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NEWS RELEASE: State Lawmakers Compete in "Tour de Salt Lake" Fitness
Challenge
July 23, 2004
State lawmakers from
around the country were counting their steps this week in the first
ever legislative fitness challenge. In an effort to raise
awareness about the benefits of physical activity, state legislators
were issued pedometers with which they could measure the number of
steps they took during NCSL's Annual Meeting. The legislator
who logged the most steps would have $1,000 donated to a charity on
their behalf.
Political
Experts Discuss Election Season at NCSL Meeting
July 23,
2004
Speaking at the final session of the National
Conference of State Legislatures' Annual Meeting, CNN commentator
Donna Brazile and Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol saw
conflicting images
Maryland
Legislator wins "Tour de Salt Lake" Fitness
Challenge
July 23, 2004
Maryland State Del. Addie
Eckardt of Cambridge won the Step With It legislative fitness
challenge during the National Conference of State Legislatures
Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City.
Maryland
Legislator Takes Helm of National Organization
July 23,
2004
Maryland Delegate John Hurson today became the
president of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Delegate
Hurson, a Democrat, succeeds Utah Speaker Marty Stephens, a
Republican.
State Lawmakers
Take Strong Stand Against Federal Preemption
July 23,
2004
The nation's state lawmakers renewed their fight
against the federal preemption of states' rights by enacting
policies that will guide the National Conference of State
Legislatures' lobbying activity on Capitol Hill.
NCSL Honors
Writers of Notable Documents at 2004 Annual Meeting
July
22, 2004
Eight research reports have been honored by a staff
section of the National Conference of State Legislatures for their
excellence in exploring topics of contemporary interest to
legislators and staff. NCSL's Legislative Research Librarian (LRL)
staff section presented its Notable Document Awards at NCSL's
30th Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City. Eight reports from
five states were selected.
What You May Have
Missed Thursday at NCSL's Annual Meeting
July 22,
2004
Legislators were challenged and rewarded at NCSL's
Annual Meeting Thursday in Salt Lake City. Here are some things you
might have missed.
State
Legislatures Address Pharmaceutical Costs, Canadian Imports and
Health Savings Accounts
July 22, 2004
Twelve
states approved changes to their Medicare-related pharmaceutical
programs this year, continuing a national trend of reducing the cost
of prescription drugs to senior citizens and low-income citizens.
Another four states approved laws dealing with lower-cost Canadian
drugs.
Connecticut,
South Carolina Leaders Share Top Legislative
Honor
July 22, 2004
A Connecticut and a South
Carolina lawmaker shared the nation's top legislative honor today,
the 2004 Excellence in State Legislative Leadership Award.
PHOTO GALLERY:
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
July 21, 2004
Highlights
from the National Conference of State Legislatures' Annual
Meeting for Tuesday evening and Wednesday include an
evening reception at the state capitol, a concert by the Mormon
Tabernacle Choir, and a discussion of the movie industry with
actress Melissa Gilbert.
What You May
Have Missed at Wednesday's Annual Meeting
July 21,
2004
Celebrities brought their act to the National
Conference of State Legislatures Annual Meeting on Wednesday, but
the emphasis remained on public policy as the meeting entered its
second day.
Legislators
Compete in "Tour de Salt Lake" for Physical Fitness Grant and Yellow
Jersey
July 21, 2004
Like Lance Armstrong,
hundreds of state legislators are vying for a yellow jersey this
week. In a less strenuous version of the famed bike race through
France, state policymakers at the National Conference of State
Legislatures Annual Meeting are racing in and around the Salt Palace
Convention Center.
Top 10 State
Legislative Election Battlegrounds Named
July 21,
2004
Republicans and Democrats will vie for control of state
legislatures this fall almost as intensely as they'll fight for the
White House.
PHOTO GALLERY:
Tuesday, July 20
July 20, 2004
Couldn't make it
to Salt Lake City? View the photo gallery of the day's key
events.
What You May Have
Missed Tuesday at NCSL's 2004 Annual Meeting
July 20,
2004
More than 4,000 delegates started the day listening to
economists and ended the day hearing the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, as
the National Conference of State Legislatures officially opened its
2004 Annual Meeting on Tuesday.
Financial Experts
Discuss Jobs and the New Economy at NCSL Meeting
July 20,
2004
States have an important role to play in boosting
America's position in the global marketplace, financial experts told
state legislators Tuesday.
Dedicated Legislative
Staffers Win 2004 Staff Achievement Awards
July 20,
2004
Twenty-one state legislative staffers or
divisions have been honored by members of the National Conference of
State Legislatures for their dedication to legislative institutions.
State Budgets
Rebound, But Rough Road Looms
July 20,
2004
States may be on the home stretch of a marathon budget
crisis, but balances are expected to fall by the end of FY 2005,
according to a new NCSL report.
Lawmakers Kick-Off
Most Substantive Political Convention of the Summer
July
19, 2004
Billed as the most substantive political convention
of the summer, the National Conference of State Legislatures
kicked-off its 29th Annual Meeting
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2004 Annual Meeting
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