Articles from State Legislatures (December 1, 2002)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A breath of fresh air. (Stateline).			89
A defense against drought. (Stateline).		Brief Article	80
A spam attack. (Stateline).		Brief Article	153
Debate arises over insurer use of credit scores. (On First Reading).		Brief Article	484
Do open container laws work? (On First Reading).		Brief Article	438
Education reform from the top down: the federal government early this year passed the most comprehensive education legislation in recent memory. But there are many questions and few answers about the ramifications for states.	Shreve, David		3573
Evacuation for all. (Stateline).			68
Fighting child porn. (Stateline).		Brief Article	98
GOP #1 first time in 50 years: Republicans made historic gains in this mid-term election. The parties are now just about dead-even in the number of legislative seats they hold, but Republicans control more legislatures.	Rose, Gene		3593
Healing the hole in the heart.	Christian, Steve		2682
Iowans adopt easier. (Stateline).		Brief Article	95
Legislators win. (Stateline).		Brief Article	73
Money from manure. (Stateline).		Brief Article	100
More protections for workers. (Statestats).		Brief Article	545
Mothering behind bars. (Stateline).		Brief Article	122
Parks, Recreation and Open Space. (Books).	Runyon, Cheryl	Book Review	530
States protect people from bad eggs. (On First Reading).			272
The doctors' big squeeze: huge increases in medical malpractice insurance rates are driving doctors out of business. What's the answer?	Boulard, Garry		3217
The mercury menace. (Stateline).		Brief Article	114
There's a gold mine in the garbage. (On First Reading).		Brief Article	393
Tips from the trenches. (Stateline).			68
Voters take the initiative: voters in 42 states had the opportunity to bypass representative democracy and vote directly on 202 different statewide measures.	Bowser, Jennifer Drage		1256