Vol. 37 No. 5, May - May 2011
Index
- Inside juvenile justice.
- 25 years ago.
- Blog: the thicket.
- Did you know ...
- Grasscatcher.
- Leading the legislature.
- Observing overseas.
- Plugged in.
- Safe online.
- Spotlight.
- Whose dome is it?
- Granted, money helps.
- A Democrat joined the ranks of Louisiana Senate Republicans in March giving the GOP a two-seat majority in a chamber that just months ago was under Democratic control.
- And in Arkansas, Republican Bruce Cozart won a special election to fill the House seat of Keith Crass, who died about a week before the general election, but nevertheless was elected posthumously.
- Florida Representative Will Weatherford has been designated speaker of the House for 2012 through 2014.
- In Arizona, Senate Republicans voted to oust Senator Scott Bundgaard from his post as majority leader following a domestic dispute with his girlfriend involving the police.
- In Mississippi, Senator Ezell Lee switched from Democrat to Republican.
- It's been a particularly long election season for Texas Representative Donna Howard.
- Milo Smith.
- New Hampshire House Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt has apologized to Catholic Bishop John B. McCormack for calling him a "pedophile pimp who should have been led away from the State House in handcuffs with a raincoat over his head in disgrace" on his Facebook page.
- Tennessee, Republican Kerry Roberts won in a landslide against his Democratic opponent in a special election.
- The Stoning of Sally Kern: The Liberal Attack on Christian Conservatism and Why We Must Take a Stand" will be released in July.
- Scholarship tax credits.
- A world view of elections.
- Bagging plastic.
- A bait and a hook.
- State quakes.
- A racist history.
- Death penalty on trial.
- Drinks on Sunday.
- Looking ahead.
- Really? That good?
- Shine on me.
- Students lose hope.
- A public birth.
- Hope for hemp.
- Red light for texting.
- The other nuclear problem: states are stuck with tons of nuclear waste while the federal government struggles with where to store it.
- Leaders speak out: the deficit, challenges and what keeps them up at night.
- Going electric: state policies can have an enormous effect on the popularity of plug-in vehicles.
- Online-U: lawmakers will need to make decisions soon to comply with federal regulations for the growing world of online higher education.
- Zombies, Trojan horses and you.
- 9 Ways to stay safe online.
- Getting personal: legislative aides who work directly for lawmakers are a growing force in statehouses.
- As they see it.