Articles from State Legislatures (February 1, 2005)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A jumpstart for alternatives.			377
A Kentucky county circuit judge ordered the local board of elections not to count the votes won by Republican Senate candidate Dana Seum Stephenson, ruling she had not lived in Kentucky long enough to meet the residency requirements.		Brief Article	100
A long way to go.		Brief Article	98
A president's perspective.			817
A Republican is speaker of the Oklahoma House for the first time since 1922.		Brief Article	135
A tumult over taxes.		Brief Article	119
As they see it.			384
Bill Van Gerpen, elected to a fourth term in the South Dakota House in November, has resigned from the Legislature to remain on active duty with the National Guard.		Brief Article	142
Counting on gambling: state lawmakers often look at gambling to increase revenues. But is it worth it?	Pulsipher, Ian		1798
Debating gay marriage: legislators will continue to mirror the rest of the country as they grapple with this difficult issue.	Goodman, Christi		381
Dollars make a difference: when most states are mired in tight budgets and waiting for federal action, Arkansas has excess money to strengthen its welfare program. Other states may have to target more limited funds.	Tweedie, Jack		1394
Energy crisis deja vu: the U.S. energy needs--and the world's--are changing fast. Are we prepared?	Brown, Matthew H.		1986
Fatal fifteen.			95
Freedom from fossil fuels: a diversity of fuels--including hydrogen--is what is needed for U.S. energy independence says this Connecticut legislator.	Backer, Terry		1784
Frog freedom.		Brief Article	116
In-state or out-of-state?		Brief Article	309
It's all in the family in California.		Brief Article	58
Massachusetts Senator Charles E. Shannon, recently diagnosed with leukemia has battled cancer before.		Brief Article	43
Money matters top the list: fiscal prognosticators see budget concerns still dominating legislative discussions.	Eckl, Corina		1593
More help fpr the unorganized.	Lynn, Susan	Letter to the Editor	377
National Association of Legislative Offices.	Zelio, Judy		843
Nature's mart.		Brief Article	84
NCSL and you.			444
No answers to charter school questions.			568
No drips in the legislature.		Brief Article	98
No sharing allowed.		Brief Article	105
Online organizing: reducing the heaping piles of paper around your office requires an effective e-filing system on your computer.	Imholt, Betsy		1044
Preschool for some.		Brief Article	121
Preventing puffing.		Brief Article	130
Representative Rick Noriega is on active duty in Afghanistan during the Texas legislative session.		Brief Article	117
Run wolf run.		Brief Article	121
Speaker redux.		Brief Article	102
Three-strikes for doctors in Florida.			588
Vermont Democrats returned in triumph to the Statehouse following their sweep back to power in the House following the November election, which also strengthened their majority in the Senate.		Brief Article	97
Web recovery.		Brief Article	99
West Virginia's Rx for drug costs: West Virginia's new prescription drug program is being called "the mouse that roared.".	Kent, Christina		754
Where's the money?		Brief Article	162