Vol. 31 No. 3, March 2005
Index
- Making a better Taxpayer's Bill of Rights.
- Staff have something to say.
- Who has the most women legislators?
- Wyoming senator is health care expert.
- Saving on pharmaceuticals.
- It was a family affair when freshman Representative Jerry Weiers nominated his brother Jim Weiers for speaker of the Arizona House.
- Nineteen Democrats in the Georgia House broke ranks on the opening days of session to help elect the first Republican speaker in two centuries.
- North Dakota also has some very young lawmakers.
- Speaking of switching parties, Kentucky Senator Bob Leeper has done it not once, but twice.
- Tennessee Democrat John Wilder, the nation's longest serving state legislative leader, won his 18th term as speaker of the Senate.
- The South Carolina House has elected its first-ever female whip.
- Twenty-two new senators were sworn into the 56-member Georgia Senate.
- Utah's longest serving lawmaker, Senate Minority Leader Mike Dmitrich, underwent surgery to remove a third of his lung.
- Vermont House Republican Leader Richard Hube, who won the post in December, resigned it in January, citing health reasons.
- Wyoming's first-ever Northern Arapaho to serve in the state Legislature has started his first term and is one of only two minority members.
- Pricing prescription drugs.
- School finances still in court.
- Lights on!(Trends And Transitions)
- Tax reform TABOR style.
- Term limits severe for unicameral.
- Tree talk.
- A narrow view.
- Another report card.
- Fit but wet.
- Hawai'ian comeback.
- Mouse click for moose.
- Violence for sale.
- Mitigating the mercury menace.
- Play fair.
- Pretty in pink.
- The spirit of beer.
- Walk the talk.
- A view from the states: state legislatures magazine went to a group of state leaders to get their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities 2005 presents. Here are their responses.
- How secure is the safety net? The future of the nation's community health care centers and public hospitals is grave.
- The Medicaid spending morass: Medicaid continues to grow at alarming rates causing states to seek solutions.
- I blog, you blog, we all blog: state lawmakers are beginning to see the advantages of having a blog to record their views on issues and their experiences at the statehouse.
- Tribes bet on gaming: Indian gaming has allowed a few tribal governments to strengthen their communities and provide for their people. And it often helps states and local governments as well.
- How to be a media darling: there's no getting away from it. Reporters and legislators need each other. Here's a primer on your rights and responsibilities when giving an interview.
- Juneau the capital of Alaska? Whether you know the capital of Alaska or not, some believe it's just too hard to find.
- As they see it.