Recently added articles from State Legislatures:
Corrections.(STATE LEGISLATURES ONLINE)(Correction notice)
Sep 01, 2009 ... A photo identified as Alabama Senator Roger Bedford in the July/August was incorrect. Senator Bedford's photo appears here. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Some numbers were ...
States support early learning spending.(STATESTATS)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009 ... Total appropriations for child care, preschool, home visiting and other early learning initiatives increased from FY 2008 to FY 2009 by $651 million, according to a recent NCSL report. Legislatures allocated $12.4 billion for these educational programs, even though two-thirds of the states ...
National Conference of State Legislatures.(People & Politics)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009 ... Senator Don Balfour, chairman of the powerful Rules Committee and Georgia's longest serving Senate Republican, is the new president of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Balfour, a 17-year veteran of the Georgia Senate, is a business executive and board member of ...
NCSL.(People & Politics)(Nancy Cyr)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009 ... Nancy Cyr, senior legal counsel for the Nebraska Legislative Research Office, is the new staffchair of NCSL. Cyr has served the Nebraska Legislature since 1981. As legal counsel, she provides nonpartisan legal and policy research for Nebraska legislators and staff. Previously, she served ...
Jim King, the former president of the Florida Senate widely recognized as one of the state's most powerful politicians, died from pancreatic cancer in July at age 69.(People & Politics)(Obituary)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009 ... Jim King, the former president of the Florida Senate widely recognized as one of the state's most powerful politicians, died from pancreatic cancer in July at age 69. A Republican, he served in the Legislature for 23 years and was recognized as a statesman who transcended partisanship. He ...