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National Conference of State Legislatures
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Vol. 35 Nbr. 9, October 2009

Andrew Romanoff.

People & Politics

As they see it.

Behind open doors: states are using stimulus websites and "czars" to let citizens know how their tax money is being spent.

Blog: the thicket.

REGULAR FEATURES

Breathing room: a panel of legislators and staff tells State Legislatures that the federal recovery money took some o the sting out of the recession. But there's more pain to come.

Cover story

Campaigns, guns and jails: states have a lot at stake in the Supreme Court's new session, including a pivotal case on election spending.

Fighting MS.

TRENDS AND TRANSITIONS

Fiscal woes.

THIS MONTH

Foster care.

THIS MONTH

Going lower.

STATELINE

Grasscatcher: daily news.

REGULAR FEATURES

In with the new.

STATELINE

Kids and the flu.

Leak busters.

STATELINE

Living without health insurance.

TRENDS AND TRANSITIONS

Oklahoma Senators Harry Coates and Brian Bingham have announced they will ran for the chamber's top leadership spot when Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee's term ends in 2010.

People & Politics

Online and available.

STATELINE

Opinion of state government down.

TRENDS AND TRANSITIONS

Plates of honor.

STATELINE

Pub crawl comes to a halt.

STATELINE

Ready for the flu.

THIS MONTH

Recessions and tax collections: waiting for the other shoe to drop.

STATESTATS

Right to regulate: amid claims the federal government should oversee insurance companies, state lawmakers say consumers are better off with them in charge.

River war.

STATELINE

Spirited debate: some lawmakers think flavored malt beverages need tighter regulation.

Texting for help.

STATELINE

The allure of gambling revenues.

TRENDS AND TRANSITIONS

The future of foster care: new state efforts aim to reduce the length of time children spend in care.

Tobacco tanks.

STATELINE

Tommy Burnett, former Tennessee House majority leader, consummate deal-maker, and charming, flamboyant rascal who spent 20 years in the House--once even being reelected while in federal prison--died in September.

People & Politics

Too big to fail: despite California's massive fiscal problems, observers think the state's future is still golden.

Tracking the recovery.

THIS MONTH

Two Missouri legislators pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice in a federal elections probe that cost them their jobs, while another one pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge and also will resign his seat.

People & Politics

Under the stars.

STATELINE

Unwanted guests: invasive species, ranging from mussels to weeds, are costing the country billions.

Utah Senator Greg Bell was unanimously confirmed as Utah's new lieutenant governor in September.

People & Politics

Val Hoyle, Oregon's newest House member, knows her way around the Capitol.

People & Politics

Water worries.

TRENDS AND TRANSITIONS

When the federal government decided to base Medicaid payments under the stimulus program on employment figures for the wrong months, Nebraska fiscal analyst Liz Hruska did a little probing that resulted in a huge return--$6.3 million for the state's bottom line.

People & Politics

Where's the money?

STATELINE




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