Vol. 33 No. 8, September 2007
Index
- Testing out of high school.
- A partisan battle of wills shut down Pennsylvania government in July as the Democratic governor and GOP-controlled Senate could not reach agreement on the budget nine days into the new fiscal year.
- In Michigan, where the budget deficit is estimated to be $920 million after the governor approved $1 billion in cuts, the Department of Corrections is suspending 208 of its 250 public work crews and closing a minimum security work camp to cut costs and restore prison staff at other facilities.
- P.J. Hogan.
- Rodney Tom.
- South Dakota's Old Governor's Mansion has found a new home and a new assignment.
- The GOP-controlled New York Senate is ready to take on Democratic Governor Eliot Spitzer in a campaign to save their majority--and they're using new technology and an old game to win.
- Would the Utah Legislature respond to an invitation to view "Sicko," Michael Moore's latest documentary that takes on the nation's health care system?
- Exotic animal regulations.
- Legislators go back to school.
- Tax trading on the rise.
- Diesel turns green.
- Is legislation against Narc doomed?
- A burger war.
- Detours ahead.
- Emergency equity.
- Mosaic makeover.
- Stuck on stucco.
- Trash troubles.
- A benefit for beer makers.
- Economics everywhere.
- Greenhouse gas producers.
- ID everyone.
- Steroid attack.
- Student satellite success.
- Who should command the National Guard? The National Guard has traditionally been under the control of the states. Section 1076 of the 2007 Defense Authorization Act change that, concerning many.
- Make every vote count: a national popular vote would make sure no state is disadvantaged and every vote is equal.
- Don't circumvent the constitution: perhaps direct election of the president is a good idea. But trying to work around the Constitution isn't.
- Yielding to transportation needs: as baby boomers get older, states need to be ready to meet the demands they'll make on special transportation programs.
- Keeping the homeownership dream alive: with foreclosures at an all-time high, lawmakers are working to help people keep their homes.
- Replenishing our food deserts: in tightly packed urban neighborhoods and isolated rural areas, fresh and healthy food is unavailable to many Americans. Lawmakers hope to remedy that.
- Environmental enemies: environmental factors may be causing many chronic diseases. Tracking the link between them helps.
- As they see it.