New Arrivals at the Legislative Library
Missouri State Capitol
March 2008
CAMPAIGNS & ELECTIONS
1. The almanac of state legislative elections : voting patterns and demographics 2000-2006. Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2007, 418 p. (Demographics about voters include each legislative district's average household income, higher education for those 25 and older, percentage below the poverty line and race or ethnicity. Each state is profiled and a narrative describes voting trends.) Ref JK1967 .A77
CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES
2. Wolke, Anna. "Teen pregnancy prevention : What role are states playing?" NCSL State Health Notes, March 3, 2008, Vol. 29, No. 510, p. 3-7. (Successful statewide campaigns and programs to help prevent unplanned pregnancies among teens are noted.)
CONSUMERS
3. Grossman, Ilene. "States' financial-literacy programs seek to educate consumers on money matters." CSG Firstline Midwest, February 2008, Vol. 15, No. 2, 4 p. (States hope to reverse the current trend of increased credit-card debt and savings rates in the negative percentile by offering consumer education at the K-12 level and also to adults.)
COURTS
4. Savage, David G. Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court – 4th edition. Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2004, 1292 p. (This two-volume set explains judicial powers, judicial interpretations and the mechanics and traditions of the Supreme Court. Brief biographies of justices through 2004 are included.) Ref KF8742.W567
CRIME & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
5. Cain, Keri Beth. "Managing convicted sex offenders in the community." NGA Center for Best Practices Issue
Brief, November 26, 2007, 24 p. (Massachusetts' Intensive Parole for Sex Offenders program is profiled. This policy draft also includes comments on research-based practices that could improve management of sex offenders within the community.) VF : Sexual Offenders
6. Crime state rankings 2008. Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2008, 537 p. (Missouri is No. 18 on the list of "Most Dangerous States," when rates for murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and vehicle theft are compared. This annual reference volumes includes over 500 50-state charts within the categories of arrests, corrections, drugs and alcohol, finance, juveniles, law enforcement and offenses.) Ref HV6787.C75
7. McLean, Rachel L. and Michael D. Thompson. Repaying debts. Council of State Governments / Bureau of Justice Administration, 2007, 49 p. (This guide offers recommendations on repayment of debts – child support, victim restitution, fines – owed by people being released from prison or jail.) VF : Crime Restituion
EDUCATION
8. "Developmental education : Can it improve college attainment rates?" The Progress of Education Reform, March 2008, Vol. 9, No. 2, 6 p. (Four recent studies consider the current state of developmental education and how it affects underachieving students.) Ref LA217.2 .P76
9. Dusenberry, Mary Branham. "An apple for the students." State News, March 2008, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 25-27. (School trust lands in Western states can help with school funding, of significant value in areas where the federal government owns so much of the land.)
10. "Early care and education : aligning the early years and the early grades." The Progress of Education Reform, February 2008, Vol. 9, No. 1, 4 p. (Three recent studies find that coordinated policies and practices for children ages Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Three hold real promise.) Ref LA217.2 .P76
3. Grossman, Ilene. "States' financial-literacy programs seek to educate consumers on money matters." CSG Firstline Midwest, February 2008, Vol. 15, No. 2, 4 p. (States hope to reverse the current trend of increased credit-card debt and savings rates in the negative percentile by offering consumer education at the K-12 level and also to adults.)
11. Improving teaching through pay for contribution. Washington, D.C. : National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, 2007, 26 p. (Suggested ways to change pay for teachers whose work measurably improves student learning and initiatives to make "pay for contribution" effective are noted.) VF : Teachers
12. O'Brien, Patrick. "Cash crunch." Illinois Issues, March 2008, Vol. 34, No. 3, p. 31-33. (Students will likely pay increasing tuition at state schools due to Illinois' budget problems.)
13. Schneider, Kathryn. "Moved to merge." CSG Stateline Midwest, March 2008, Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 1+. (South Dakota now requires school districts with fewer than 100 students to consolidate with nearby districts within two years. There are exceptions. A chart shows rural/urban school district composition in Midwestern states.)
14. Vitaska, Sara. "Preparing high-quality school leaders." NCSL Legisbrief, April/May 2008, Vol. 16, No. 19, 2 p. (Missouri was one of a number of states that enacted legislation in 2007 aimed at making school principals and administrators more effective.) VF : Education
ENERGY
15. Fallon, Stacie. "Illinois, Minnesota turn up efforts to reduce energy use." CSG Stateline Midwest, March 2008, Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 4. (As a result of adopted efficiency standards for utilities, Illinois plans to reduce its energy load by 2 percent by 2015. Minnesota's Conservation Improvement Program, new in 2007, resulted in a .6-percent savings in annual electricity sales.)
16. Welch, Courtney. "Solar energy heats up." NCSL Legisbrief, April/May 2008, Vol 16, No. 22, 2 p. (With their aggressive incentive programs, California, New Jersey and New York are the top solar-energy producing states.) VF : Energy – Solar
ENVIRONMENT
17. Oleen, Brooke. "Reduce, re-use and recycle : managing e-waste." NCSL Legisbrief, April/May 2008, Vol. 16, No. 23, 2 p. (E-waste, which includes televisions, computer components, cell phones and fax machines, is the fastest-growing waste stream. Hazardous chemicals in such products pose a threat. Ten states have statewide e-waste recycling programs.) VF : Recycling
18. Sailer, Brita. "New law puts Minnesota in forefront on e-waste recycling." CSG Stateline Midwest, March 2008, Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 9. (A 2007 Minnesota law sets targets for the amount of electronic waste that producers must collect and recycle, with manufacturers required to help pay the associated costs.)
FINANCE & REVENUE
19. Boyd, Donald J. and Lucy Dadayan. What will happen to state government finances in a recession? Rockefeller Institute Fiscal Report, January 30, 2008, 27 p. ( The authors note that states should maintain and increase reserve funds. They recommend avoidance of long-term commitments based on revenue sources than appear to be unsustainable. Additionally, a balanced portfolio of taxes may provide more consistent revenue than reliance on a single tax.) VF : State Government Finance
20. Laffer, Arthur B. and Stephen Moore. Rich states, poor states : ALEC-Laffer state economic competitiveness index. Washington, D.C. : American Legislative Exchange Council, 2007, 111 p. (The authors analyze states' fiscal and economic policies and rate them by economic competitiveness in such areas as tax rates, tax burdens, minimum wage and workers' compensation costs. 50-state charts and individual state profiles.) Ref HC106.83 L2
21. Thatcher, Daniel. "State rainy day funds." NCSL Legisbrief, April/May 2008, Vol. 16, No. 24, 2 p. (Because the income for rainy-day funds usually comes from year-end surpluses, some states' funds have been empty for years. In 2007 Washington voters amended the state constitution to require the legislature to transfer 1 percent of general state revenues to the fund each year.) VF : State Finance & Reveneu
FIREARMS
22. Ehisen, Rich. "States ponder allowing guns on campus." Statenet Capitol Journal, March 3, 2008, Vol. 16, No. 6, p. 1-3. (A 2006 Utah statute forbids state colleges and universities from barring guns on campus and most bills under current consideration by other states are similar.)
HEALTH, WELFARE & SOCIAL SERVICES
23. Acevedo-Garcia, Dolores and Lisa Cacari Stone. "State variation in health insurance coverage for U.S. citizen children of immigrants." Health Affairs, March/April 2008, Vol. 27, No. 2, p. 434-446. (Within the 15 states with the largest number of children in families where at least one parent is an immigrant, insurance coverage is lower than that of children in all-citizen families. Statistics for these states are charted.)
24. Barker, M. Ryan. "Proposed federal Medicaid regulations : impact on Missouri." Missouri Foundation for Health Fact Sheet, March 2008, 2 p. (Elimination of payment for graduate medical education – which subsidizes the costs of training medical residents in public and teaching hospitals – and the restriction on provider taxes as a state source of federal matching funds would cost Missouri an estimated $1.1 billion over five years.) VF : Medicaid
25. Keehan, Sean, et al. "Health spending projections through 2017 : the Baby-Boom generation is coming to Medicare." Health Affairs Web Exclusives, published online February 26, 2008, Vol. 27, No. 2, w145-w155. (The health share of gross domestic product, expected to be 16.3 percent for 2007, is projected at 19.5 percent within a decade. Charts depict various scenarios.)
26. Mark, Tami L., et al. Ranking America's mental health :an analysis of depression across the states. Alexandria, Va. : Mental Health America, December 11, 2007, 46 p. (Depression and suicide rates among the 50 states are compared. Factors associated with better depression status and lower suicide rates include a higher per-capita rate of mental health professionals and a more educated population.) VF : Mental Health
27. Martin, Anne B., et al. "Health spending by state of residence, 1991-2004." Health Affairs Web Exclusives, published online September 18, 2007, Vol. 26, No. 6, p. w651-w66e. (50-state charts allow comparison of personal health care spending per capita during the years 1991, 1998 and 2004. Additional statistics show growth in spending for Medicare and Medicaid.)
28. McDonough, John E. "A progress report on state health access reform." Health Affairs Web Exclusives, published online January 29, 2008, Vol. 27, No. 2, p. w105-w115. (Key aspects of state efforts to cover at least half of their uninsured residents are noted, including regulatory changes and mandates.)
29. Ostermiller, Jared and Jody Hatz. "Osteoporosis breaks bones and budgets." NCSL Legisbrief, April/May 2008, Vol. 16, No. 21, 2 p. (Osteoporosis, which accounts for $14 billion a year in direct costs for fractures, is preventable. State programs to address the disease are noted.) VF : Women's Health
30. Smedley, Brian D. "Moving beyond access : achieving equity in state health care reform." Health Affairs, March/April 2008, Vol. 27, No. 2, p. 447-455. (Disparities in access to high-quality health care are noted in regard to race and socioeconomic level.)
31. Spencer, Anna C. "The ‘medical home’ gets updated : improving outcomes while reducing costs." NCSL State Health Notes, March 17, 2008, Vol. 29, No. 511, p. 4-6. (The patient-centered medical home where the primary-care provider coordinates care among all service providers for their patients is the new model for Medicaid.)
HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
32. Chavers, Mikel. "Saving states' historic jewels." State News, March 2008, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 19-21. ("Resident curatorships" are offered in eastern states, allowing people to restore state-owned historic homes, using their own money and skills. In return they get a lifetime lease, generally rent- and tax-free.)
IDENTITY THEFT
33. Andrews, Michelle. "Thief vs. patient : When medical identities get stolen, health and wealth are in danger." US News & World Report, March 17, 2008, Vol. 144, No. 8, p. 48-49. (Medical identity theft accounts for 3 percent of identity-theft crimes, but the trend toward electronic medical records could make it easier to gain patient information on a large scale.)
IMMIGRATION
34. Boyter, Jennifer Horne. "More than watching the border : enforcing federal immigration laws a challenge for states." State News, March 2008, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 34-35. (Enforcement of federal immigration law raises complex legal, logistical and resource concerns for local law-enforcement agencies.)
35. The impact of unauthorized immigrants on the budgets of state and local governments. Washington, D.C. : Congressional Budget Office, December 2007, 16 p. (The paper looks at estimated costs for services used by unauthorized immigrants, such as education, health care and law enforcement. It also notes estimated taxes those individuals pay.) VF : Immigrants
INSURANCE
36. Gever, Matthew. "Florida governor looks to bring sunshine to uninsured." NCSL State Health Notes, March 3, 2008, Vol. 29, No. 510, p. 1-3. (Florida, with a high number of tourism and service-sector jobs, has the third-highest percentage of uninsureds in the country. Gov. Charlie Crist has proposed scaled-down insurance policies, providing preventive, primary and urgent care and hospitalization for $150 per person per month. He also wants to eliminate the Certificate of Need program regarding new hospitals.)
37. Jaeger, Bethany. "Unsettled debate." Illinois Issues, March 2008, Vol. 34, No. 3, p. 24-26. (Changes to Illinois' medical malpractice laws enacted in 2005 – including caps on jury awards – are now before the state Supreme Court.)
MISSOURI HISTORY
38. Chalfant, Rhonda. Show me the fair : a history of the Missouri State Fair. Virginia Beach, Va. : Donning Co., 2002, 256 p. (This well-illustrated book shows change, progress and purpose of the Missouri State Fair since it opened in 1901.) GT4610.M8
MOTOR VEHICLES
39. Gever, Matthew. "Legislators hope to put drowsy drivers to rest." NCSL State Health Notes, March 17, 2008, Vol. 29, No. 511, p. 1-2. (New Jersey is the only state that includes driving while being awake for 24 or more consecutive hours as a punishable factor within the vehicular homicide code.)
40. Teigen, Anne. "Ignition interlock laws." NCSL Legisbrief, April/May 2008, Vol. 16, No. 20, 2 p. (Nearly all states have some form of ignition interlock law but only four require this ignition control for all convicted drunk drivers. New Mexico has seen a 28-percent decline in alcohol-related fatalities since enactment of such a law in 2005.) VF : Drunken Driving
PENSIONS & RETIREMENT
41. Eitelberg, Cathie G. "Public-sector employers find alternative medicine for retiree benefit liabilities." Government Finance Review, February 2008, Vol. 24, No. 1, p. 28-32. (States with unfunded liabilities in retirement benefits, thanks to years of the "pay as you go" approach, are studying their options and implementing changes to improve fiscal health and employee wellness, too.)
42. Gauthier, Stephen J. "OPEB in perspective : GASB Statement No. 45 four years later." Government Finance Review, February 2008, Vol. 24, No. 1, p. 8-12. (Statement No. 45 relates to accounting procedures for non-pension postemployment benefits. The driving force behind it was to make sure benefits are financially sustainable.)
43. McHugh, Colleen. "Taming the tiger : OPEB cost containment." Government Finance Review, February 2008, Vol. 24, No. 1, p. 14-19. (Programs that focus on helping employees and retirees improve their overall health are critical components in health-care cost containment.)
PLANNING
44. Campbell, Zachary. "Smart growth : States promote transit-oriented development." State News, March 2008, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 22-24. (Transit-oriented development is based on the concept of compact, walkable communities centered around mass-transit systems. It's seen as a way to reduce sprawl and lessen dependence on cars.)
PRIVATIZATION
45. Annual privatization report 2007. Los Angeles : Reason Foundation, 2007, 113 p. ((Local, state and federal privatization efforts for the past year are noted. The rest of the report summarizes trends in transportation, education, lotteries, government transparency, water and wastewater, telecommunications, eminent domain and corrections.) Ref HD3850 .P7
46. Innovators in action. Los Angeles : Reason Foundation, 2007, 39 p. (The 10 policymakers presenting their ideas on innovative, change and paradigm shifting include governors and city officials. In addition, the subjects of privatization of toll roads and school choice are broached) VF : Privatization.
REFERENCE
47. National survey of state laws – 6th edition. Detroit : Thomson-Gale, 2008, 808 p. (Charts allow state-by-state comparison of laws within these categories: business and consumer; criminal; education; family; general civil; real estate; and tax laws. Topics include helmet laws, identity theft, whistleblowers, right to die and adoption.) Ref KF386 .N38
48. State rankings 2008 : a statistical view of America. Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2008, 604 p. (More than 500 charts rank 50-state data within the categories of agriculture, crime, defense, economy, education, employment, energy, geography government finance, health, housing, population, social welfare and transportation.) Ref HA203 .U17
STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
49. Walters, Jonathan. Measuring up 2.0 : Governing's new, improved guide to performance management for geniuses (and other public managers). Washington, D.C. : Governing Books, 2007, 94 p. (Walters uses real-world examples and doses of humor to help those in government learn how to make better use of resources and deliver better services. He also looks at the politics of performance management.) JK2445.P76 W33
TAXATION
20. Laffer, Arthur B. and Stephen Moore. Rich states, poor states : ALEC-Laffer state economic competitiveness index. Washington, D.C. : American Legislative Exchange Council, 2007, 111 p. (The authors analyze states' fiscal and economic policies and rate them by economic competitiveness in such areas as tax rates, tax burdens, minimum wage and workers' compensation costs. 50-state charts and individual state profiles.) Ref HC106.83 L2
WOMEN & MINORITIES
29. Ostermiller, Jared and Jody Hatz. "Osteoporosis breaks bones and budgets." NCSL Legisbrief, April/May 2008, Vol. 16, No. 21, 2 p. (Osteoporosis, which accounts for $14 billion a year in direct costs for fractures, is preventable. State programs to address the disease are noted.) VF : Women's Health
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