OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2012

FISCAL CLIFFHANGER
By Jeff Hurley
Uncertainty about how Congress will address the fiscal cliff leaves states playing a guessing game.

• ELECTION 2012: A WAVE OR A RIPPLE
  By Tim Storey
  State elections will bring a surge of new faces but no sea change to party control.


• THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE
  By Jennie Drage Bowser
  Once again, there’s something for everyone on statewide ballots this November.


• POWER STRUGGLE
  By David Savage
  The Supreme Court’s recent term focused on whether the Constitution limits federal authority and power.


• 5 TRENDS SHAPING REDISTRICTING
  By Morgan Cullen and Michelle Davis
  New dynamics are transforming the once-a-decade exercise of drawing political boundaries.


• A BOLD APPROACH TO REFORM
  By Becky Russell
  Sweeping change to Idaho’s education policy turned into a hot potato issue that’s landed in voters’ laps for final approval.


• A ROUNDHOUSE OF ART
  By Wendy Underhill
  New Mexico’s circular Capitol is home to an ambitious showcase for the state’s artists.

Voices

• FOR THE RECORD
• IN MEMORY OF GARY OLSON
• BOOK REVIEW
• NCSL LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT
    

Departments

• Then and Now
• Statestats
• People and Politics
• Trends and Transitions
• Stateline