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2005 State Legislatures Magazine Index

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Agriculture
Automotive
Budgets
Children, Youth
Civics, Citizenship
Computers
Crime
Disabilities
Districts
Economic Development
Education
Elections

Energy
Environment, Conservation
Fiscal
Gambling
Genetics
Government
Health
Historic Preservation
ID Theft/Privacy
Insurance
Internet, Web
Judicial

Legislative Leadership
Legislative Staff
Legislatures
Lobbyists, Lobbying
Miscellaneous
Poverty
Taxes
Telecommunications
Terrorism
Tied Chambers
Transportation
Welfare

A B C D E F G H I J L M P T W

A
Agriculture
Pass the Peas Please (Robbins) May, pp. 30-31

Sidebars:
Direct Marketing Programs Have Catchy Names, Page 30
Kentucky's Not Alone, Page 31

Sidebars:
Cell Phone Distractions, Page 5
Facts Bring Action, Page 5
The Passenger Problem, Page 5
The Night Factor, Page 5

Sidebar:
Smile, You're On Traffic Camera, Page 9

Sidebars:
Going After Federal Funds, Page 18
Making It a Crime to Refuse, Page 19
State High BAC Laws, Page 20
Hardcore Coalition to Fight Drunk Driving, Page 20

Sidebars:
Where General Fund Money Goes, Page 17
Closing the Budget Gaps, Page 18

Fiscal Folly? (Frates) January, pp. 20-23

Sidebars:
The Tax-Inator, Page 22
No Choice But Higher Ed, Page 23

Gambling on Gaming (Rafool) January, pp. 26-29

Sidebars:
Pick Your Game, Page 27
Legalized Gaming in the States, Page 29

Managed Care, In It For the Long Term (Foxhall) June, pp. 32-34

Money Matters Top The List (Eckl) February, pp. 20-21

Solving Big Problems: A Different Perspective (NCSL) July/August, pp. 18-21

Sidebars:
Economies in Lockstep, Page 18
Homeland Security Takes-Two, Page 18
Making Education Better, Page 19
Who's Who, Page 19
Health Care Conundrum, Page 21

State Budgets -- Bliss or Blues (Eckl) October/November, pp. 22-25

Sidebars:
GASB 45 Raises Concerns, Page 23
Are State Budgets Sound?, Page 24
Number of Factors Contributing to a Structural Gap, Page 24
Ten Risk Factors That Contribute to Structural Budget Problems, Page 25
NALFO Speaks, Page 25

States Wrangle With Corrections Budgets (Pérez) May, pp. 19-20

Sidebars:
Incarceration Rates, Page 19
Change in Number of State Prisoners, Page 19
Percentage Change in General Fund Appropriations for Corrections, Page 20

The Medicaid Spending Morass (Pérez) March, pp. 19-21

Sidebars:
Figuring FMAP, Page 20
The Definition, Page 20
Changes in Federal Medical Assistance Percentage, Page 21
Growth in Total Medicaid Funds, Page 21

The Rise and Fall of the California Governor (Weintraub) October/November, pp. 28-30

Sidebars:
Screening for Newborn Disorders, Page 32
Tandem Mass Spectrometry Opens a New Frontier, Page 32
Web Resources for State Legislators, Page 33

Sidebars:
A Day in the Life of a Cyber Student, Page 13
Glossary, Page 15

Sidebars:
Cell Phone Distractions, Page 5
Facts Bring Action, Page 5
The Passenger Problem, Page 5
The Night Factor, Page 5

Sidebars:
Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion Rates For Teenagers Age 15-17, Page 5
Children of Teen Mothers, Page 5
Decline in Teen Birth Rates, Page 5

Sidebar:
A Smorgasbord of Ideas, Page 35

Sidebar:
Where to Breastfeed Your Baby, Page 9

Sidebars:
Children's Nightmare, Page 16
Cleanup Challenge, Page 17
Fast Facts About Meth Use, Page 18

Sidebars:
The Achievement Gap at Kindergarten, Page 26
Kindergarten and Preschool Participation, Page 27
Preschool Popularity, Page 27
Research and Economic Proof, Page 28
Need Help With Preschool Policy?, Page 28

Sidebars:
Binge Drinking--The Facts, Page 13
Beer Keg Tag Laws, Page 14
Young Drunk Drivers, Page 15

What's for Lunch?  When's Recess? (Winterfeld) December, pp. 32-33

Sidebars:
States Take Action, Page 33
New Ideas, Page 33

Sidebar:
Feds in the Driver's Seat, Page 29

Sidebars:
Data Destruction, Page 28
No Easy Fix for Identity Theft Problem, Page 29

Sidebars:
RFID--What It Can Do, Page 23
Current Use of RFID, Page 24

Sidebar:
Managing Electronic Waste, Page 19

Sidebar:
States with Security Breach Laws, Page 9

Sidebars:
States With the Death Penalty, Page 33
States Without the Death Penalty, Page 33

Relief From the ID Thief (Morton) December, pp. 28-29

Sidebars:
Data Destruction, Page 28
No Easy Fix for Identity Theft Problem, Page 29

Slow Down, You Move Too Fast (Trends) December, Page 9

Sidebar:
Smile, You're On Traffic Camera, Page 9

Spam Slam (Greenberg) December, pp. 26-27

Supreme Court Wrestles with Juvenile Executions (Trends) January, Page 7

Sidebars:
Children's Nightmare, Page 16
Cleanup Challenge, Page 17
Fast Facts About Meth Use, Page 18

Tracking Sex Offenders (Trends) December, Page 9

Way Too Drunk To Drive (Mejeur) December, pp. 18-20

Sidebars:
Going After Federal Funds, Page 18
Making It a Crime to Refuse, Page 19
State High BAC Laws, Page 20
Hardcore Coalition to Fight Drunk Driving, Page 20

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You, (Trends) June, Page 9

D
Disabilities
An Ounce of Prevention (Johnson) October/November, pp. 31-33

Sidebars:
Screening for Newborn Disorders, Page 32
Tandem Mass Spectrometry Opens a New Frontier, Page 32
Web Resources for State Legislators, Page 33

Assisted Living: A Regulation Dilemma (Retsinas) May, pp. 26-27

Sidebar:
NCSL Task Force Offers Solutions to States' Concerns, Page 24

Districts, Redistricting
Counting on the Future:  Changing Demographics (Trends) October/November, Page 7

E
Economic Development
Historic Preservation Incentives (Trends) December, Page 7

Median Home Values Across the Nation (Trends) July/August, Page 11

Supreme Decisions (Savage) September, pp. 19-21

Sidebar:
Coming Cases to Watch, Page 21

The Ins of Outsourcing (Anderson) June, Page 30

The Outs of Outsourcing (Anderson), Page 31

When the Army's Next Door (Trends) July/August, Page 13

Sidebar:
Encroachment Laws, Page 13

Zoning in on Distressed Communities (StateStats) May, Page 8

Sidebars:
Zones Across America, Page 8
State Enterprise Zones At a Glance, Page 8
Common Goals of Enterprise Zones, Page 8
Frequency of 6 Most Common Incentives, Page 8

Education
Clicking Through Classes (Andrade) September, pp. 12-15

Sidebars:
A Day in the Life of a Cyber Student, Page 13
Glossary, Page 15

Drug-Free Schools (Trends) December, Page 7

Higher Ed: Dangers of an Unplanned Future (Ikenberry) September, pp. 16-18

Indian Country Concerns (Davis) April, Page 31

Knowledge is Power (Trends) September, Page 9

NCLB--Feds Crack the Door (Young) June, pp. 22-24

Sidebar:
NCSL Task Force Offers Solutions to States' Concerns, Page 24

No Answers to Charter School Questions (Trends) February, Page 8

Sidebar:
Comparing Charter and Traditional Public Schools, Page 8

People & Politics (Trends) September, Page 6

Revolution in Evolution? (Vitaska) May, pp. 24-25

Sidebar:
Bills in Discussion, Page 25

School Finances Still in Court (Trends) March, Page 7

Solving Big Problems:  A Different Perspective (NCSL) July/August, pp. 18-21

Sidebars:
Economies in Lockstep, Page 18
Homeland Security Takes-Two, Page 18
Making Education Better, Page 19
Who's Who, Page 19
Health Care Conundrum, Page 21

State Budgets -- Bliss or Blues (Eckl) October/November, pp. 22-25

Sidebars:
GASB 45 Raises Concerns, Page 23
Are State Budgets Sound?, Page 24
Number of Factors Contributing to a Structural Gap, Page 24
Ten Risk Factors That Contribute to Structural Budget Problems, Page 25
NALFO Speaks, Page 25

The Preschool Promise (Poppe & Clothier) June, pp. 26-28

Sidebars:
The Achievement Gap at Kindergarten, Page 26
Kindergarten and Preschool Participation, Page 27
Preschool Popularity, Page 27
Research and Economic Proof, Page 28
Need Help With Preschool Policy?, Page 28

Training--An Expected Job Benefit (Weberg) July/August, pp. 28-31

Sidebars:
Professional Development Opportunities, Page 30
NCSL Offers Continuing Legal Education, Page 31

What's for Lunch?  When's Recess? (Winterfeld) December, pp. 32-33

Sidebars:
States Take Action, Page 33
New Ideas, Page 33

Elections
A Coming Together (Trends) January, Page 6

Big Skies, Big Leaders (Dennison) July/August, pp. 46-50

Sidebars:
Montana House of Representatives, Page 47
Easy Going Roy Brown, Page 47
Dave Wanzenried--Survivor, Page 48
Gary Matthews--Bipartisan Speaker, Page 49
Well-Liked Jon Tester, Page 50

Gains & Losses (Trends) January, Page 6

GOP Rules Georgia (Tharpe) July/August, pp. 40-45

Sidebars:
Glenn Richardson: A Reagan Republican, Page 41
Georgia House of Representatives, Page 41
Jerry Keen: Cool and Razor Sharp, Page 43
Dubose Porter: Leader of the Loyal Opposition, Page 45

Mile High Turnover (Frates) September, pp. 24-29

Sidebars:
Romanoff:  Pragmatic Policy Wonk, Page 25
Fitz-Gerald:  A Deal Maker, Page 27
Stengel:  Loyal Opponent, Page 28
Hillman:  Relationship Building, Page 29

New Jersey Seeks Second in Command (Trends) January, Page 7

Oklahoma Opts Red (Price) July/August, pp. 51-54

Sidebars:
Oklahoma House of Representatives, Page 52
Todd Hiett: From Businessman to Speaker, Page 53
Jari Askins: A Class Act, Page 54

Regional Changes in Legislative Seats (Trends) January, Page 7

Energy
A Jumpstart for Alternatives (StateStats) February, Page 5

Sidebars:
Opting for Stricter California Standards, Page 5
Alternative Fueling Stations, Page 5
Promoting the Use of Alternative Fuels, Page 5
State Incentives to Encourage Purchase of Alternative Fuels Vehicles, Page 5

Building Green (Boulard) April, pp. 22-23

Sidebar:
Federal Programs Aim to Help States, Page 23

Energy Crisis Déjà Vu (Brown) February, pp. 12-16

Sidebars:
Major Natural Gas Trade Movements, Page 13
Natural Gas Production, Page 15
Consumption, Page 15
Renewable Energy Standards, Page 16
System Benefit Funds for Renewable Energy, Page 16
Unfinished Business, Page 16

Freedom From Fossil Fuels (Backer) February, pp. 18-19

Sidebar:
What Can States Do?, Page 19

Staying Ahead of the Feds (Morandi) June, pp. 14-17

Sidebars:
State Mercury Reduction Policies, Page 15
States Targeted by Clean Air Interstate Rule, Page 17
EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule, Page 17

The Allure of Alternatives (Smith) April, pp. 16-19

Sidebars:
Dramatic Change in the Gas Picture, Page 16
Point/Counterpoint, Page 17
Role of Renewable Energy in the Nation's Energy Consumption, Page 17
Minnesota Wants To Do More, Page 19
New Mexico Gets Creative, Page 19

Environment, Conservation
A Jumpstart for Alternatives (StateStats) February, Page 5

Sidebars:
Opting for Stricter California Standards, Page 5
Alternative Fueling Stations, Page 5
Promoting the Use of Alternative Fuels, Page 5
State Incentives to Encourage Purchase of Alternative Fuels Vehicles, Page 5

Building Green (Boulard) April, pp. 22-23

Sidebar:
Federal Programs Aim to Help States, Page 23

Energy Crisis Déjà Vu (Brown) February, pp. 12-16

Sidebars:
Major Natural Gas Trade Movements, Page 13
Natural Gas Production, Page 15
Consumption, Page 15
Renewable Energy Standards, Page 16
System Benefit Funds for Renewable Energy, Page 16
Unfinished Business, Page 16

Freedom From Fossil Fuels (Backer) February, pp. 18-19

Sidebar:
What Can States Do?, Page 19

Getting Rid of Plastic (Trends) May, Page 10

Indian Country Concerns (Davis) April, Page 31

Lessons of Rocky Flats (Dreyer) October/November, pp. 12-17

Sidebars:
Rocky Flats Timeline, Page 13
Help From NCSL, Page 14
Other States Grapple With Cleanups of Their Own, Page  15
Working Himself Right Out of a Job, Page 16
Rocky Flats Waste Facts, Page 17

Staying Ahead of the Feds (Morandi) June, pp. 14-17

Sidebars:
State Mercury Reduction Policies, Page 15
States Targeted by Clean Air Interstate Rule, Page 17
EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule, Page 17

Supreme Decisions (Savage) September, pp. 19-21

Sidebar:
Coming Cases to Watch, Page 21

The Allure of Alternatives (Smith) April, pp. 16-19

Sidebars:
Dramatic Change in the Gas Picture, Page 16
Point/Counterpoint, Page 17
Role of Renewable Energy in the Nation's Energy Consumption, Page 17
Minnesota Wants To Do More, Page 19
New Mexico Gets Creative, Page 19

Tiny Technology Moves Into the Big Time (Bourquard) December, pp. 30-31

Where Do All the Old Models Go? (Spielvogel) June, pp. 18-19

Sidebar:
Managing Electronic Waste, Page 19

F
Fiscal
Budgets on the Rebound? (Eckl) January, pp. 16-18

Sidebars:
Where General Fund Money Goes, Page 17
Closing the Budget Gaps, Page 18

Counting on Gambling (Pulsipher) February, pp. 24-26

Sidebars:
The Pros and Cons of Gambling, Page 25
How States Use Casino Tax Revenues, Page 25

Fiscal Folly? (Frates) January, pp. 20-23

Sidebars:
The Tax-Inator, Page 22
No Choice But Higher Ed, Page 23

The Medicaid Spending Morass (Pérez) March, pp. 19-21

Sidebars:
Figuring FMAP, Page 20
The Definition, Page 20
Changes in Federal Medical Assistance Percentage, Page 21
Growth in Total Medicaid Funds, Page 21

Strong States Strong Nation (Fouhy) July/August, pp. 16-21

G
Gambling
Counting on Gambling (Pulsipher) February, pp. 24-26

Sidebars:
The Pros and Cons of Gambling, Page 25
How States Use Casino Tax Revenues, Page 25

Gambling on Gaming (Rafool) January, pp. 26-29

Sidebars:
Pick Your Game, Page 27
Legalized Gaming in the States, Page 29

Trade Rules Gamble With State Laws (Boulard) October/November, pp. 19-21

Tribes Bet on Gaming (Zelio) March, pp. 26-29

Sidebars:
The Biggest Money Makers, Page 26
Gross Revenues from Tribal Gaming, Page 27
States With Tribal Gaming, Page 27
Gaming Revenues to States from Tribes, Page 28
Feds Help with Crime, Page 28

Genetics
An Ounce of Prevention (Johnson) October/November, pp. 31-33

Sidebars:
Screening for Newborn Disorders, Page 32
Tandem Mass Spectrometry Opens a New Frontier, Page 32
Web Resources for State Legislators, Page 33

Government
A Responsibility for Civility (Hamilton) January, Page 19

Federal Top 10 (Tubbesing) January, pp. 11-15

Top Issues:
Battling Unfunded Mandates, Page 11
Protecting State Authority, pp. 11-14
Promoting Streamlined Sales Taxes, Page 14
Improving No Child Left Behind, Page 14
Watching Federal Tax Reform, Page 14
Maintaining Welfare Reform, pp. 14-15
Speeding Up TEA-21, Page 15
Modernizing Insurance Regulation, Page 15
Remaking Social Security, Page 15
Tackling Health Care, Page 15

In-State or Out-of-State? (Trends) February, Page 9

Nuts and Bolts of Tabor (Snell) January, pp. 24-25

State Budgets -- Bliss or Blues (Eckl) October/November, pp. 22-25

Sidebars:
GASB 45 Raises Concerns, Page 23
Are State Budgets Sound?, Page 24
Number of Factors Contributing to a Structural Gap, Page 24
Ten Risk Factors That Contribute to Structural Budget Problems, Page 25
NALFO Speaks, Page 25

Supreme Decisions (Savage) September, pp. 19-21

Sidebar:
Coming Cases to Watch, Page 21

H
Health
Alcohol Goes AWOL (Trends) July/August, Page 13

An Ounce of Prevention (Johnson) October/November, pp. 31-33

Sidebars:
Screening for Newborn Disorders, Page 32
Tandem Mass Spectrometry Opens a New Frontier, Page 32
Web Resources for State Legislators, Page 33

Assisted Living: A Regulation Dilemma (Retsinas) May, pp. 26-27

Comparison Shopping for Drugs (Trends) January, Page 6

How Secure Is the Safety Net? (Boulard) March, pp. 16-18

Sidebars:
America's Health Care Safety Net: Who Are They?, Page 16
Medicaid Enables Other Parts of the Health Care System To Work, Page 17
Safety Net Providers Rely on Medicaid Funding, Page 17
Community Health Centers, Page 18
Taking Care of the Poor and Uninsured, Page 18

Indian Country Concerns (Davis) April, Page 31

Kids Having Kids Declines (StateStats) October/November, Page 5

Sidebars:
Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion Rates For Teenagers Age 15-17, Page 5
Children of Teen Mothers, Page 5
Decline in Teen Birth Rates, Page 5

Lessons of Rocky Flats (Dreyer) October/November, pp. 12-17

Sidebars:
Rocky Flats Timeline, Page 13
Help From NCSL, Page 14
Other States Grapple With Cleanups of Their Own, Page  15
Working Himself Right Out of a Job, Page 16
Rocky Flats Waste Facts, Page 17

Managed Care, In It For the Long Term (Foxhall) June, pp. 32-34

Marketing of Prescription Drugs Gets Attention (Trends) October/November, Page 7

Money Matters Top The List (Eckl) February, pp. 20-21

More Young Adults Uninsured (Trends) October/November, Page 7

Ohio Looks at Breastfeeding, Too (Letters) June, Page 5

Overfed But Undernourished (Winterfeld) April, pp. 34-36

Sidebar:
A Smorgasbord of Ideas, Page 35

Pass the Peas Please (Robbins) May, pp. 30-31

Sidebars:
Direct Marketing Programs Have Catchy Names, Page 30
Kentucky's Not Alone, Page 31

Pricing Prescription Drugs (Trends) March, Page 7

Recycling Unused Drugs (Trends) July/August, Page 11

Sidebars:
States with Rx Recycling Laws, Page 11

RFID:  Promise or Peril? (Boulard) December, pp. 22-24

Sidebars:
RFID--What It Can Do, Page 23
Current Use of RFID, Page 24

Right to Refuse vx. Easy Access (Trends) September, Page7

Sidebar:
Refusal Clauses and Pharmacists' Requirements, Page 7

Rural Remedies (Tobler) January, pp. 32-33

Sidebar:
Proving the Point, Page 33

Rx for Cold Pills (Trends) December, Page 7

Saving on Pharmaceuticals (StateStats) March, Page 5

Solving Big Problems:  A Different Perspective (NCSL) July/August, pp. 18-21

Sidebars:
Economies in Lockstep, Page 18
Homeland Security Takes-Two, Page 18
Making Education Better, Page 19
Who's Who, Page 19
Health Care Conundrum, Page 21

State Budgets -- Bliss or Blues (Eckl) October/November, pp. 22-25

Sidebars:
GASB 45 Raises Concerns, Page 23
Are State Budgets Sound?, Page 24
Number of Factors Contributing to a Structural Gap, Page 24
Ten Risk Factors That Contribute to Structural Budget Problems, Page 25
NALFO Speaks, Page 25

States and Tribes: A Healthy Alliance (Droste) April, pp. 29-30

Sidebar:
A Bit of History, Page 30

Stem-Cell Ethics (Trends) June, Page 9

The Benefits of Breastfeeding (Trends) April, Page 9

Sidebar:
Where to Breastfeed Your Baby, Page 9

The Medicaid Spending Morass (Pérez) March, pp. 19-21

Sidebars:
Figuring FMAP, Page 20
The Definition, Page 20
Changes in Federal Medical Assistance Percentage, Page 21
Growth in Total Medicaid Funds, Page 21

Three-Strikes For Doctors in Florida (Trends) February, Page 9

Tiny Technology Moves Into the Big Time (Bourquard) December, pp. 30-31

Too Much, Too Young (Boulard) April, pp. 12-15

Sidebars:
Binge Drinking--The Facts, Page 13
Beer Keg Tag Laws, Page 14
Young Drunk Drivers, Page 15

Treating the Severely Mentally Ill (Trends) June, Page 9

West Virginia's RX For Drug Costs (Kent) February, Page 23

Sidebar:
Power in Numbers, Page 23

What's for Lunch?  When's Recess? (Winterfeld) December, pp. 32-33

Sidebars:
States Take Action, Page 33
New Ideas, Page 33

Wyoming Senator is Health Care Expert (Books) March, Page 4

Housing
Historic Preservation Incentives (Trends) December, Page 7

Median Home Values Across the Nation (Trends) July/August, Page 11

Supreme Decisions (Savage) September, pp. 19-21

Sidebar:
Coming Cases to Watch, Page 21

When the Army's Next Door (Trends) July/August, Page 13

Sidebar:
Encroachment Laws, Page 13

ID Theft/Privacy
Relief From the ID Thief (Morton) December, pp. 28-29

Sidebars:
Data Destruction, Page 28
No Easy Fix for Identity Theft Problem, Page 29

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You, (Trends) June, Page 9

Insurance
Helping Those Helping Us (Trends) June, Page 11

More Young Adults Uninsured (Trends) October/November, Page 7

Internet
How to Syndicate Your Web Site (Dysart) May, pp. 32-33

Sidebar:
Legislatures in the Forefront, Page 33

I Blog, You Blog, We All Blog (Greenberg) March, pp. 22-25

Sidebars:
Technology Helps Track Blogs, Page 23
Blogs Reach Influentials, Page 25
See For Yourself, Page 25

Relief From the ID Thief (Morton) December, pp. 28-29

Sidebars:
Data Destruction, Page 28
No Easy Fix for Identity Theft Problem, Page 29

Spam Slam (Greenberg) December, pp. 26-27

Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement Goes Into Effect (StateStats) December, Page 5

Sidebars:
Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, Page 5
Combined State & Local Estimated Revenue Losses, Page 5

State Capitols--The New "Hot Spots" (Trends) April, Page 9

Trade Rules Gamble With State Laws (Boulard) October/November, pp. 19-21

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You, (Trends) June, Page 9

WiFi, Why Not? (Trends) October/November, Page 9

J
Judicial
California Protects Child Prostitutes (Trends) January, Page 7

States Wrangle With Corrections Budgets (Pérez) May, pp. 19-20

Sidebars:
Incarceration Rates, Page 19
Change in Number of State Prisoners, Page 19
Percentage Change in General Fund Appropriations for Corrections, Page 20

Supreme Court Wrestles with Juvenile Executions (Trends) January, Page 7

Three-Strikes For Doctors in Florida (Trends) February, Page 9

L
Legislative Leadership

A True Tennessee Titan (Locker) July/August, pp. 56-59

Sidebars:
Tennessee Senate, Page 56
Ron Ramsey: Would-Be-Speaker Earns High Marks, Page 58

A View From the States (NCSL) March, pp. 12-15

Big Skies, Big Leaders (Dennison) July/August, pp. 46-50

Sidebars:
Montana House of Representatives, Page 47
Easy Going Roy Brown, Page 47
Dave Wanzenried--Survivor, Page 48
Gary Matthews--Bipartisan Speaker, Page 49
Well-Liked Jon Tester, Page 50

Doing Double Duty: Richard J. Codey (Gurney) July/August, pp. 36-39

Sidebars:
New Jersey Senate, Page 37
Gubernational Succession in New Jersey, Page 38

GOP Rules Georgia (Tharpe) July/August, pp. 40-45

Sidebars:
Glenn Richardson: A Reagan Republican, Page 41
Georgia House of Representatives, Page 41
Jerry Keen: Cool and Razor Sharp, Page 43
Dubose Porter: Leader of the Loyal Opposition, Page 45

Lawmaking -- A Personal Business (Books) September, Page 4

Michigan Has Youngest Speaker (Letters) June, Page 5

Mile High Turnover (Frates) September, pp. 24-29

Sidebars:
Romanoff:  Pragmatic Policy Wonk, Page 25
Fitz-Gerald:  A Deal Maker, Page 27
Stengel:  Loyal Opponent, Page 28
Hillman:  Relationship Building, Page 29

New Jersey Seeks Second in Command (Trends) January, Page 7

Oklahoma Opts Red (Price) July/August, pp. 51-54

Sidebars:
Oklahoma House of Representatives, Page 52
Todd Hiett: From Businessman to Speaker, Page 53
Jari Askins: A Class Act, Page 54

Switching Hallowed Halls (Russo) July/August, pp. 60-64

Sidebar:
Former State Legislators in the 109th Congress, Page 63

The States' Champion (Savage) September, pp. 22-23

Sidebar:
State Legislators on the High Court in the 20th Century, Page 23

Wise Women (Oliver) July/August, pp. 22-26

Sidebars:
The Women's Legislative Network, Page 24
Women's Caucuses, Page 25
For More Advice..., Page 26

Legislative Staff
How to Prevent Paper Overload (Imholt) January, pp. 30-31

Sidebar:
How To Do It, Page 31

Managing Legislative Time (Erickson) December, pp. 35-36

Sidebar:
The Formal Organizational Session, Page 36

Online Organizing (Imholt) February, pp. 28-29

Staff Have Something to Say (Letters) March, Page 4

Training--An Expected Job Benefit (Weberg) July/August, pp. 28-31

Sidebars:
Professional Development Opportunities, Page 30
NCSL Offers Continuing Legal Education, Page 31

Legislatures
A Coming Together (Trends) January, Page 6

A True Tennessee Titan (Locker) July/August, pp. 56-59

Sidebars:
Tennessee Senate, Page 56
Ron Ramsey: Would-Be-Speaker Earns High Marks, Page 58

A View From the States (NCSL) March, pp. 12-15

Adversaries Always (Moore) May, pp. 21-23

Sidebars:
Reporters' Tips for Legislators, Page 22
Legislators' Tips for Reporters, Page 22
Do Legislators Know What's News?, Page 22
Are We Ethical?  Are They?, Page 22
Are Legislators Generally Honest?, Page 23
How Objective are the Media?, Page 23
Do the Media Adequately Inform?, Page 23

American Heroines: The Spirited Women Who Shaped Our Country (Books) July/August, Page 5

Big Skies, Big Leaders (Dennison) July/August, pp. 46-50

Sidebars:
Montana House of Representatives, Page 47
Easy Going Roy Brown, Page 47
Dave Wanzenried--Survivor, Page 48
Gary Matthews--Bipartisan Speaker, Page 49
Well-Liked Jon Tester, Page 50

Budgets on the Rebound? (Eckl) January, pp. 16-18

Sidebars:
Where General Fund Money Goes, Page 17
Closing the Budget Gaps, Page 18

Communication Lifeline in Louisiana (Perkins) December, pp. 15-17

Doing Double Duty: Richard J. Codey (Gurney) July/August, pp. 36-39

Sidebars:
New Jersey Senate, Page 37
Gubernational Succession in New Jersey, Page 38

Editorial Boards:  The Power of Influence (Rose) October/November, pp. 26-27

Sidebar:
Checklist, Page 27

Federal Top 10 (Tubbesing) January, pp. 11-15

Top Issues:
Battling Unfunded Mandates, Page 11
Protecting State Authority, pp. 11-14
Promoting Streamlined Sales Taxes, Page 14
Improving No Child Left Behind, Page 14
Watching Federal Tax Reform, Page 14
Maintaining Welfare Reform, pp. 14-15
Speeding Up TEA-21, Page 15
Modernizing Insurance Regulation, Page 15
Remaking Social Security, Page 15
Tackling Health Care, Page 15

Gains & Losses (Trends) January, Page 6

Getting Beyond Polarization (Chasin) July/August, pp. 32-33

Sidebar:
How to Depolarize, Page 33

GOP Rules Georgia (Tharpe) July/August, pp. 40-45

Sidebars:
Glenn Richardson: A Reagan Republican, Page 41
Georgia House of Representatives, Page 41
Jerry Keen: Cool and Razor Sharp, Page 43
Dubose Porter: Leader of the Loyal Opposition, Page 45

Hope After the Hurricanes (Wyatt) December, pp. 12-14

How to Be a Media Darling (Rose) March, pp. 30-31

Sidebar:
Your Rights, Page 30

How to Prevent Paper Overload (Imholt) January, pp. 30-31

Sidebar:
How To Do It, Page 31

How to Syndicate Your Web Site (Dysart) May, pp. 32-33

Sidebar:
Legislatures in the Forefront, Page 33

I Blog, You Blog, We All Blog (Greenberg) March, pp. 22-25

Sidebars:
Technology Helps Track Blogs, Page 23
Blogs Reach Influentials, Page 25
See For Yourself, Page 25

Lawmaking -- A Personal Business (Books) September, Page 4

Louisiana House Has RSS, Too (Letters) July/August, Page 5

Managing Legislative Time (Erickson) December, pp. 35-36

Sidebar:
The Formal Organizational Session, Page 36

Michigan Has Youngest Speaker (Letters) June, Page 5

Mile High Turnover (Frates) September, pp. 24-29

Sidebars:
Romanoff:  Pragmatic Policy Wonk, Page 25
Fitz-Gerald:  A Deal Maker, Page 27
Stengel:  Loyal Opponent, Page 28
Hillman:  Relationship Building, Page 29

Money Matters Top The List (Eckl) February, pp. 20-21

More Help for the Unorganized (Letters) February, Page 4

Oklahoma Opts Red (Price) July/August, pp. 51-54

Sidebars:
Oklahoma House of Representatives, Page 52
Todd Hiett: From Businessman to Speaker, Page 53
Jari Askins: A Class Act, Page 54

Online Organizing (Imholt) February, pp. 28-29

People & Politics (Trends) February, Page 7

People & Politics (Trends) March, Page 5

People & Politics (Trends) April, Page 7

People & Politics (Trends) May, Page 9

People & Politics (Trends) June, Page 8

People & Politics (Trends) July/August, Page 9

People & Politics (Trends) September, Page 6

People & Politics (Trends) October/November, Page 6

People & Politics (Trends) December, Page 6

Regional Changes in Legislative Seats (Trends) January, Page 7

Releases: Impressing the Press (Rose) April, pp. 27-28

Sidebar:
Getting the Most From Your Press Releases, Page 27

Smile, You're Live! (Rose) June, pp. 36-37

Sidebar:
Points to Remember Before the Interview, Page 37

States' Top 10 (Rose) January, pp. 10-13

Top Issues:
Meeting Fiscal Challenges, Page 10
Reducing Health Care Costs, Page 12
Paying for No Child Left Behind, Page 12
Improving Children's Lives, pp. 12-13
Fighting the Lawbreakers, Page 13
Protecting Our Privacy, Page 13
Adapting to World Trade, Page 13
Clearing the Air, Page 13
Securing Driver's Licenses, Page 13
Creating Unity in a Divided Nation, Page 13

Strong States Strong Nation (Fouhy) July/August, pp. 16-21

Sidebars:
States are Innovators, Page 16
A Long Struggle, Page 17
War on Terror, Page 17
The Challenges Ahead, Page 17
States Make the Nation Strong, Page 17

Switching Hallowed Halls (Russo) July/August, pp. 60-64

Sidebar:
Former State Legislators in the 109th Congress, Page 63

Symbolmania (Rosenthal) January, pp. 34-36

Sidebar:
What Qualifies?, Page 34

The Rise and Fall of the California Governor (Weintraub) October/November, pp. 28-30

The States' Champion (Savage) September, pp. 22-23

Sidebar:
State Legislators on the High Court in the 20th Century, Page 23

Term Limits Severe for Unicameral (Trends) March, Page 9

The Female Factor (StateStats) January, Page 4

Sidebars:
Where Women Serve, Page 4
Women Lawmakers Reach a Plateau, Page 4

Training--An Expected Job Benefit (Weberg) July/August, pp. 28-31

Sidebars:
Professional Development Opportunities, Page 30
NCSL Offers Continuing Legal Education, Page 31

Who Has the Most Women Legislators? (Update) March, Page 4

Who Represents the Most Constituents? (Trends) October/November, Page 6

Wise Women (Oliver) July/August, pp. 22-26

Sidebars:
The Women's Legislative Network, Page 24
Women's Caucuses, Page 25
For More Advice..., Page 26