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2006 State Legislatures Magazine Index

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Agriculture
Budgets
Children, Youth
Civics, Citizenship
Congress
Crime
Disabilities
Districts/Redistricting
Economic Development
Education
Elections
Energy

Environment, Conservation
Fiscal
Gambling
Genetics
Health
High Tech
Housing
ID Theft/Privacy
Insurance
Internet, Web
Judicial
Legislative Leadership

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

A B C D E F G H I J L M P T W 

A
Agriculture

B
Budgets
Lose Some, Win Some (Tubbesing) March, pp. 21-22

Sidebar:
Feds Bend a Bit with Medicaid Changes, Page 22

The Outlook is Good (StateStats) February, Page 5

Sidebars:
Top Fiscal Issues for 2006, Page 5
Revenue Performance, Page 5
Optimism Improving, Page 5

Sidebars:
Amber Alert, Page 18
Adult Ambers, Page 20
Model Legislation, Page 20

Sidebar:
Children in Kindergarten, Page 7
State Funding Incentives for Full-Day Kindergarten, Page 7

Sidebars:
Percent of Children in Poverty 2004, Page 5
Where the Differences Are, Page 5

Sidebar:
Physical Education Requirement, Page 7

Sidebar:
What's Up In Congress?, Page 30

Sidebar:
States Looking at Protection Laws Similar to Florida, Page 10

Sidebars:
Amber Alert, Page 18
Adult Ambers, Page 20
Model Legislation, Page 20

Sidebars:
Reformers Dealt Major Setbacks, Page 23
Who's Winning the Battle for 2010 Congressional Seats?, Page 24

Sidebar:
What's Up In Congress?, Page 30

Sidebars:
Riding the Wave of Ocean Energy, Page 15
The Role of Renewable Energy Consumption in the Nation's Energy Supply, Page 15
Renewables Depend on Federal Tax Credit, Page 16
States with Renewable Portfolio Standards, Page 16

States' Top 10 Challenges in 2006 (Moore) January, pp. 12-14

Education
A New Twist on Math and Science Education (Trends) March, Page 9

Filling the Time After School (Trends) March, Page 9

Kindergarten:  Full Time (StateStats) March, Page 7

Sidebar:
Children in Kindergarten, Page 7
State Funding Incentives for Full-Day Kindergarten, Page 7

Leaders:  What Matters Now (NCSL) January, pp. 18-21

Sidebar:
Who They Are, Page 19

Our Children's Well-Being (StateStats) January, Page 5

Sidebars:
Percent of Children in Poverty 2004, Page 5
Where the Differences Are, Page 5

Sak in the Hat (Trends) April, Page 9

States' Top 10 Challenges in 2006 (Moore) January, pp. 12-14

The Outlook is Good (StateStats) February, Page 5

Sidebars:
Top Fiscal Issues for 2006, Page 5
Revenue Performance, Page 5
Optimism Improving, Page 5

The P.E. Advantage (Trends) February, Page 7

Sidebar:
Physical Education Requirement, Page 7

Elections
States' Top 10 Challenges in 2006 (Moore) January, pp. 12-14

Supreme Court Tackles Texas (Storey) April, pp. 22-24

Sidebars:
Reformers Dealt Major Setbacks, Page 23
Who's Winning the Battle for 2010 Congressional Seats?, Page 24

Energy
A New Role for Coal (Boulard) March, pp. 25-27

Energy Debate Heats Up (Brown) February, pp. 12-16

Sidebars:
Winter Heating Costs Head Up, Page 13
Gaining by Driving Less, Page 14
Crude Oil and Gasoline Prices--From Lows to Record Highs, pp. 14-15
Low-Income Energy Assistance Warms Up, Page 15
Energy Efficiency Pays, Page 16

Gung Ho for Green (Crosson) May, pp. 14-17

Sidebars:
Riding the Wave of Ocean Energy, Page 15
The Role of Renewable Energy Consumption in the Nation's Energy Supply, Page 15
Renewables Depend on Federal Tax Credit, Page 16
States with Renewable Portfolio Standards, Page 16

National Model for Renewable Energy (Trends) February, Page 9

Not Enough Zeros (Letters) April, Page 5

State Energy Revenues Gushing (StateStats) April, Page 7

Sidebars:
2005 Severance Taxes by State, Page 7
2004 Collections, Page 7
A Big Rise, Page 7

States' Top 10 Challenges in 2006 (Moore) January, pp. 12-14

Sticker Shock (Trends) January, Page 9

Washington Watch -- Keeping an Eye on Congress (Wyatt) January, pp. 15-17

Environment, Conservation
Gung Ho for Green (Crosson) May, pp. 14-17

Sidebars:
Riding the Wave of Ocean Energy, Page 15
The Role of Renewable Energy Consumption in the Nation's Energy Supply, Page 15
Renewables Depend on Federal Tax Credit, Page 16
States with Renewable Portfolio Standards, Page 16

Oh the Climate, It Is a Changin' (DeCesaro) April, pp. 26-29

Sidebars:
Cap and Trade, Page 26
States and the Chicago Climate Exchange, Page 29

Saving the Mighty Miss (Charlier) April, pp. 30-32

Sidebar:
Help for Legislators, Page 32

F
Fiscal

G
Gambling

Genetics

Government

H
Health
A New Medicaid (Tubbesing and Wilson) April, pp. 20-21

Community Health Centers Cut Medicaid Costs (StateStats) May, Page 4

Federal Fight Against Meth (Trends) May, Page 7

Keeping Babies Safe (Trends) February, Page 7

Medicaid Extreme Makeover (Goodwin) February, pp. 20-23

Sidebars:
Details of Florida Medicaid Reform, Page 20
Other States Following Suit, Page 21
Details of Vermont's Global Commitment, Page 22

Power to the Patient (Cauchi) May, pp. 24-25

Sidebars:
State Laws to Support Health Savings Accounts, Page 25
How Health Savings Accounts (HSA) Work, Page 25

Preparing for a Pandemic (Winterfeld) April, pp. 14-18

Sidebars:
Tracking Avian Flu, Page 15
Federal Funds for State and Local Pandemic Planning, Page 15
States in Motion, Page 16
Ready or Not, Page 16
More Resources, Page 18

Prognosis for the Uninsured (Tobler) May, pp. 20-23

Sidebars:
ERISA's Impact on State Health Policy, Page 21
Maryland's Fair Share Health Care Fund Act, Page 22

Smoke Screens (Trends) February, Page 9

Sidebar:
States With Limits, Page 9

State's RX for Medicare Gaps (Cauchi) March, pp. 28-31

Sidebars:
2006 State Wraparound Pharmaceutical Assistance, Page 30
States Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs, Page 31
What Medicare Will Not Buy, Page 31
What a State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program May Buy, Page 31

States' Top 10 Challenges in 2006 (Moore) January, pp. 12-14

The Outlook is Good (StateStats) February, Page 5

Sidebars:
Top Fiscal Issues for 2006, Page 5
Revenue Performance, Page 5
Optimism Improving, Page 5

The P.E. Advantage (Trends) February, Page 7

Sidebar:
Physical Education Requirement, Page 7

The Stem Cell Race Is On (Trends) March, Page 10

Troubling Trends in Infant Health (Trends) March, Page 10

Washington Watch -- Keeping an Eye on Congress (Wyatt) January, pp. 15-17

High Tech
More Podcasting in Minnesota (Letters) April, Page 5

Staying Safe Online (Greenberg) February pp. 32-33

Sidebars:
Test Your Spam IQ, Page 33
Learn the Terms, Page 33
More Resources, Page 33

Washington Watch -- Keeping an Eye on Congress (Wyatt) January, pp. 15-17

Where on Earth Are Sex Offenders? (Lyons) March, pp. 14-15

Historic Preservation

Housing

I
ID Theft/Privacy
States' Top 10 Challenges in 2006 (Moore) January, pp. 12-14

Washington Watch -- Keeping An Eye on Congress (Wyatt) January, pp. 15-17

Insurance

Community Health Centers Cut Medicaid Costs (StateStats), Page 4

Prognosis for the Uninsured (Tobler) May, pp. 20-23

Sidebars:
ERISA's Impact on State Health Policy, Page 21
Maryland's Fair Share Health Care Fund Act, Page 22

Internet, World Wide Web

Keeping Kids Safe Online (Trends) May, Page 7

More Podcasting in Minnesota (Letters) April, Page 5

Staying Safe Online (Greenberg) February pp. 32-33

Sidebars:
Test Your Spam IQ, Page 33
Learn the Terms, Page 33
More Resources, Page 33

J
Judicial

L
Legislative Leadership
Leaders:  What Matters Now (Rhyme) January, pp. 18-21

Sidebar:
Who They Are, Page 19

Partisan Buster (Kyle) February, pp. 26-28

Sidebar:
Financed for the Future, Page 28

Legislative Staff
How to Create a Great Bill Draft (Feustel) January, pp. 22-23

Sidebar:
Some Additional Tips for Legislators, Page 23

How to Guide Legislative Interns (Rosenthal) April, pp. 36-37

Keeping in Touch (Andrade) February, pp. 29-31

Sidebars:
Being Effective, Page 30
From Constituents' Mouths to the Governor's Desk, Page 31

Staying Safe Online (Greenberg) February pp. 32-33

Sidebars:
Test Your Spam IQ, Page 33
Learn the Terms, Page 33
More Resources, Page 33

Legislatures
Coloradans Reach Their Limit With TABOR (Frates) January, pp. 24-26

Sidebar:
Money Won't Go That Far, Page 26

How to Create a Great Bill Draft (Feustel) January, pp. 22-23

Sidebar:
Some Additional Tips for Legislators, Page 23

How to Guide Legislative Interns (Rosenthal) April, pp. 36-37

How to Meet the Press (Rose) March, pp. 32-33

Sidebar:
Checklist, Page 33

Keeping in Touch (Andrade) February, pp. 29-31

Sidebars:
Being Effective, Page 30
From Constituents' Mouths to the Governor's Desk, Page 31

Leaders:  What Matters Now (Rhyme) January, pp. 18-21

Sidebar:
Who They Are, Page 19

Lose Some, Win Some (Tubbesing) March, pp. 21-22

Sidebar:
Feds Bend a Bit with Medicaid Changes, Page 22

Oath of Citizenship to Oath of Office (Morse) May, pp. 29-30

Sidebars:
Global Legislatures, Page 29
Bridging the Gap, Page 30

One of Our Own (Weintraub) February, pp. 24-25

Partisan Buster (Kyle) February, pp. 26-28

Sidebar:
Financed for the Future, Page 28

People & Politics (Trends) January, Page 7

People & Politics (Trends) February, Page 6

People & Politics (Trends) March, Page 8

People & Politics (Trends) April, Page 8

People & Politics (Trends) May, Page 5

Prime Time Democracy (Jackson) January, pp. 32-33

Schwarzenegger Rebuffed (Weintraub) January, pp. 27-28

Serving Constituents (Letters) April, Page 5

Spreading the Word (Kurtz) May, pp. 32-33

Sidebar:
The Message, Page 33

States' Top 10 Challenges in 2006 (Moore) January, pp. 12-14

Staying Safe Online (Greenberg) February pp. 32-33

Supreme Court Tackles Texas (Storey) April, pp. 22-24

Washington Watch -- Keeping an Eye on Congress (Wyatt) January, pp. 15-17

Lobbyists, Lobbying

M
Miscellaneous
Eminent Domain -- For the Greater Good? (Boulard) January, pp. 29-31

Mining Safety Laws Reevaluated (Trends) April, Page 9

One Bite and Fido's Out (Trends) May, Page 7

Price Gouging:  Not in My State (Trends) January, Page 9

Rural Clout at the Capitol (Farquhar) April, pp. 34-35

The Melting Pot (Trends) February, Page 6

P
Poverty
Homeless Not Bankless (Martin) May, pp. 26-27

Our Children's Well-Being (StateStats) January, Page 5

Sidebars:
Percent of Children in Poverty 2004, Page 5
Where the Differences Are, Page 5

The Homeless Among Us (Trends) March, Page 8

T
Taxes
Coloradans Reach Their Limit With TABOR (Frates) January, pp. 24-26

Sidebar:
Money Won't Go That Far, Page 26

It's Tax Time Again (Trends) April, Page 9

Leaders:  What Matters Now (Rhyme) January, pp. 18-21

Sidebar:
Who They Are, Page 19

States' Top 10 Challenges in 2006 (Moore) January, pp. 12-14

The Outlook is Good (StateStats) February, Page 5

Sidebars:
Top Fiscal Issues for 2006, Page 5
Revenue Performance, Page 5
Optimism Improving, Page 5

Washington Watch -- Keeping an Eye on Congress (Wyatt) January, pp. 15-17

Telecommunications
Fear Not Your Telephone (Trends) April, Page 10

How Safe Are Your Telephone Records? (Trends) July/August, Page 11

Washington Watch -- Keeping an Eye on Congress (Wyatt) January, pp. 15-17

Terrorism

Tied Chambers

Transportation
Energy Debate Heats Up (Brown) February, pp. 12-16

Sidebars:
Winter Heating Costs Head Up, Page 13
Gaining by Driving Less, Page 14
Crude Oil and Gasoline Prices--From Lows to Record Highs, pp. 14-15
Low-Income Energy Assistance Warms Up, Page 15
Energy Efficiency Pays, Page 16

The Outlook is Good (StateStats) February, Page 5

Sidebars:
Top Fiscal Issues for 2006, Page 5
Revenue Performance, Page 5
Optimism Improving, Page 5

Transportation Talk (Savage and Reed) May, pp. 10-13

Sidebars:
Buckle-Up For Safety, Page 11
The Amtrak Deal, Page 12
Congestion Facts, Page 12
A Look at the Law, Page 13
There's Money in Tolls: The Chicago Skyway Lease, Page 13

W
Welfare

Lose Some, Win Some (Tubbesing) March, pp. 21-22

Sidebar:
Feds Bend a Bit with Medicaid Changes, Page 22

TANF Rules Tough on States (Steisel and Tweedie) March, Page 23

Wildlife

Updated September, 2006

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