The Reflecting Pool Archives
An eye on the state-federal relationship by Carl Tubbesing, deputy executive director of NCSL.
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In the 1980s, a trio of legislative leaders helped develop NCSL's official bi-partisan position in favor of eliminating the federal deficit.
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Reflecting Pool readers are playing catch-up. What is the Big 7? And the cross country tour on immigration issues has come to an end.
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Changes have been made to the Real ID act and it looks like NCSL is rewriting its policy statement on our nation's transportation system.
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Chairman Rangel puts on his funny hat, NCSL officers take a stand and we look at where the No Child Left Behind Act is standing.
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NCSL's 2007 business meeting....climate change, telecommunications act and RealID are issues that state lawmakers addressed in Boston.
- Back in the Pool... Immigration Collapse a Loss to States... Real ID Expansion Helps to Doom Immigration Bill ... Senate SCHIP Deal Poses Another Dilemma for State Officials... Maryland Delegate Bonds With Senators... No Child Left Behind Task Force Holds Reunion... NCSL Holds Off Preemption in Farm Bill
- Real ID: Genuine Consultation or Going Through the Motions?... Real ID: With Friends Like This... Anger Over Real ID Unprecedented?
- NCSL Invades Washington... Supreme Court Strikes a Blow to the Dual Banking System... Talks Continue with White House on No Child Left Behind
- "Damn the Governors" on No Child Left Behind... Lucky and Good on Voting Paper Trails... Real ID Rule-making Meeting and Hill Visits on Tap for Next Week
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Legislators, the White House and No Child Left Behind... Legislators, Congress and No Child Left Behind... NCSL President Testifies on Real ID... House Ethics Panel Looks to State Experiences
- Real ID Act Postponed? Not Really ... Real ID Costs Exaggerated?... Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement Shows Results... Maine Congressman Organizes Trade Briefing
- Real ID All the Time... Chemical Plant Safety Rules Threaten State Authority... Rudy Fernandez Leaves the White House... Legislators Participate in Transportation Funding Forum