Vol. 35 No. 2, February 2009
Index
- Blog: the thicket.
- Budget update.
- GrassCatcher: daily news.
- Indian Nations.
- Letters.
- Nonpartisan help.
- The reflecting pool.
- TV goes digital.
- Will the safety net hold?
- A former New Jersey lawmaker who sponsored legislation to fight child pornography and abuse has been indicted on four counts of possessing, reproducing and distributing child pornography from his state-owned computer.
- Arkansas Senator Bob Johnson, a former speaker of the House, is the new president pro tem, taking the reins from Senator Jack Critcher.
- Former Colorado Representative Bernie Buescher, who was on track to become speaker of the House until he lost his primary to Laura Bradford, has been selected as secretary of state by Governor Bill Ritter.
- Iowa House GOP members replaced minority leader Christopher Rants following losses in four consecutive election cycles.
- John Knight.
- Montana Representative George Groesbeck, 38, died in December following surgery on a knee he injured in a car accident.
- Helping combat veterans.
- Move over for safety.
- The costs of climate change.
- Building healthy places for children.
- Getting a handle on innovation.
- Farmers' fortunes.
- Horses hurting.
- Midwest warning.
- Time to cool off.
- Too young to hunt?
- Trials on hold.
- Ban saves lives.
- Good-bye brownies.
- Guns can kill.
- Seeing is believing.
- Smile, you're on camera.
- A grim forecast: the fiscal crisis slamming states won't be letting up soon.
- An issue of sovereignty: the independence of Native American nations, an idea long undermined by dependency and deprivation, is again a reality.
- Tribes: a new era: from economic development to health care and family services, Native Americans are making a better life for themselves.
- Television in transition: the switch to digital TV broadcasts has state lawmakers concerned that old sets will flood landfills.
- Whose job is it? A federal bill is pending, but some state lawmakers believe they should have a role in looking out for consumers.
- Reliable research: nonpartisan legislative service bureaus keep lawmakers informed--and offer a little historic perspective, too.
- Genetic specialists trailing research boom.
- As they see it.