Vol. 36 No. 2, February 2010
Index
- Learning from the founding fathers.
- Letters.
- Blog: the thicket.
- Grasscatcher: daily news.
- Lessons from the past.
- Reconsidering government.
- Speaking of staff.
- The crunch continues.
- Disappearing revenue.
- A group of New Jersey lawmakers has demanded that MTV cancel the reality show "Jersey Shore," which debuted in November.
- John Wilder.
- Montana's longest serving fiscal analyst retired in December after 24 years in the Legislature, 16 as head of the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Division.
- Never before has it been more important for us to put partisanship aside and renew our commitment to putting the people first," said New York Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson when he appointed two Republicans to chair major Senate committees--a first in Senate history.
- Republican David Ralston is the new speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives.
- Sara Gelser.
- The Bonusgate scandal in Pennsylvania has now snared 25 current and former House members and aides from both parties.
- Nuclear energy legislation explodes.
- Reaching military and overseas voters earlier.
- Health centers struggling.
- Paid family leave law delayed.
- Broadband winners.
- Cover your eyes.
- For awhile, at least.
- Hybrid help.
- Ouch.
- Searching for happy.
- As easy as 911.
- Bad karma.
- Bison beware.
- Doggie delight.
- Phosphate free.
- A good, hard look: rigorous review of how state government operates is gaining ground in legislatures.
- Lessons from a recession.
- Don't hold your breath: the recession may be over, but states will continue to face high unemployment and lower revenues well into the next decade.
- State of business: lawmakers need a strategy to create a robust economic environment during hard times.
- New wave: the emerging generation of legislative staff leaders may change and challenge the way legislatures do business.
- Facing off with the feds: sovereignty measures and other steps may indicate an upsurge in anti-federal sentiment in legislatures.
- As they see it.