Vol. 41 No. 8, September - September 2015
Index
- Clarification.
- NCSL expertise.
- New trends in juvenile justice.
- Task force travels to Alaska.
- Author-lawmakers.
- Ground support.
- Keep it brief.
- Staffers meet in Denver.
- Summit summaries.
- The working life.
- Where the jobs are.
- It's good to be done.
- Rather than tenure being about academic freedom, it seems to be more about job protection.
- This is a compassionate, smart and just reform.
- This might be two terms in one for me - my first and last.
- Veteran Georgia Representative Ben Harbin resigned his seat in July after 20 years in the Legislature to take a job as a lobbyist.
- [Cartoon].
- David Rosen.
- I believe people should have a choice.
- Massachusetts Senator Thomas Kennedy, who overcame a disability to serve in the legislature for 32 years, died in June.
- North Carolina Senate President Phil Berger (R) and Speaker Tim Moore squared off against Governor Pat McCrory and two former governors, Jim Martin and Jim Hunt, at the state Supreme Court in what has been called a landmark case on the constitutional separation of powers in the Tar Heel State.
- West Virginia House Speaker Tim Armstead has thrown his support behind Senate President Bill Cole's campaign for governor in 2016.
- [It] seems to be one of those extreme ideas to throw out there.
- 2 Yes means yes.
- Luring cybersecurity industry is big business.
- Meter readers going the way of dinosaurs.
- Altering rules on cannabidiol therapies.
- 1 Great state of Twitter.
- 3 Not clear for takeoff.
- 4 Give 'em a brake.
- 5 Sweet tax.
- 10 Mahalo for not smoking.
- 6 Grouse anticipation.
- 7 Rethinking sentencing.
- 8 Good flag, bad flag.
- 9 Jersey family values.
- Constitutions: amend with care: as talk of changing the U.S. Constitution stirs up again, state constitutions serve as examples of what it can mean to alter these documents.
- Cases with consequences: recent Supreme Court rulings were game-changers for the states - and not just because of the decisions on health care and same-sex marriage.
- Pinch hitting: doctor shortages in rural America have paramedics stepping up to the plate when needed.
- Ties that bond: in life and in the legislature, connections are more important than divisions.
- Wild wisdom: lessons in leadership can come from some of the most unexpected places, including the African plains.
- Curtis S. Bramble: Utah Senator and NCSL President.