Vol. 37 No. 1, January 2011
Index
- 25 years ago.
- Did you know ...
- Whose dome is it?
- The direction of tax collections.
- A more conservative Republican Senate in Nevada has chosen Mike McGinness as the new GOP leader, ending a 28-year leadership run, including 10 sessions as majority leader, for Senator Bill Raggio, who also chaired the Finance Committee.
- Arizona Senate Minority Leader Jorge Luis Garcia died in October of heart complications from a rare disease.
- Gary VanLandingham.
- Georgia Senate Republicans decided overwhelmingly to strip the powers the lieutenant governor has historically exercised over the chamber.
- Jim Morrison.
- Just two years after the Democrats in Wisconsin took the majority in both chambers, the Republican tide turned the tables.
- Peter Galbraith.
- Republican Representative Brian Bosma is the new speaker of the Indiana House.
- Lies of honor.
- Dangerous duo.
- HIV: myths persist.
- Show your badge!(TRENDS AND TRANSITIONS) (identification at state capitols) (Brief article)
- It's complicated.
- Parks in Peril.
- Prove it.
- Schools sue.
- The silent option.
- A gift to 50.
- In-state tuition ok.
- Pupils of pot.
- Scannerphobia spreads.
- Taxing times.
- Fragile recovery: high unemployment, lackluster consumer Demand and an anemic real estate market all spell Continued trouble for state budgets.
- Why did you want this job?
- Counter cultures: success in government demands a different set of skills than making it big in business.
- 15 tips for being an effective legislator.
- Pay problem: most legislative salaries lag behind the private sector, but raising them can cause a political firestorm.
- Jump-starting jobs: state lawmakers are hoping tax credits will get small businesses hiring.