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May 13, 2008
- Medicaid Regulations Countdown
- States Address Mortgage Crisis, Rising Foreclosures Rate Locally
- High Fuel Costs Hit States' Pocketbooks, too
- States Boost Funding for Child Care and Early Child Education
- NCSL Spring Forum Wrap-up
- NCSL Reports: State Budget Update and State Immigration Legislation
April 14, 2008
- Preparing High-Quality School Leaders
- Ignition Interlock Devices
- Managing Electonic-Waste
- Osteoporosis Prevention at State Levele
- Solar Energy Heats Up
- States' Rainy Day Funds
March 31, 2008
- Last day for states to apply for REAL ID extension
- State Legislators from Across the Country to Meet in Washington, DC at Spring Forum
- States Divest in Countries with Suspected Ties to Terrorism
- Senate Budget Resolutions Includes Money for Low-Income Energy Help
- Protecting Our Critical Infrastructure
- College Affordability and Accountability Could Hurt Needy Students
March 14, 2008
- Competing for Water
- Immigration in the Workforce
- Primary Seat Belt Laws
- Ethics Committee: Internal Oversight of Ethics Laws
- Dual Enrollment
March 7, 2008
- Guns on College Campuses, 2008 Legislation
- Immigration Enforcement in the Workforce
- States Take Action to Control Prison Populations
- Death Penalty Reviewed
- Report on Prescription Drugs Shows Strong Role for States
- Climate Change and the States
- Federal Budget Critical for States, Economy
February 12, 2008
- Transportation Funding Crisis
- Mayoral-Appointed School Boards
- Community Health Workers
- Regulating Cell Towers
- Dual Employment for Legislators
January 31, 2008
- Farm Bill
- Traffic Safety Legislation Database
- Presidential Calendar
- Energy Bill
- Legislative Webcasts
January 7, 2008
- Smoke-Free Laws
- Driving While Texting
- State Foreclosures
- E-prescribing
November 26, 2007
- Protecting Critical Energy Infrastructure
- Keeping Teens in High School
- Complete Streets
- NCSL's 50 State Legislative Tracking Web Resource
November 5, 2007
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Ballot Issues
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Moment of Silence/Prayer in School
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State Legislatures Magazine
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Health Notes (Midwives licensing, Autism Legislation)
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Healthy Community Design (Green Communities)
October 23, 2007
- Border Security on Tribal Lands
- Fighting Hospital-Acquired Infections
- Watching and Restricting Dangerous Sex Offenders
October 11, 2007
- Biennial Legislatures
- Higher Education
- Military and Community Relationships
February 27, 2007
- Real ID Resources
- State Budget Actions 2006 and 2007
- Extreme Drunk Driving Laws
November 17, 2006
- Women in Legislatures
- School Bullying Prevention
- NCSL Fall Forum
July 17, 2006
- States Lead the Way on Immigration Legislation
- Term Limits To Oust Hundreds of Legislators and Many Key Leaders
- States and Vehicles May be Outgrowing the Gas Tax
April 25, 2006
- State Budget Trends
- Widow Succession in Legislatures
- Bad (Federal) Budget News Is Flowing Downhill to States
- State Lobbying Law Trends
March 13, 2006
- Where Medicaid Enrollees Work
- State Crime Laws Enacted in 2005
- State Prescription Drug Legislation for 2006
- A Shortage of Child Psychiatrists
May 17, 2004
February 12, 2004
- Proposed Federal Budget Allocations to States for:
Homeland Security
Medicaid
Election Reform
Education
Criminal Justice
Infrastructure
November 18, 2003
- Digital Pirates
- Abandoned Babies
- Distressed Rural Areas
November 4, 2003
Preventing Childhood Injuries
New Civic Education Poll
College Tuition and Undocumented Immigrants
October 15, 2003
- Childhood Asthma
- Criminal Justice
- Nine Misconceptions about Streamlined Sales Tax
- State Budget Actions Affecting Health Care
September 11, 2003
- Cutting Off Terrorists' Funding
- 'Tackling the Schoolyard Bully'
- Federal Bioterrorism Money Available
- NCSL Establishes Ties with Mexican Counterpart
August 25, 2003
- Dentist Shortage on Horizon?
- Election Reform
- Energy Security
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