Articles from State Legislatures (September 1, 2004)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
2004 ballot measures: everything but the kitchen sink: there's a host of initiatives and referenda on the ballot this year, but nothing like the highs of the mid-'90s.	Bowser, Jennifer Drage		1518
Arkansas law puts teeth in new oral health standards in schools.			356
As they see it.			365
Billions of bottles.		Brief Article	123
California voters to get a swing at "three strikes": three strikes statute, Penal Code Section 667 (1994); Proposition 183, three strikes and you're out.	Lyons, Donna		1190
Cold medicine high.		Brief Article	74
Court report: states lose a few in this term's U.S. Supreme Court decisions.	Savage, David G.		1842
Dog's delight.		Brief Article	113
E-government grows.		Brief Article	111
Faxes get the ax.		Brief Article	158
Fighting obesity in Texas.	Lucio, Eddie Jr.	Letter to the Editor	117
Forests: better green than black: protecting our forests from wildfires has become a national priority.	Smith, Jennifer		1522
Hog hell.		Brief Article	125
How to talk to kids: there's nothing like a classroom visit from a lawmaker to bring the legislative process to life. Here are five ideas for activities that work.	Fischer, Michael		1003
Iowa legislature Ko's governor in court.			424
Is taxpayer protection pledge a gimmick?	Brunori, David	Letter to the Editor	257
Legislatures cost a bit more.		Correction Notice	52
Life and death.		Brief Article	145
Litigation in education: for 50 years, courts have been deciding whether states are meeting their constitutional obligations to provide a free and adequate education.	Durr, Greta		2354
Oklahoma: death to meth.		Brief Article	202
Out of classroom experiences: teaching kids about our democracy is essential. Teachers and legislators are teaming up with great success.	Goehring, Jan		1206
People & politics.			692
Power in the wrong hands: devices for changing a red light to green are great for officials responding to an emergency. But now the technology is available to anyone with $1,500.	Sundeen, Matt		449
Protecting our elders.		Brief Article	95
Putting the brakes on older drivers.			332
Quiet please.		Brief Article	108
Reducing disparities in health care one community at a time.			501
Resting in Iowa.		Brief Article	119
Sharing the harvest.		Brief Article	79
Taxing beer.	Jedlicka, Joseph F., III	Letter to the Editor	319
TGIF.		Brief Article	158
The real race is in the states: the two parties are neck and neck in the states, with near parity in legislative seats. But control could change in as many as 19 chambers.	Storey, Tim		2168
Where do we come from?		Brief Article	234