Drifters, the Supremes, Sha Na Na, the Coasters.
- When Alabama Republican Senator Charles Bishop punched Democratic Senator Lowell Barron on the chamber floor, it was the blow seen round the nation.
- Don't take my gun.
- Should the electoral college be changed?
- All eyes on Vermont.
- E-learning is everywhere.
- Washington passes paid family leave.
- Be warned.
- Clean air for bears.
- Maine turns green.
- Paper, plastic or canvas?
- Ship safety.
- The cost of books--ouch.
- Button up.
- Cell phone contraband.
- Dearth of organ donors.
- Interlocks for all.
- Learning by laptop.
- Pig pests.
- Following the leader.
- Seeing things differently: Nebraska's new young speaker, Mike Flood, thrives on politics and hard work.
- Experience counts: Minnesota's Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher has a mile long political resume that includes time as a legislative staffer.
- Master of consensus: it is said that Maryland Speaker Mike Busch inundates his caucus with information and persuades them with intellectual brute force.
- Leading by example: Arizona Senate President Timothy S. Bee is hands-down one of the most well-liked leaders in the country.
- Working together: over cigars, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Speaker Fabian Nunez build an unlikely bond.
- Tim Massanelli: man of the House: the long time parliamentarian of the Arkansas House embodies a combination of political power, institutional memory, legendary status and public service.
- Searching for words: politicians can use words to inflame or reconcile. How do you use your words?
- The urge to serve: you can take the legislator out of the state, but as five unusual cases show, you can't take the desire to serve out of the legislator.
- Small beginnings remarkable results: here's a look at the 400th anniversary of various things and some really ancient legislatures.
- 25 great online ideas worth stealing: states are using the Internet in creative, innovative ways from which other states can and should benefit.
- A new old Capitol: Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Capitol is looking better than ever.
- Tips for a more powerful presentation: giving a great speech doesn't have to be difficult.
- As they see it.