Recently added articles from State Legislatures:
Pension not guaranteed.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2008; Graham, Dave ... Editor: I just finished reading the article in the May issue entitled "Pension Tension." While it is a very informative article, there is an inaccurate statement that I feel needs to be corrected. Under the section titled "Options Limited," it states that: "Only ...
Efficient coal plants are green.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2008; Farnham, Douglas B. ... Editor: I loved the "Cold Shoulder for Coal" article in the April issue. Or should I say the inconvenient truth about coal energy? Coal has powered our nation and the world for the last 100 years and it will continue to do so. For the past 30 years, the more than ...
Driving article incomplete.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2008; Snowden, K. Dane ... Editor: I wanted to share concerns i have about "Driving While Distracted" in the May issue. In particular, there are two unsubstantiated claims in the story: the assertion that the "most common distracting activity is using a cell phone or other wireless device" and the ...
No slavery in West Virginia.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2008; Ross, Drew ... Editor: In the June issue, a graphic on page 6 highlights the states that have apologized for slavery. An asterisk notes that while Virginia has apologized, West Virginia has not, implying that West Virginia was a slave state. West Virginia was formed out of the western counties ...
Fighting for the Wetlands.(THIS MONTH)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Efforts to restore the Gulf Coast wetlands are the focus of an interview with Sidney Coffee, a senior adviser to America's ...
The reflecting pool.(REGULAR FEATURES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... NCSL's Deputy Executive Director Carl Tubbesing is State Legislatures' eye on the ...
Blog: the thicket.(REGULAR FEATURES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A bipartisan blog about the legislative ...
Leading lawmakers: this year's leadership award winners exemplify integrity and bipartisanship.(Richard Codey and Steve Sviggum)
Jul 01, 2008; Smith, Edward ... Leaders come in a lot of different packages. This year s recipients of the Excellence in State Legislative Leadership Award--the nation's top legislative honor--are certainly a demonstration of that. Richard Codey, president of the New Jersey Senate, is a former ...
SCHIP Reauthorization.(STATESTATS)(State Children's Health Insurance Program)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia plan to or do cover uninsured children in families with income above 250 percent of the federal poverty line (FPL) through the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). This has been restricted, however, because of: * The ...
National Conference of State Legislatures.(People & Politics)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Representative Joe Hackney, speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, becomes president of the National Conference of State Legislatures in July. Hackney, a 28-year veteran of the House became speaker in 2007 when former Speaker ...
The Alaska Legislature is hitting the road.(People & Politics)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Alaska Legislature is hitting the road. In a prelude to one of its most important decisions--whether to support a $500 million Canadian natural gas pipeline deal--lawmakers are getting some face time with the ...
The Arkansas Senate in June voted 19-12 to allow Senator Jack Crumbly to keep his seat despite a panel's finding that "flagrant voter fraud and irregularities" existed in the 2006 runoff election between him and former Representative Arnell Willis.(People & Politics)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Arkansas Senate in June voted 19-12 to allow Senator Jack Crumbly to keep his seat despite a panel's finding that "flagrant voter fraud and irregularities" existed in the 2006 runoff election between him and former Representative Arnell Willis. The Senate State Agencies and ...
New Hampshire Republican Tom Eaton used to be the Legislature's Senate president.(People & Politics)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Hampshire Republican Tom Eaton used to be the Legislature's Senate president. Then he was ousted as leader in ...
Louisiana lawmakers, who have not seen a pay increase since 1980, voted to raise their salaries by July 1 from $16,800 to $50,700, only to see the measure vetoed by Governor Bobby Jindal.(People & Politics)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Louisiana lawmakers, who have not seen a pay increase since 1980, voted to raise their salaries by July 1 from $16,800 to $50,700, only to see the measure vetoed by Governor Bobby Jindal. Sponsored by Senator Ann Duplessis, the bill tied Louisiana lawmakers' salaries to a percentage of ...
E.B. MeClain.(People & Politics)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Alabama Senator E.B. MeClain, a 22-year veteran lawmaker, has been charged in a 50-count federal indictment alleging he took nearly half of $700,000 in state grants meant for poor senior citizens and disadvantaged students. McClain pleaded not guilty to the money laundering, mail fraud, ...
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been feuding with Governor Rod Blagojevich for more than a year.(People & Politics)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been feuding with Governor Rod Blagojevich for more than a year. But the "Velvet Hammer," as Madigan is know around the statehouse, is pummeling the governor even harder by urging Democratic candidates to call for his impeachment. A 14-page memo ...
In memoriam.(People & Politics)(Obituary)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Jake Flake, one of Arizona's last cowboy legislators, died of a heart attack in June following a fall at his home near Snowflake. Flake, 72, began his legislative career in the House in 1997, where he was speaker for one term. He moved to the Senate in 2005 and was unopposed in his ...
Donating unused drugs.(TRENDS AND TRANSITIONS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... With many life-saving drugs selling for a premium, a majority of states now allow prescription drugs to be collected and given away to the uninsured and poor. Called "recycling" or "repository" drug programs, the rules vary, but 36 states allow such recycling to help with soaring medical ...
As nation grows, legislatures don't.(TRENDS AND TRANSITIONS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] In 1938, there were 7,480 state legislators, representing about 131 million people. Since then, the nation's population has grown to more than 304 million. And during that same time, even with the addition of Alaska and Hawaii, the total number of legislators ...
Don't mess with Texas' website.(TRENDS AND TRANSITIONS)(2008 Online Democracy Award)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Texas Legislature is the winner of the 2008 Online Democracy Award sponsored by two NCSL staff sections, the Legislative Information and Communications Staff Section (LINCS) and the National Association of Legislative Information Technology (NALIT). ...