Vol. 36 No. 9, October 2010
Index
- Blog: the thicket.
- GrassCatcher daily news clippings.
- Letters.
- Ready for exchanges?
- Reform central.
- Spotlight.
- StateVote.
- Storey on the election story.
- Take some initiative.
- Workplace issues.
- A shot in the arm.
- A proposed September special session on the oil spill effects in Florida was nixed by Speaker Larry Cretul, who said the issue could wait until March.
- David A. Gibson had a lifetime of distinguished public service.
- Former Arkansas Speaker of the House Bill Stovall is the new--and first--chief of staff for the House.
- Former Indiana Speaker Pro Tern John Thomas was eulogized as a "giant statesman," an "inspiring public servant" and author of "one of the finest [home care] programs in the nation.".
- Greg Petesch, the powerful and respected chief attorney and code commissioner for the Montana Legislature, recently retired after 31 years.
- Hawaii Senator David Ige recently received the National Association of State Chief Information Officers' 2010 State Technology Innovator Award for his work supporting the Senate's paperless initiative.
- Leamon Fite Jr.
- It's a dog's life.
- Synthetic pot peril.
- College success.
- Revenue$ ri$e.
- Who killed civility?
- Big bypass benefit.
- Good, better, best.
- It's green in Olympia.
- Mad in Nevada.
- Smooth sailing.
- Third-party words.
- A bell for all.
- Crossbows hit target.
- Eat, pray, here.
- It's heating up in Texas.
- Trash gets trashed.
- Buried by bad new? Signs point to huge GOP gains in legislative chambers. But the question remains: How far might the Democrats fall?
- Measure for measure: a sour economy keeps down the number of ballot initiatives on this year's ballot.
- Taking the initiative: a pilot project in Oregon would make the ballot a tool for civic education.
- Facing the future: setting up health insurance exchanges is one of the big, early tasks for lawmakers.
- Forecast for states on Medicaid expansion.
- Guns and money: U.S. Supreme Court decisions on campaign spending and gun control will be felt in states for years to come.
- On behalf of staff: human resources departments have sprung up in legislatures in the past decade, but they need the support of leaders to be truly effective.
- Overwhelmed by autism: a dramatic increase in diagnoses has lawmakers debating the state's role.
- The gold standard: Michigan's Gary Olson is the recipient of one of the most prestigious awards for fiscal professionals.
- As they see it.