Featured Articles

• Preparing for a Pandemic
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  Concern over a possible avian flu pandemic is moving states, communities and the federal government to action.

• A New Medicaid
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  The recently passed federal law gives state officials greater latitude in shaping Medicaid reforms.

• Supreme Court Tackles Texas
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  The high court has waded into the thicket of Texas politics, agreeing to review controversial redistricting there that produced ballot box gains for Republicans, but criminal charges for GOP Congressman Tom DeLay.

• Oh The Climate, It Is A Changin'
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  From city to state to nation, officials are trying to reduce the amount of pollutants that are contributing to global warming.

• Saving the Mighty Miss
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  Years of tinkering by the Army Corps of Engineers has inexorably harmed the fragile ecosystem of the Lower Mississippi River.  Six states have banded together to reverse the damage.

• Rural Clout at the Capitol
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  With the growing number of urban districts, rural legislators are forming caucuses to unite behind their common concerns.