Vol. 42 No. 4, April 2016
Index
- In memoriam: Senator Debbie Smith: former NCSL President.
- Centennial state reception.
- Expertise.
- State visits.
- Webinars.
- Closing the door on solitary confinement.
- REAL ID gets real.
- Which states best typify U.S.?
- States act on remote sales tax.
- Overdosed on opioids: a deadly opioid epidemic sweeping the country has lawmakers working hard to find solutions.
- Alaska lost "a great parliamentarian and a master wordsmith" when Representative Max Gruenberg (D) died in February, said Representative Chris Tuck (D).
- Arizona Senate President Andy Biggs (R) is running for the congressional seat currently held by U.S. Representative Matt Salmon (R).
- Hawaii Senator Gil Kahele (D) died in January.
- Quit worrying about trying to legislate.
- The Democrats' numbers in the Alaska Senate got even smaller when Senator Donny Olson (D) recently announced he will caucus with Republicans.
- Ultimately, it's about being a responsible.
- After refusing to apologize to House Majority Leader Brian Gosch (R) for calling him "pond scum," and being barred from a caucus meeting because of it, South Dakota Representative Lee Schoenbeck (R) resigned his seat.
- I don't think anybody is going to be influenced.
- I think the words 'ban' and 'moratorium' are the two most anti-business words.
- Ohio Senate Republicans elected two members to their leadership team.
- The Louisiana Senate believes it is imperative that we engage our young people.
- When we pay someone, we expect a higher degree of reliability.
- 1 Straight outta Michigan.
- 2 A tale of two users.
- 3 Campus speech.
- 4 Sooner suds.
- 5 States stay tough on Iran.
- 10 UnCandid cameras.
- 6 Milk in the raw.
- 7 Culling the harvest.
- 8 'Ban the box'.
- 9 Phantom memorabilia.
- Books before babies: Mississippi and Arkansas are leading the country in a new effort to prevent unplanned pregnancies among young adults.
- Jon Meacham historian, editor, author: "great political leaders--Thomas Jefferson, FDR, Eisenhower, Reagan--were always in tune with the cultural currents of the time.".
- Yes, no, maybe so: what do you do when the law is silent?
- School's data dilemma: it's a balancing act when it comes to who should be allowed to use, manage and dispose of the vast amount of student data piling up in cyberspace.
- Avoiding a retirement bust.
- Chuck Williams: Chief Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms, South Carolina Senate.