Vol. 32 No. 3, March 2006
Index
- Kindergarten: full time.
- Arizona Senator Robert Cannell announced he will not seek reelection this year because of health and family reasons.
- Charlie Ringo.
- Colorado Democrats hold a one-seat margin in the Senate, and they are confident they can hold their majority even following the announcement by Senator Dan Grossman that he will not seek another term.
- South Carolina lawmakers packed the House chamber in January for the unveiling of a portrait of former Speaker David Wilkins.
- The homeless among US.
- The United Health Foundation ranked Mississippi the least healthy state in the nation in 2005.
- A new twist on math and science education.
- Filling the time after school.
- The stem cell race is on.
- Troubling trends in infant health.
- A capitol idea.
- A chestnut comeback.
- Crib control.
- Legislative podcast.
- Small but strong.
- The universal language.
- Drugs in schools.
- Moon on in Maryland.
- Pocket pariahs?
- Prayer parameters.
- Smart roads.
- Where on earth are sex offenders? States are using satellites to track dangerous sex offenders, many of whom become lost to registration systems.
- Capturing DNA's crime fighting potential: DNA databases are expanding and solving many cold cases, but crime labs often lack the cold cash to fulfill their potential.
- Identifying the missing and the dead: as forensic DNA technology improves, new opportunities emerge to solve cases of missing persons and unidentified remains.
- Lose some, win some: the new federal spending plan contains bad news for states. But there's good news, too, especially in the Medicaid law.
- TANF rules tough on states; new federal changes in welfare rules put restrictions on state flexibility, but states have options to keep programs focused on their goals.
- A new role for coal.
- State's Rx for Medicare gaps: some states have made long-term commitments to help their low-income citizens pay their out-of-pocket costs for Medicare Part D. For some it was a matter of life or death.
- How to meet the press: knowing how to hold a good press conference can help you get your message out.
- As they see it.