2002 State Legislatures Magazine Index
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Amber Alert Appeal (Stateline, tracking missing kids) October/November, Page 10
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Agriculture
Ewe Won't Believe What New Hampshire Is Doing (OFR, Runyon) September, Page 6
Got Your Goat (Stateline, goat sales soar) September, Page 9
It's Not Pot; It's Hemp: A Viable Agricultural Product (OFR, Foster) April, Page 10
Money From Manure (Stateline) December, Page 10
Playing God With Potatoes (Farquhar, Biggerstaff) January, pp. 31-33Starlink Corn Slips Through, Page 33
States Protect People From Bad Eggs (OFR, Farquhar) December, Page 9
Those Darn Weeds (Stateline, noxious weeds) October/November, Page 11
Will the Real Catfish Please Stand Up? (Stateline, no marketing other fish under name catfish) June, Page 11C
Children, Youth, Families
Focusing on Results for Kids (Robison) September, pp.20-23
Advice from Maryland, Page 22
Maryland's Goals for Children, Page 21
What Maryland Legislators Are Asking, Page 21
Grandfamilies Get Help (Stateline) January, Page 11
Healing the Hole in the Heart (Christian) December, pp.30-33
The Attachment Debate, Page 33
Iowans Adopt Easier (Stateline) December, Page 11
Kindergarten May Be Too Late (Andrade) June, pp. 24-27
Court Cases Push Early Childhood Education, Page 26
Information at Your Fingertips, Page 27
Love Is Blind, Marriages Shouldn't Be (Stateline, international matchmaking services) June, Page 10
Marriage 101 (Stateline, marital education) January, Page 10
Mothering Behind Bars (Stateline) December, Page 11
Our Children's Aching Backs (Stateline, heavy backpacks) July/August, Page 14
Poison Control Centers Save Lives and Money (OFR, Oliver) May, Page 7
Safe Haven for Babies (Stateline, abandoning babies in "safe" place) February, Page 11
Shots for Tots (Stateline) June, Page 11
States Work To Improve Child Care Assistance (OFR, Groginsky) April, Page 10
Talking About Sex (Curran, Witt) October/November, pp. 24-27
Resources for State Legislators, Page 25
Violent Acts of Sadness: The Tragedy of Youth Suicide (Thomerson) May, pp. 30-34
The Federal Safe School Initiative, Page 33
Warning Signs for Youth Suicide, Page 34
When Foster Care Ends (Eilertson) September, pp. 24-26
After Foster Care, Page 26
Breaking the Cycle, Page 25
UPS Hires Foster Teens, Page 25
Civics, Citizenship
Becoming an Informed Citizen--Easily (Stateline, government info on the Web), March, Page 11
Encouraging Young Citizenship (Skaggs) October/November, pp. 28-29
Nevada Senator Still Enjoys Going Back to School (OFR, Goehring) May, Page 8
Youth Coup in Alabama (Stateline, YMCA youth in government) June, Page 10
Crime
Conviction for Addiction (Lyons) June, pp. 18-21
Breaking the Cycle, Page 20
Prevention Message Links Drugs and Terror, Page 21
Crime Can Pay (Stateline) June, Page 11
Do Open Container Laws Work? (OFR, Mejeur) December, Page 8
Fighting Child Porn (Stateline) December, Page 10
Fighting Crime with Information (Harrison) January, pp. 28-30
Finding it on the Web, Page 29
Fighting Paper Terrorism (Stateline) March, Page 11
Florida Seeks Federal INS Powers for Local Law Enforcement (OFR, Gordon) May, Page 8
Hidden Dangers of Pregnancy (Stateline, domestic violence) October/November, Page 11
Leaving Prison Once and For All (Boulard) April, pp. 26-30
Prisoner Growth Rate May Be Dropping, Page 30
Why So Many Prisoners? Page 29
Legislators Clean Up Warrant Backlog in Massachusetts (OFR, Gordon) May, Page 9
States Try to Stymie Child Porn (OFR, Greenberg, Gordon) May, Page 9
Three Strikes Off Base (Stateline) March, Page 10
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Economic Development, Tourism
Despite War, Another Round of Base Closures Looms (OFR, Runyon) February, Page 7
Institute Releases Competitiveness Report (OFR, Gordon) March, Page 7
Let's All Go Downtown (Stateline, moving government offices downtown) January, Page 10
Missile Silo Sites Put to New Use (OFR, Runyon) March, Page 8
Whatever Happened to the New Economy? (Kearns) February, pp. 24-27
Education
A Breath of Fresh Air (Stateline, dangers of school bus exhaust) December, Page 11
California Gives Bonuses to Educators for Results (OFR, Hirsch) January, Page 8
Concern Over College Costs (Stateline) July/August, Page 14
Education Reform from the Top Down (Michelau, Shreve) December, pp. 21-25
English -- A Second Language (Stateline) October/November, Page 11
Going to School at Home (Stateline) September, Page 9
I Is a College Graduate (Stateline, fake diplomas from Web) June, Page 10
It's a Fairness Thing (Stateline, school funding) October/November, Page 11
Kindergarten May Be Too Late (Andrade) June, pp. 24-27
Court Cases Push Early Childhood Education, Page 26
Information at Your Fingertips, Page 27
Looking for Teachers (Stateline) March, Page 10
Nevada Senator Still Enjoys Going Back to School (OFR, Goehring) May, Page 8
The New Competition for College (Liberman) May, pp. 12-17
No Talking Back to This Test Grader (Stateline, computer grading tests) March, Page 10
Ohio Turns Trees into Supplies for Poor School Districts (OFR, Gordon) April, Page 9
School Funding--What's Enough? (Smith, Petersen) September, pp. 16-19
Determining What's Adequate, Page 17
The Trouble With Test Scores (Stateline) January, Page 10
Unprepared Teachers (Stateline) September, Page 8
Veterans Get Diplomas at Last (OFR) July/August, Page11
Virtual Learning in Hawaii (Stateline) July/August, Page 15
What's the Cure for Senioritis? (Michelau) June, pp. 29-32
Florida Restructures the Way Schools Are Governed, Page 31
How Do We Compare Internationally? Page 32
National Group Studies Senior Year, Page 31
Elections
A Flood of New Faces (Storey) September, pp.10-13
NCSL Provides Latest Election News, Page 13
GOP #1 First Time in 50 Years (Storey, Rose) December, pp. 12-17
The Initiative--Take It or Leave It? (Bowser) June, pp. 22-23
Improving on the Initiative, Page 23
NCSL's I&R Task Force, Page 23
Legislators Win (Stateline, lobbying on election laws in Congress) December, Page 10
Letting the Voters Decide (Bowser) September, pp. 14-15
On-line Registration (Stateline, voter registration online) October/November, Page 11
Recommendations for Reform (Rooney, Story) January, pp. 18-21
Information All in One Place, Page 19
NCSL Debates Election Reform, Page 19
Voters Take the Initiative (Bowser) December, pp. 18-19
Emergency Services
Evacuation for All (Stateline, evacuating the disabled) December, Page 11
Plan Needed to Fight Terrorism (Guiden) March, pp. 25-27
It's a Model--Not a Mandate (Runyon), Page 26
Old Threat Brought Back by Visions of Terrorism (Runyon), Page 27
Poison Control Centers Save Lives and Money (OFR, Oliver) May, Page 7
States Pledge to Help Each Other in Times of Need (OFR, Runyon) October/November, Page 9
Energy
Blowin' in the Wind (Stateline, wind generators) October/November, Page 10
Out of the Frying Pan (Weintraub) January, pp. 22-25
Lessons Learned, Page 23
Winning With Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Page 24
A Place in the Sun (Stateline, solar panels on Oregon Capitol) June, Page 10
Renewing the Energy Debate (Gagliano) April, pp.15-21
Green Power Comes into its Own in North Carolina (Rewey) Page 17
Hot Water Hope, Page 20
Using Renewable Energy to Lower Air Quality Violations, Page 16
What States Are Doing, Page 16
Environment, Conservation
Defense Against Drought (Stateline, water efficient washers), December, Page 11
Ewe Won't Believe What New Hampshire Is Doing (OFR, Runyon) September, Page 6
Forests--The Way They Were (Stateline) July/August, Page 15
Fighting Pollution at Home (Stateline) February, Page 10
Goodbye Old Dams, Farewell (OFR, Runyon) March, Page 9
Largest River Cleanup in History Launched on Hudson (OFR, Runyon) February, Page 9
Ohio Turns Trees into Supplies for Poor School Districts (OFR, Gordon) April, Page 9
A Place in the Sun (Stateline, solar panels on Oregon Capitol) June, Page 10
Runoff Worse Than Spills (Stateline, water pollution from runoff) September, Page 9
Too Much High Tide (Stateline, climate change in Gulf Coast) January, Page 10
What's Best for the Land (Stateline, grazing leases) February, Page 11
Despite War, Another Round of Base Closures Looms (OFR, Runyon) February, Page 7
Federalism's Ups and Downs (Tubbesing) February, pp. 12-17
Judge Says Feds Can't Usurp State in Assisted Suicide (OFR, Gordon) June, Page 9
Fiscal
California Dot.Com Boom Went Bust (Weintraub) April, pp. 22-25
Hard Times Across the State, Page 24
Focusing on Results for Kids (Robison) September, pp.20-23
Advice from Maryland, Page 22
Maryland's Goals for Children, Page 21
What Maryland Legislators Are Asking, Page 21
Managing Medicaid in Tough Times (Tomsic) June, pp. 12-17
Cost-Saving Strategies, Page 17
Long-Term Care Takes Bite Out of Medicaid Budget (Donlin), Page 17
New Flexibility in Medicaid (Tobler), Page 16
States Continue to Fight Increasing Drug Costs (Folkemer), Page 14
Medicaid Woes Returning (Tomsic) January, pp. 26-27
No Problems Yet, Page 27
States Facing Medicaid Budget Gaps, Page 27
Taking a Closer Look at Rising Costs, Page 27
What Is Medicaid? Page 27
Out of the Frying Pan (Weintraub) January, pp. 22-25
Lessons Learned, Page 23
Winning With Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Page 24
Roller Coaster Budgets (Eckl), October/November, pp. 14-18
State Balances in Freefall? Page16
What StatesWant From the Feds, Page 17
States Look to Gamblers to Boost Sagging Budgets (OFR, Kerns) April, Page 11
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Gambling
Governing Gambling (book review, Kearns) January, Page 5
States Look to Gamblers to Boost Sagging Budgets (OFR, Kerns) April, Page 11
Government
Becoming an Informed Citizen--Easily (Stateline, government info on the Web), March, Page 11
Despite War, Another Round of Base Closures Looms (OFR, Runyon) February, Page 7
No Nastiness Now (Stateline, county staff courtesy) January, Page 11
Women in Top Posts (Stateline) February, Page 11
Guns
Bullets to Blame (Stateline) July/August, Page 14
No Special Immunity (Stateline, gun maker immunity from suits) October/November, Page 11
Searching for Ways to Feel Safe (Stateline, Lays) April, Page 12
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Health
Are Poisons Lurking in Human Bodies? (OFR, Anderson) October/November, Page 8
A Breath of Fresh Air (Stateline, dangers of school bus exhaust) December, Page 11
Cashing in on the Anthrax Scare (Stateline) July/August, Page 15
A Dedicated Dentist (Guiden) October/November, pp.30-33
Cutting Edge States, Page 31
Dental Hygienist Legislators Helps Kids in Connecticut, Page 33
The Doctors' Big Squeeze (Boulard) December, pp. 26-29
A California Model, Page 27
Dogs' Sixth Sense (Stateline, dogs help epilepsy victims) July/August, Page 15
A Gift or a Bribe? (Stateline, drug company gifts to doctors) September, Page 9
Happy and Healthy in the Heartland (Stateline, Minnesota healthiest state) January, Page 11
Hidden Dangers of Pregnancy (Stateline, domestic violence) October/November, Page 11
How to Stop a Silent Killer: Colorectal Cancer Screening (OFR, Wasserman) June, Page 7
Improved Organ Donor Laws Desperately Needed (OFR, Gordon) February, Page 7
Institute Report: Minorities Get Poorer Health Care (OFR, Goodwin) July/August, Page 11
Judge Says Feds Can't Usurp State in Assisted Suicide (OFR, Gordon) June, Page 9
Making Drug Prescription Coverage Fairer for Women (OFR, Oliver) January, Page 9
Maverick Medicine (Boulard) February, pp. 28-32
What Works? What Doesn't? Page 32
When Herbs Are Harmful, Page 31
Medicaid Woes Returning (Tomsic) January, pp. 26-27
No Problems Yet, Page 27
The Mercury Menace (Stateline, auto switches containing mercury), December, Page 11
Our Children's Aching Backs (Stateline, heavy backpacks) July/August, Page 14
Poison Control Centers Save Lives and Money (OFR, Oliver) May, Page 7
Report Rates Women's Health: Improvements Needed (OFR, Oliver) September, Page 7
Shots for Tots (Stateline) June, Page 11
Sliding to Safety (Stateline, decreasing playground injuries) April, Page 12
States Allow Needle Exchanges (OFR, Dietrich) February, Page 9
States Facing Medicaid Budget Gaps, Page 27
States Protect People From Bad Eggs (OFR, Farquhar) December, Page 9
States Tackle Nursing Shortages (Goodwin) October/November, pp.20-23
Snapshot of the Nursing Profession, Page 23
Using Nurses to the Best Advantage, Page 22
Stockpiling Our Security (Stateline, storing potassium iodide against nuclear release) April, Page 12
Taking a Closer Look at Rising Costs, Page 27
Talking About Sex (Curran, Witt) October/November, pp. 24-27
Resources for State Legislators, Page 25
Too Important to Die For (Stateline, obesity) March, Page 11
Violent Acts of Sadness: The Tragedy of Youth Suicide (Thomerson) May, pp. 30-34
The Federal Safe School Initiative, Page 33
Warning Signs for Youth Suicide, Page 34
The War on Drug Prices (Boulard) March, pp. 12-17
California Plan Encourages Research for AIDS/HIV Vaccine (Demkovich), Page 16
Florida and Pfizer Forge a Deal (Boulard), Page 17
Multistate Efforts Seek Better Rx Prices (Cauchi), Page 15
"Read Two Drug Ads and Call Me in the Morning" (Hansen), Page 14
What Is Medicaid? Page 27
Where Are You, Doc? (Stateline) July/August, Page 15
Where You Live Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (OFR, Tobler) February, Page 6
Historic Preservation
Maine's Gleaming Granite (Stateline, State House renovation) February, Page 11
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ID Theft/Privacy
Identity Theft Foiled Again (OFR, Morton) July/August, Page 11
There's Only One Me (Stateline, ID theft) May, Page 11
Immigrants
Florida Seeks Federal INS Powers for Local Law Enforcement (OFR, Gordon) May, Page 8
Insurance
Debate Arises Over Insurer Use of Credit Scores (OFR, Calvo) December, Page 9
The Doctors' Big Squeeze (Boulard) December, pp. 26-29
A California Model, Page 27
Insuring Against Terrorism (Stateline) May, Page 11
Regulating Without a Net (Calvo) March, pp. 28-33
State Insurance Revenues, Page 31
A Short History of Insurance Regulation, Page 29
Task Force Seeks to Streamline and Simplify, Page 29
Internet
Becoming an Informed Citizen--Easily (Stateline, government info on the Web), March, Page 11
California Dot.Com Boom Went Bust (Weintraub) April, pp. 22-25
Hard Times Across the State, Page 24
Electronic Embarrassment (Stateline, tax dodgers listed on Web) May, Page 10
Hawaiian Citiens Do It Online (Stateline, legislative e-mail) April, Page 13
I Is a College Graduate (Stateline, fake diplomas from Web) June, Page 10
On-line Winners (Stateline) May, Page 11
States Try to Stymie Child Porn (OFR, Greenberg, Gordon) May, Page 9
Surfing Court Records (Stateline, civil and criminal records on line) April, Page 12
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Judicial
Indian Law Makes Bar Exam (Stateline) June, Page 11
Judges' Turn to Test (Stateline, exam for judges recertifying) January, Page 11
Lawyering Across State Lines (Stateline) April, Page 13
Legislators Clean Up Warrant Backlog in Massachusetts (OFR, Gordon) May, Page 9
Supreme Court Narrows Sweep of Americans With Disabilities Act (OFR, Gordon) March, Page 7
Supreme Court Sides with States--Again (Savage) September, pp.30-33
Special Sessions Take Up Death Sentencing (Lyons) October/November, Page 13
Surfing Court Records (Stateline, civil and criminal records on line) April, Page 12
Three Strikes Off Base (Stateline) March, Page 10
Too Drunk To Be Guilty (OFR, Gordon) October/November, Page 8
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Labor, Employment
Making Union Dues a Choice (Stateline) March, Page 10
Newark or New Delhi? (Stateline, welfare queries answered in Bombay) July/August, Page 14
States Work To Improve Child Care Assistance (OFR, Groginsky) April, Page 10
Supreme Court Narrows Sweep of Americans With Disabilities Act (OFR, Gordon) March, Page 7
Land Use
Despite War, Another Round of Base Closures Looms (OFR, Runyon) February, Page 7
Ewe Won't Believe What New Hampshire Is Doing (OFR, Runyon) September, Page 6
Righting Past Wrongs (Stateline, African American land loss) April, Page 12
Urban Sprawl May Be Bad for Your Health (OFR, Anderson) April, Page 9
Legislative Leadership
Bringing Pride to the Texas House (McNeely) July/August, pp. 22-24
The Consensus Candidate (Diamond) March, pp. 20-24
Divided Senate Shares Power, Page 22
Ford Drives Mississippi (Branson) July/August, pp.17-21
New Mexico Senate Switches Leaders--Again (Stateline) February, Page 10
Ohio's Finan Follows the Rules (Leonard) July/August, pp. 25-28
Things We Know (Weberg) May, pp. 18-21
Tips From the Trenches (Stateline, hire professional writer), December, Page 10
Legislators
Diversity in Action: The First Hmong Senator (Conte) July/August, pp. 44-47
Land of Opportunity (Stateline, first Hmong legislator) April, Page 13
Nevada Senator Still Enjoys Going Back to School (OFR, Goehring) May, Page 8
Representatives to the Rescue (Stateline, emergency aid) March, Page 11
Soldier and Legislator (Stateline) May, Page 11
Legislatures
The Battle Over Term Limits (Hoffman) May, pp. 25-29
California Voters Remain Fixed on Term Limits (Bowser) Page 29
Idaho Term Limits Law (Bowser), Page 26
Be Prepared: Communicating in a Crisis (Wyatt) April, pp. 31-34
Giuliani: That's Italian for Jewel of New York (McCue), Page 34
Diversity in Action: The First Hmong Senator (Conte) July/August, pp. 44-47
A Fog of Uncertainty (Rose) January, pp. 12-16
GOP #1 First Time in 50 Years (Storey, Rose) December, pp. 12-17
Idaho and Oregon Turn Legislator Term Limits Topsy-Turvy (OFR, Gordon) March, Page 8
The Incredible Shrinking Legislature (Fitzpatrick) July/August, pp. 51-54
Legislative Melting Pot (Gordon) July/August, pp. 48-49
Easing Into American Life, Page 49
The Legislature Is Like … (NCSL) September, Page 34
Special Sessions Take Up Death Sentencing (Lyons) October/November, Page 13
Things We Know (Weberg) May, pp. 18-21
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Miscellaneous
Alcoholic Look-Alikes (Stateline, Iowa bans gelatin shots) September, Page 9
Ancient Alabama Comes Alive (Stateline) July/August, Page 15
Broccoli Battle Brewing (Stateline, Ohio eliminating dietetics board) May, Page 10
College or the Military? (Stateline, recruiter access to high schools) May, Page 11
The Crossroads of America (Stateline) March, Page 10
French Fun for All (Stateline) May, Page 11
A History Lesson Learned (Stateline, Salem witches cleared) January, Page 11
The Holiday Thing (Stateline, state holiday observances) January, Page 10
A Kinder, Gentler Biker (Stateline, law banning biker discrimination) February, Page 10
Minnesota, Most Caring State (Stateline) February, Page 11
Mississippi Bears All (Stateline, teddy bear state toy) April, Page13
A New Set of Lifetime Hobbies for the Disabled (OFR, Runyon) October/November, Page 9
No Tan Lines Here (Stateline, nude beaches) February, Page 10
The Nose Knows (Stateline, facial recognition system for Colorado IDs) September, Page 8
Odometer Fraud Hurts (Stateline) October/November, Page 10
Party Animals Invade D.C. (Stateline, donkey, elephant statues) April, Page 12
Protecting Us Against Ourselves (Stateline, bill banning activities where animals attack humans) April, Page 13
State House Beautiful (Stateline, South Dakota Capitol grounds) September, Page 8
Unfinished Business (Stateline, statue to top Kansas Capitol dome) September, Page 8
Up in Smoke (or Maybe Not): States Eye Crematoriums (OFR, Thaemert) September, Page 7
You'll Need Two Forms of Identification (Stateline, checks give way to electronic payment) February, Page 11
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State Rights, Sovereignty
Federalism's Ups and Downs (Tubbesing) February, pp. 12-17
Judge Says Feds Can't Usurp State in Assisted Suicide (OFR, Gordon) June, Page 9
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Taxes
Addicted to Taxes (Teach Robbins, Cox) September, pp. 28-29
Cigarette Taxes Go To the Voters, Page 28
Are State Sales Tax Holidays on Vacation? (OFR, Dale) January, pp. 8-9
A Levy on Latte? (Stateline) September, Page 8
States Continue Quest for Simple Sales Tax (Tubbesing, Williams) May, pp. 22-24
Convincing Congress, Page 24
Tax on Table Wine Taboo (Stateline) February, Page 10
Telecommunications
Let's Keep It Confidential (Stateline, telephone confidentiality) June, Page 11
On-line Registration (Stateline, voter registration online) October/November, Page 11
The Public Life of E-Mail (Greenberg) September, Page 27
A Spam Attack (Stateline, court backs anti-spam law) December, Page 10
Telemarketing Regulations: A Solution or a Violation? (OFR, Boerner) September, Page 6
Virtual Visits OK'd (Stateline) October/November, Page 10
Term Limits
The Battle Over Term Limits (Hoffman) May, pp. 25-29
California Voters Remain Fixed on Term Limits (Bowser) Page 29
Idaho Term Limits Law (Bowser), Page 26
Term Limit Tenacity Pays Off in Nebraska (Partsch) July/August, pp. 36-39
Adapting to Term Limits (Jones), Page 37
Term Limits--Not a Mississippi Idea (Branson), Page 39
Term Limit Turmoil in Oregon (Lednicer) July/August, pp.30-32
Idaho Voters May Repeal the Repeal (Hoffman), Page 35
States With Toughest Term Limits (Bowser), Page 32
The Trouble With Term Limits (Weintraub) July/August, pp. 40-43
Tobacco
Addicted to Taxes (Teach Robbins, Cox) September, pp. 28-29
Cigarette Taxes Go To the Voters, Page 28
Transportation
A Breath of Fresh Air (Stateline, dangers of school bus exhaust) December, Page 11
Do Open Container Laws Work? (OFR, Mejeur) December, Page 8
Flying Without Fear (Stateline, new aviation equipment) May, Page 11
Much Ado About One Little "Human Transporter?" (OFR, Savage) June, Page 9
Toilet Paper Wipes Away Potholes (Stateline) May, Page 10
Wheels to Get to Work (Stateline, cars for low-income workers) May, Page 11
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Waste
Nevada Governor Vetoes Governor (OFR, Sikkema, nuclear waste) July/August, Page 13
There's a Gold Mine in Garbage (OFR, Runyon) December, Page 8
Welfare
Newark or New Delhi? (Stateline, welfare queries answered in Bombay) July/August, Page 14
States Work To Improve Child Care Assistance (OFR, Groginsky) April, Page 10
Will Welfare Reform Hold Up? (Tweedie) February, pp. 21-23
Watching Welfare Caseloads, Page 23
Wheels to Get to Work (Stateline, cars for low-income workers) May, Page 11
Wildlife
Moo Said the Buffalo (Stateline, buffalo-cow hybrids) July/August, Page 15
Sensing Animal Danger (Stateline) March, Page 11
States, Hunters Aim to Feed the Hungry (Runyon) February, Page 34
Unintended Consequences--Or Not? (Stateline, trapping restrictions) April, Page 13
Will the Real Catfish Please Stand Up? (Stateline, no marketing other fish under name catfish) June, Page 11
