Articles from State Legislatures (July 1, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A test of values: the choices governors, state legislators, and Congress make to close huge budget gaps tell you what their priorities are. (Where We Stand).			333
Budget balancing--the game. (Stateline).		Brief Article	153
Citizens in training: young people don't care much about government. But some groups are out to change that.	Boulard, Garry		3963
Colorado adopts statewide school vouchers. (On First Reading).			392
Do ethics laws work? As legislatures continue to strengthen their ethics laws, policymakers and the public wonder about the results.	Sampson, Ginger		2929
Georgia's shifting alliances: moving from a one-party state to two parties isn't easy or pretty. Georgia knows.	Salzer, James		4048
Goin' on a bear hunt. (Stateline).		Brief Article	95
Gold mine glitch. (Stateline).		Brief Article	108
Goodbye berry ban. (Stateline).		Brief Article	126
Government online. (Stateline).		Brief Article	111
Homeland democracy: speaking up for the legislature: at the center of representative democracy is the need for legislatures to define and communicate messages in today's language, using today's technology.	Carlson, Andrew		3395
How the money flows. (Stateline).		Brief Article	79
Humanitarian lawmaker. (Stateline).		Brief Article	53
It takes two in North Carolina: in the evenly split North Carolina House, it helps that the Republican and Democratic co-speakers have a lasting friendship.	Gardner, Amy		4003
Keeping new drivers focused. (Stateline).		Brief Article	82
Less is more. (Stateline).		Brief Article	105
Mississippi, California take lead in battling meth epidemic. (On First Reading).		Brief Article	275
Missouri's GOP takes the reins: when Missouri Republicans took control of the legislature, the adjustment wasn't easy on the Democrats.	Powers, Marc		2742
Naming rights. (Stateline).		Brief Article	132
Paying to be watched. (Stateline).		Brief Article	123
Power parity in Oregon: after the 2002 general election resulted in a 15-15 tie in the Senate, Oregon lawmakers forged a historic power-sharing agreement.	Wong, Peter		3259
Power struggles in Alabama: with more Republicans getting elected and conservative Democrats joining them, politics in Alabama are changing.	Beyerle, Dana Thomas		1021
Prove it, teacher. (Stateline).		Brief Article	100
Sparks fly over indoor fireworks. (On First Reading).			384
States fare well in federal budget. (On First Reading).			341
States take action on the help America Vote Act. (Statestats).			588
Supreme Court upholds Maine Rx program. (on First Reading).			375
Unconstitutional constitution? (Stateline).		Brief Article	86
Walking on the edge. (Stateline).		Brief Article	108
What happened to the "citizen" in the "citizen legislature? (On First Reading).			337