Vol. 28 No. 4, April 2002
Index
- Letters.
- Maine wins court case on prescription drug prices.
- Observing State Tax Policy.
- Rainy day funds: Running for cover.
- Ohio turns trees into supplies for poor school districts.
- Urban sprawl may be bad for your health.
- It's not pot; it's hemp: a viable agricultural product.
- States work to improve child care assistance so parents can go from welfare to work.
- States look to gamblers to boost sagging budgets.
- Party animals invade D.C.
- Righting past wrongs.
- Searching for ways to feel safe.
- Sliding to safety.
- Stockpiling our security.
- Hawaiian citizens do it online.
- Lawyering across state lines.
- Mississippi bears all.
- Protecting us against ourselves.
- Surfing court records.
- The land of opportunity.
- Unintended consequences-or not?
- Renewing the energy debate: States are expanding their use of renewable energy to protect themselves from fluctuating energy costs and to rejuvenate rural economies.
- How smart is your state?
- California dot.com boom went bust: the wild variations in California's revenue stream make budgeting really tough.
- Leaving prison once and for all: Helping ex-prisoners successfully return to society can greatly improve their chances of staying out of trouble.
- Be prepared: Communicating in a crisis; the success or failure of managing a crisis depends upon the ability to communicate effectively--even within a legislature.