LRL Acqusisions MO - October 2007

New Arrivals at the Legislative Library
Missouri State Capitol
October 2007

AGED

1. El Nasser, Haya. "Fewer seniors living in nursing homes : improved health, more options for care cited." USA Today, Sept. 27, 2007, 2 p. (About 7.4 percent of Americans 75 and older live in nursing homes, down from 10.2 percent in 1990. The numbers do not include assisted-living facilities.) VF : Aged – Long-Term Care.

2. Gever, Matthew. "Helping seniors to thrive : the ‘Green House’ model." NCSL State Health Notes, October 1, 2007, Vol. 26, No. 500, p. 2-4. (Long-term care residences with a "homelike" atmosphere, known as Green Houses, are being developed in 18 states.)

3. Kramarow, Ellen, et al. "Trends in the health of older Americans, 1970-2005." Health Affairs, September/October 2007, Vol. 26, No. 5, p. 1417-1425. (Medical advances have resulted in better health for older Americans, but concerns include rising rates of obesity and diabetes.)

AGRICULTURE

4. Krohe, James Jr. "Manna from Decatur." Illinois Issues, October 2007, Vol. 33, No. 10, p. 22-24. (Krohe says that it is a fantasy that we can grow all of our nation's motor fuel and he calls the corn market a creation of Congress rather than the free market.)

5. Orr, Carolyn. "Changes on farm have states focusing more on concentrated livestock operations." CSG Firstline Midwest, October 2007, Vol. 14, No. 9, 4 p. (About 40 percent of all U.S. concentrated animal feeding operations are in the Midwest. State efforts to regulate CAFOs are summarized.)

BIOTECHNOLOGY

6. Slone, Sean. "The biotech promise : lawmakers consider economic impact of growing industry." State News, October 2007, Vol. 50, No. 9, p. 16-18. (Less than one biotech company in 50 has at least one commercial product at present. California, Massachusetts and North Carolina are the country's leading proponents of biotechnology. In all, 40 states are targeting the potential of biosciences.)

CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES

7. Clothier, Steffanie and Caroline Smith. "Trends in early learning." NCSL Legisbrief, October 2007, Vol. 15, No. 41, 2 p. (Washington state has instituted paid family leave for new parents. Other trends include child-care quality ratings and increased state funding for pre-kindergarten.) VF : Education – Early Childhood

8. Foreman, Megan and Matthew Gever. "States respond to rising rates of autism." NCSL State Health Notes, October 29, 2007, Vol. 28, No. 502, p. 4-6. (2007-enacted legislation concerning autism includes Illinois' plan to establish three group homes for autistic adolescents. Indiana now requires school-based police officers to be trained in dealing with autistic children.)

9. Protecting America's future : a state-by-state look at SCHIP & uninsured kids. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, August 2007, 10 p. (The report contains tabular data on insured and uninsured children. 50-state charts.) VF : Insurance – Children

COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA

10. Perlman, Ellen. "Radio activity." Governing, October 2007, Vol. 21, No. 1, p. 48-51. (The Alaska Land Mobile Radio System allows most federal, state and local departments to communicate with each other. This interoperability is taking time, effort and money.)

CONSUMERISM

11. Katel, Peter. "Consumerism : Do government regulators need more power?" CQ Researcher, Oct. 12, 2007, Vol. 17, No. 36, p. 841-864. (Toy recalls and tainted products are leading to calls for stricter federal safety enforcement.)

12. Quinn, Jane Bryant. "Payday loans can be a trap." Newsweek, October 8, 2007, Vol. 40, No. 15, p. 47. (Residents of the 12 states that ban payday loans can borrow small amounts from traditional consumer finance outlets. Credit unions are beginning to create low-cost payday products for members. A new federal law caps the interest rate on payday loans to military families at 38 percent.)

CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

13. Harkness, Peter. "Rehabilitation project." CQ Weekly, October 1, 2007, Vol. 65, No. 37, p. 2834. (National spending on corrections is nearly seven times what it was in 1980 and the number of prisons has tripled. If the trend is not reversed, California will soon spend more on prisons than on public universities. Nearly all those incarcerated eventually go free but 60 percent will return to prison.)

COURTS

14. Blackmar, Charles B. "Missouri's nonpartisan court plan from 1942 to 2005." Missouri Law Review, Winter 2007, Vol. 72, No. 1, p. 199-224. (The author served on the Missouri Supreme Court from 1982 to 1992. He supplies background information on the Missouri Plan for selecting judges and speculates on its future. Pages 220-224 contain the eulogy delivered by Chief Justice Michael A. Wolff at the funeral for Judge Blackmar, who died January 20, 2007.)
15. DeMoor, John. "Commission's panel based on judicial experience." Missouri Lawyers Weekly, September 3, 2007, Vol. 21, No. 36, 10 p. (The author responds to current complaints about the Appellate Judicial Commission's panel of nominees for a Missouri Supreme Court vacancy. Also included are profiles of all panels and their nominees from 1942 to 1992.) VF: Courts – Missouri

16. Lauck, Scott. "Best-laid plan : the partisan history of the non-partisan process." Missouri Lawyers Weekly, September 3, 2007, Vol. 21, No. 36, 7 p. (Since the enactment of the Missouri Plan, four of the 33 appointments to the Missouri Supreme Court have crossed party lines. Nearly every candidate for the court has had some kind of identifiable partisan label.) VF : Courts – Missouri

17. Lieb, David A. "Appellate Commission singles itself out of Sunshine Law." Missouri Lawyers Weekly, September 3, 2007, Vol. 21, No. 36, 1 p. (In 2007, the Appellate Judicial Commission gave no notice of its meetings and has refused requests to release its records. It's been operating that way ever since it started.) VF : Courts – Missouri

18. Missouri circuit court judicial workload assessment study. Denver : National Center for State Courts/Court Services Division, October 17, 2007, 47 p., plus 7-page summary, 5-page circuit-specific results for judicial workload model. (The study relied on the weighted caseload method, which uses time as a measure for workload. Results are discussed and shown on maps and charts.) VF : Courts – Missouri

19. Stiles, Elizabeth A. and Lauren L. Bowen. "Legislative-judicial interaction : Do court ideologies constrain legislative action?" State and Local Government Review, 2007, Vol. 39, No. 2, p. 96-106. (The authors' study supports the notion that state supreme court ideological extremism influences legislative bill passage.)

CRIME & CRIMINAL JUSTICE

20. Goodno, Naomi Harlin. "Cyberstalking, a new crime : evaluating the effectiveness of current state and federal laws." Missouri Law Review, Winter 2007, Vol. 72, No. 1, p. 125-197. (Cyberstalking laws would have to be broad to be effective but not so broad as to encroach on First Amendment rights. A chart allows comparison of current laws.)

21. Lawrence, Alison. "Watching and restricting dangerous sex offenders." NCSL Legisbrief, October 2007, Vol. 15, No. 40, 2 p. (Convicted sex offenders must register before release from prison or within three days of a non-prison sentence. States and localities may have additional requirements.) VF : Sexual Offenders

DRUGS & DRUG TESTING

22. Patton, Zach. "Complex R_x : Biologic meds are the wonder drugs of our time. Can we afford them?" Governing, October 2007, Vol. 21, No. 1, p. 58-60. (Biologic drugs are created from living proteins. They're complex and expensive. Technically, generic versions of biologics cannot be created and "biosimilars" can sometimes behave in radically different ways from the original drugs on which they are based.)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

23. CanagaRetna, Sujit M. "Lights! Camera! Action! Southern states attract filmmakers." State News, October 2007, Vol. 50, No. 9, p. 19-22. (The depreciation of the dollar is making it cheaper to film in the U.S. than abroad. States have developed financial incentives to attract producers. In addition to the immediate economic impact of filming, once a movie is released the locales can become tourist attractions.)

24. Mucha, Michael J. "Fiscal impact analysis : how to use it and what to look out for." Government Finance Review, October 2007, Vol. 23, No. 5, p. 24-28. (In a fiscal impact analysis, all additional costs for a government when there is a change in economic development projects – new projects, closing of an existing business, etc. – are compared to all additional revenues. Elements of a fiscal impact analysis are noted.)

6. Slone, Sean. "The biotech promise : lawmakers consider economic impact of growing industry." State News, October 2007, Vol. 50, No. 9, p. 16-18. (Less than one biotech company in 50 has at least one commercial product at present. California, Massachusetts and North Carolina are the country's leading proponents of biotechnology. In all, 40 states are targeting the potential of biosciences.)

EDUCATION

25. Anderson, Tim. "The ‘R’ word : Lawmakers hear why ‘routine’ jobs are at risk in years ahead." CSG Stateline Midwest, September 2007, Vol. 16, No. 9, p. 1+. (Author Daniel Pink told the Midwestern Legislative Conference that K-12 and adult education need to focus on "right brain" abilities, such as inventiveness, big-picture thinking and design. Such skills are hard to outsource and hard to automate.)

26. Baber, Angela. "Teacher evaluation in diversified teacher compensation systems." Education Commission of the States Issue Paper, June 2007, 18 p. (Five successful and promising teacher-evaluation programs are sketched.) VF : Teachers

27. Education state rankings 2007-2008 : pre-K education in the 50 United States. Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2008, 441 p. (The 441 50-state charts in this annual reference book contain statistics on school size, finances, student achievement, student behavior, special education and more.) Ref LB2846 .E24)

28. "Educational engagement : a successful strategy for academic and civic achievement and success." The Progress of Education Reform, September 2007, Vol. 8, No. 3, 4 p. (Students who bond with their schools are less likely to drop out and more likely to be interested in the greater civic good as adults.) Ref LA217.2 .P76

29. Greenblatt, Alan. "City hall solution : Can mayors really help schools by running them? Perhaps." Governing, October 2007, Vol. 21, No. 1, p. 19-20. (Anecdotal evidence suggests that a mayor committed to improving the community's schools can bring about greater stability and accountability.)

30. Greene, G. Kennedy, et al. "Getting real : a different perspective on the relationship between school resources and student outcomes." Journal of Education Finance, Summer 2007, Vol. 33, No. 1, p. 49-68. (Since teacher quality is a key to student achievement, administrators are advised to use funds to raise the quality of the faculty. Rather than emphasizing dollar equity in determining adequacy of funding, research is suggesting that the focus should be on credentialed teachers, adequate textbooks and physical facilities.)

31. Kaufmann, Jeanne. "Student performance assessment in diversified teacher compensation systems." Education Commission of the States Issue Paper, June 2007, 14 p. (Can you evaluate a teacher's effectiveness by a student's academic achievement?) VF : Teachers

32. Lannan, Maura Kelly. "Is sex ed a no-no?" Illinois Issues, October 2007, Vol. 33, No. 10, p. 25-27. (The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has funds for three abstinence-only education programs. Some say that a comprehensive sex-ed program should educate students about abstinence, anatomy, sexually transmitted diseases and how to get contraception.)

33. Layzell, Daniel T. "State higher education funding models : an assessment of current and emerging approaches." Journal of Education Finance, Summer 2007, Vol. 33, No. 1, p. 1-19. (Layzell reminds policymakers of key issues that should be considered when finite dollars are being allocated for the good of the state and its educational institutions.)

34. Martin, Anne. "The use of diversified compensation systems to address equitable teacher distribution." Education Commission of the States Issue Paper, June 2007, 12 p. (Students do best when they have quality teachers. Recruiting and keeping teachers in "high-need" schools is an ongoing challenge.) VF : Teachers

35. Morphew, Christopher and Bruce Baker. "On the utility of national datasets and resource cost models for estimating faculty instructional costs in higher education." Journal of Education Finance, Summer 2007, Vol. 33, No. 1, p. 20-48. (Research summarized includes faculty instructional costs for specific undergraduate degree programs, with differences by region and institutional type noted.)

36. Palumbo, Christine. "Funding diversified teacher compensation systems." Education Commission of the States Issue Paper, June 2007, 17 p. (Some state and local teacher-pay incentive programs are spotlighted..) VF : Teachers

37. Sandler, Michael. "‘No Child’ author starts questioning the test." CQ Weekly, October 8, 2007, Vol. 67, No. 38, p. 2916-2917. (Rep. George Miller (D-California) was a leading supporter of the No Child Left Behind testing philosophy but now he says testing alone doesn't give a complete assessment.)

38. Schwartz, Aaron E. "Dusting off the Blaine Amendment : Two challenges to Missouri's anti-establishment tradition." Missouri Law Review, Winter 2007, Vol. 72, No. 1, p. 339-386. (Missouri's version of a "Blaine Amendment," which prohibits state support of sectarian or religious schools, is found in Article IX, Section 8 of the Missouri Constitution. Challenges to the provision include voucher programs and tax benefits for such schools.)

39. "Trends in college pricing 2007." College Board Trends in Higher Education Series, downloaded from the Internet, 27 p. (In the last decade, charges for room, board, tuition and fees rose at an average rate of 2.6 percent per year, after inflation, at private four-year colleges and 3.5 percent at public four-year schools. The document includes numerous charts and graphs.) VF : Education – Higher

EMPLOYERS & EMPLOYEES

ENERGY

40. Davenport, Coral. "A clean break in energy policy." CQ Weekly, October 8, 2007, Vol. 65, No. 38, p. 2920-2927. (Congress is considering adopting a federal standard for renewable energy. Some states already have their own compliance mandates.)

4. Krohe, James Jr. "Manna from Decatur." Illinois Issues, October 2007, Vol. 33, No. 10, p. 22-24. (Krohe says that it is a fantasy that we can grow all of our nation's motor fuel and he calls the corn market a creation of Congress rather than the free market.)

41. Weeks, Jennifer. "Coal's comeback : Can coal become a clean energy source?" CQ Researcher, Oct. 5, 2007, Vol. 17, No. 35, p. 817-840. (The United States has a long-term interest in making coal energy cleaner and safer, says Weeks, and she addresses many of the issues involved in making that happen.)

ENVIRONMENT

42. Marks, Kate. "Fueling the economy." NCSL Legisbrief, October 2007, Vol. 15, No. 42, 2 p. (A National Clean Diesel Campaign is underway. Some states support diesel emission controls.) VF : Air Pollution

FINANCE & REVENUE

24. Mucha, Michael J. "Fiscal impact analysis : How to use it and what to look out for." Government Finance Review, October 2007, Vol. 23, No. 5, p. 24-28. (In a fiscal impact analysis, all additional costs for a government when there is a change in economic development projects – new projects, closing of an existing business, etc. – are compared to all additional revenues. Elements of a fiscal impact analysis are noted.)

43. "The sales tax slide." State Policy Reports, September 2007, Vol. 25, No. 18, p. 9-11. (Missouri's growth in sales-tax collections for the second quarter of 2007 shows a 1.5 percent increase over the same quarter for 2006. The national average is 3.1 percent. 50-state chart.)

44. State and local governments : Persistent fiscal challenges will likely emerge within the next decade. United States Government Accounting Office, July 18, 2007, 6 p. (The growth in health-related costs is primarily behind the fiscal concerns that state and local governments face. The key expenditures are Medicaid and health insurance for government employees and retirees.) VF : State Finance & Revenue

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

HEALTH, WELFARE & SOCIAL SERVICES

45. Baicker, Katherine, et al. "Lowering the barriers to consumer-directed health care : responding to concerns." Health Affairs, September/October 2007, Vol. 26, No. 5, p. 1328-1332. (Consumer-directed health care, such as health savings accounts, could help slow the rapid increase in health-care costs.)

46. Congregational health ministry survey report. National Council of Churches USA, 2007, 12 p. (A survey of health ministries run by American congregations finds that offerings include health education, health screenings, 12-step programs and advocacy.) VF : Health Services

47. Coughlin, Teresa A. "Restoring fiscal integrity to Medicaid financing?" Health Affairs, September/ October 2007, Vol. 26, No. 5, p. 1469-1480. (The authors report that states' unique financing arrangements to meet payments in Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital and upper-payment limit programs beg scrutiny. States have increased federal Medicaid spending with little or no contributions of their own.)

48. "Covering uninsured children : the SCHIP reauthorization debate." Congressional Digest, October 2007, Vol. 86, No. 8, p. 225-256. (Many see the debate over SCHIP as a way for Democrats and Republicans to fine-tune their health-care messages for the 2008 election.)

49. Derose, Kathryn Pitkin, et al. "Immigrants and health care : sources of vulnerability." Health Affairs, September/October 2007, Vol. 26, No. 5, p. 1258-1268. (Factors that have an impact on immigrants' access to social services and jobs with benefits include their country of origin, English proficiency and stigmatization.)

50. Enos, Gary. "A shot in the dark." Governing, October 2007, Vol. 21, No. 1, p. 52-56. (State and local governments need to prepare for the possibility of a pandemic flu outbreak.)

51. Ferguson, Christine C. "Barriers to the vulnerable : thoughts of a former public official." Health Affairs, September/October 2007, Vol. 26, No. 5, p. 1358-1365. (Ferguson, who directed human services and public health agencies for Rhode Island and Massachusetts, comments on the erratic support for such services.)

52. Gever, Matthew. "Garden State to plant the seeds of Asperger's treatment." NCSL State Health Notes, October 15, 2007, Vol. 28, No. 501, p. 3-5. (New Jersey has the highest rates of autism in the nation and Asperger's Syndrome is by far the most common form of the disorder. A pilot program is designed to help those with AS find employment and to provide counseling to improve their social skills.)

53. Gever, Matthew. "On the outside looking in : Health-care model offers promise for returning inmates, community." NCSL State Health Notes, October 29, 2007, Vol. 28, No. 502, p. 3-4. (Hampden County, Mass., has a model program to help former inmates manage their health care needs, which can include conditions such as tuberculosis, Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS.)

54. Jaeger, Bethany. "Booster shot?" Illinois Issues, October 2007, Vol. 33, No. 10, p. 18-21. (Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has said his state has a moral obligation to provide access to affordable and comprehensive health care and he used gubernatorial vetoes to cut enough money to cover the estimated first-year costs of his health-care expansion.)

55. Lantz, Paula M. "Health policy approaches to population health : the limits of medicalization." Health Affairs, September/October 2007, Vol. 26, No. 5, p. 1253-1257. (Medical problems are not always at the root of health issues. Other factors include income and/or food security, education, housing and the environment.)

56. Lubin, Tara. "To license or not : states and midwifery." NCSL State Health Notes, October 29, 2007, Vol. 28, No. 502, p. 1-3. (New Mexico has the highest rate of midwife-assisted deliveries in the country – 34 percent – and covers midwifery under Medicaid. The licensing of midwifery is controversial in many states.)

57. Mertz, Kory. "North Star State illuminates one way toward e-health." NCSL State Health Notes, October 15, 2007,k Vol. 28, No. 501, p. 1-3. (The Minnesota Health Information Exchange has just been established, an outgrowth of 2007's HB1078. The law requires that health-care administrative transactions be available in standard electronic format by 2009 and that hospitals and providers have an interoperable electronic records system by 2015.)

58. Richman, Barak D. "Insurance expansions : Do they hurt those they are designed to help?" Health Affairs, September/October 2007, Vol. 26, No. 5, p. 1345-1357. (This study of the use of mental-health and pharmaceutical services demonstrated that whites and high-income people benefitted from the services more than nonwhites and lower-income people. It's possible that mandated care could provide services to the more affluent at the expense of low-use groups.)

59. Wolke, Anna B. "Fighting hospital-acquired infections." NCSL Legisbrief, October 2007, Vol. 15, No. 39, 2 p. (Florida, Missouri and Pennsylvania have issued reports on HAI – hospital-acquired infection – data collected as required by their mandatory reporting laws.) VF : Hospitals

60. Wolke, Anna. "A shot in the arm to prevent preterm births." NCSL State Health Notes, October 1, 2007, Vol. 28, No. 500, p. 1-2. (North Carolina hopes to reduce premature births among low-income women with its statewide program to offer injections of the drug 17P to those with a history of preterm birth.)

IMMIGRATION

61. Davis, Sia. "Border security on tribal lands." NCSL Legisbrief, October 2007, Vol. 15, No. 38, 2 p. (Lightly patrolled borders on Indian reservations are an open gateway for illegal immigrants. Border security is an issue on tribal lands in the Southwest and all along the Canadian border.) VF : Indian Tribes

INFRASTRUCTURE

62. Clemmitt, Marcia. "Aging infrastructure : Is neglected maintenance putting Americans in danger?" CQ Researcher, Sept. 28, 2007, Vol. 17, No. 34, p. 793-816. (The American Society of Civil Engineers report card on U.S. infrastructure from 2001 and 2005 gives a C to the nation's bridges. Everything else gets a D.)

INSURANCE

63. Claxton, Gary, et al. "Health benefits in 2007 : Premium increases fall to an eight-year low, while offer rates and enrollment remain stable." Health Affairs, September/October 2007, Vol. 25, No. 5, p. 1407-1416. (The article includes a chart comparing increases in employer health-insurance premiums with other economic indicators for the period 1993 to 2007.)

48. "Covering uninsured children : the SCHIP reauthorization debate." Congressional Digest, October 2007, Vol. 86, No. 8, p. 225-256. (An increase in the federal cigarette tax was slated to offset costs for an ambitious reauthorization of SCHIP. President Bush vetoed the bill Oct. 3, 2007.)

MISSOURI HISTORY

64. Crouse, Rob. Warren Eastman Hearnes : a memoir. Marceline, Mo. : Walsworth Publishing, 2007, 175 p. (The extensively illustrated book telling the story of former Gov. Hearnes was based on the personal notes and recollections of Betty C. Hearnes.) Cataloging pending

65. Olson, James C. Stuart Symington : a life. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2003, 550 p. (Olson, President Emeritus of the University of Missouri, has written the first full-length biography of the first Secretary of the Air Force and later four-term U.S. Senator from Missouri.) E748.S95 O47

MOTOR VEHICLES

66. Dusenberry, Mary Branham. "The reality of REAL ID : States push for changes to federal law." State News, October 2007, Vol. 50, No. 9, p. 23-26. (Few expect the REAL ID Act can be implemented as originally passed. Six states have already voted to reject the law and others are balking at requirements.)

67. Sundeen, Matt. "Traffic congestion : a never-ending problem?" NCSL Legisbrief, October 2007, Vol. 15, No. 37, 2 p. (Gridlock is inconvenient and wasteful and chiefly caused by traffic bottlenecks. The U.S. DOT has a blueprint for action to reduce congestion.) VF : Traffic Regulation

PENSIONS & RETIREMENT

68. State and local government retiree benefits : current status of benefit structures, protections, and fiscal outlook for funding future costs. United States Government Accountability Office, September 2007, 76 p. (This study of state and local government retiree benefit systems, which includes pensions and health care and which affects 12 perfect of the country's total workforce, finds that most pension systems are funded but governments don't have long-term strategies to finance health-care costs for retirees. View the entire report at
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071156.pdf )

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

69. Bullock, Charles S. III and Karen L. Padgett. "Partisan change and consequences for lobbying : two-party government comes to the Georgia Legislature." State and Local Government Review, 2007, Vol. 39, No. 2, p. 61-71. (In 2003 the system of a few powerful Democrats determining the fate of legislation ceased to exist in Georgia. The two-party system has increased chances for more interest groups to affect state policy.)

STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT

50. Enos, Gary. "A shot in the dark." Governing, October 2007, Vol. 21, No. 1, p. 52-56. (State and local governments need to prepare for the possibility of a pandemic flu outbreak.)

70. "Index of State Economic Momentum." State Policy Reports, September 2007, Vol. 25, No. 18, p. 1-7. (This quarterly review of state growth in person income, employment and population finds Missouri ranked at No. 36, below the national average in every category. 50-state charts.)

71. Maneke, Jean. "Sunshine Law getting more action than ever." Missouri Press News, October 2007, Vol. 75, No. 10, p. 17. (Maneke, an attorney with the Missouri Press Association, comments on headline-making news in September concerning open meetings and electronic records.)

72. Wolman, Harold L., et al. States and their cities : partnerships for the future. Downloaded from the Fannie Mae Foundation website, 2007, 39 p. (State policies that contribute to urban performance were studied and principles that can guide state actions and policies that could help cities prosper were identified.) VF : State-Municipal Relations

STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONS

73. "The broken windows of the federal government." State Policy Reports, September 2007, Vol. 27, No. 17, p. 2-6. (The financing for a war and a new prescription-drug benefit combined with tax cuts appears to be at the expense of the infrastructure of the federal government.)

TECHNOLOGY ISSUES

74. Savage, Christopher. "The wi-fi that wasn't." Governing, October 2007, Vol. 21, No. 1, p. 61. (Citywide wireless isn't dying but the hope that cities could reap the benefits of wireless networks and not pay for them is "on life support.")

TERM LIMITS

75. Kurtz, Karl T., et al. Institutional change in American politics : the case of term limits. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2007, 230 p. (This compilation of essays examines the effect of term limits in those 15 states that adopted them. Generally speaking, term limits have mattered most in the states that had been the most professionalized.) JK2488 .I57

TOURISM

TRANSPORTATION

New Arrivals at the Legislative Library Missouri State Capitol October 2007

New Arrivals at the Legislative Library
Missouri State Capitol
October 2007