Vol. 36 No. 4, April 2010
Index
- Letters.
- Rural poverty persists.
- Hiram Monserrate.
- John Perez was officially sworn in as California's speaker in March.
- Louisiana Representative Nick Lorusso, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, completed a one year assignment as a deputy staff judge advocate and is back in the Legislature.
- NCSL President and Georgia Senator Don Balfour is making a bid for Congress.
- Roger Wendt.
- Utah Senate Republicans.
- Vernon Ehlers.
- Virginia House Majority Leader Morgan Griffith is challenging Congressman Rick Boucher, a 28-year veteran of the U.S. House.
- Governments work in the clouds.
- Prescription drug costs easier to swallow.
- Buy local gains momentum.
- Faith of state legislators.
- Acute senioritis.
- I have and I do.
- Law school forgiveness.
- No vote, no pay.
- Once a year.
- Paper cuts.
- Drug tests for lawmakers.
- Endangered dome.
- Gaps on top.
- Public potatoes.
- United standards.
- The race is on: states are making changes in their education programs as part of applying for billions in federal grants.
- Keeping the lights on: serious challenges face policymakers and utilities as they try to keep electricity supply stable and affordable.
- Going lean: legislative staff are being cut around the country, but some lawmakers worry the fiscal trims are going too far.
- Economy still blossoming in Texas: the Lone Star State has fared better than most during the recession, but lawmakers will face fiscal woes next year.
- Same sex redux: how did same sex marriage re-emerge as one of the most vexing social issues facing lawmakers?
- As they see it.