Vol. 41 No. 1, January - January 2015
Index
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- 28,000+.
- 33,000.
- 48.
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- Armed with diplomas and new ideas for tackling energy issues, graduates from 12 states and three Canadian provinces celebrate successfully completing NCSL's Legislative Energy Horizons Institute.
- Boise State Public Radio.
- Fresh from a meeting with U.S. Representative Paul Ryan, where they pushed for the Marketplace Fairness Act, Arkansas Representatives Kelley Linck, far left, and Dan Douglas, along with South Dakota Senator Deb Peters, discuss strategy.
- State Net Capitol Journal.
- The News Tribune.
- Why state legislators matter most.
- Betty King, the beloved, longest-serving secretary of the Senate in Texas history, died in December.
- On November 4, Nevada Republicans took control of both the Assembly and Senate.
- This is the 21st century.
- All the House did with this bill was take money out of our constituents' wallets.
- I didn't seek public office for what I can get out of it.
- In what was described as a "wild" day. New Hampshire Representative Shawn Jasper won an upset victory for speaker.
- Millie MacFarland was the "unsung and quiet steady hand shepherding many of the laws that have shaped our state," said Maine House Speaker Mark Eves.
- [Cartoon].
- New session, new faces.
- By the numbers: the Hispanic wave.
- How are the kids?
- Less "fill 'er up," more "charge it".
- Bears in the crosshairs.
- Farm states cultivate lawyers.
- 1 Downshifting.
- 2 Open for business.
- 3 Tear down the Zion Curtain?
- 4 Navajos tax junk food.
- 5 Death with dignity turns 20.
- 10 The last straw.
- 6 Tennessee rethinks abortion law.
- 7 Wipes in the pipes.
- 8 $15 Million in job grants.
- 9 Governor to critics: when pigs fly.
- What's Hot for 2015: lawmakers have a slew of hot issues to juggle as sessions rev up around the country this month.
- Mary Matalin and James Carville.
- On the road (and bridge) again: in this era of declining revenues, more states are turning to the private sector to complete transportation projects.
- Vaporized: with cigarette sales down and e-cigarettes hot, lawmakers find themselves in a bit of a revenue quagmire.
- Filling the gap: after years of spending cuts to mental health programs, lawmakers have begun to boost funding for the most effective approaches.
- Advice for new (and returning) legislators: as a jump start for new lawmakers, and a good reminder to returning ones, experienced lawmakers share some words of wisdom.
- Making Ideas Matter: My Life as a Policy Entrepreneur.
- Nevada Senator Debbie Smith: President of NCSL.