Vol. 32 No. 5, May 2006
Index
- Community health centers cut Medicaid costs.
- California Assembly Republicans chose a 39-year-old conservative from San Diego to become their leader.
- Ethics allegations in Colorado have forced a Democratic state senator to resign her seat and the Republican House minority leader to step aside.
- Goodbye Kiss.
- Proof of innocence.
- The chair of the Georgia Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee put the brakes on a resolution honoring actress Jane Fonda for her philanthropic work after it passed the Senate unnoticed in March.
- Virginia Delegate Harry J. Parrish, chair of the House Finance Committee and the oldest member of the General Assembly, died in March.
- Federal fight against meth.
- Keeping kids safe online.
- One bite and fido's out.
- States with one-bite rules.
- A good sign.
- Bad for birds.
- Humane hunting.
- Life's a beach.
- Local incentive.
- The cuddly catfish.
- City limits.
- Funeral protest bans.
- Honest gift cards.
- Potato peddling.
- Sha na no no.
- Transportation talk: when it comes to transportation, Secretary Norman Mineta is in the driver's seat.
- Gung Ho for green: renewable energy can be a boon for rural economic development, but there are obstacles to overcome.
- Prognosis for the uninsured: state lawmakers are still trying to do something about the millions of Americas without health care coverage, but the solution remains elusive.
- Power to the patient: can high-deductible plans and health savings accounts lower premium costs and replace the traditional goal of comprehensive insurance?
- Homeless not bankless: homeless people are getting help managing their money from nonprofit banks and credit unions.
- Oaths of citizenship to oath of office: immigrants are finding their way to the Statehouse--as students of democracy, as voters and as elected members.
- Spreading the word: speaking to a group of adults is a great occasion to promote democracy and help your constituents understand that it's often the arguing and fighting that makes the process work.
- As they see it.