Articles from State Legislatures (July 1, 2005)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A true Tennessee TITAN: when scandal hits, it takes an experienced statesman to lead the way. John Wilder did just that.	Locker, Richard	Biography	2270
A two-year FBI undercover sting--dubbed "Operation Tennessee Waltz"--resulted in the arrest of four lawmakers, a former senator and two others in Tennessee.		Brief Article	115
A want of compassion.		Brief Article	105
Alcohol goes AWOL.		Brief Article	171
American Heroines: The Spirited Women Who Shaped Our Country.	Oliver, Leah	Book Review	499
Another memory of editor Pat Wunnicke.	Ehrbright, Nan Patton	Letter to the Editor	81
Another Wisconsin lawmaker, Representative Marlin Schneider, would like to lengthen legislators' terms and limit their ability to accumulate large campaign funds.		Brief Article	42
As they see it.			406
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Midland.		Brief Article	81
Big skies, big leaders: for the first time in 20 years, Montana Democrats hold the governor's office, the Senate, and have tied the House.	Dennison, Mike		3639
David Wyss is chief economist at Standard and Poor's, an economic research and rating firm in New York.			76
Diane Ravitch is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and a professor at New York University.		Brief Article	69
Doing double duty: Richard J. Codey: when the governor of new Jersey resigned amidst scandal, the right man with the right stuff restored dignity to the office--and kept his job as senate president.	Gurrey, Kaitlin		2432
Getting beyond polarization: polarization can degrade the democratic process. Here's how you can help thwart its negative effects.	Chasin, Pichard		1128
GOP rules Georgia: Republicans control the state Capitol for the first time in 134 years.	Tharpe, Jim		2634
Hair pollution.		Brief Article	166
Healthy habits help.		Brief Article	142
Kentucky Senator Johnny Ray Turner, chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus, was indicted on allegations of using illegal campaign donations and charged with one count of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy.			80
Lee Hamilton is director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University and president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.		Brief Article	72
Legislator make the grade.			308
Louisiana House has RSS, too.	Cordon, Guillermo E.	Letter to the Editor	131
Median home values across the nation.		Illustration	218
More costs of crime.		Brief Article	98
National Association of Legislative Information Technology.	Greenberg, Pam		566
Oklahoma opts red: after more than four decades, republicans are in charge of the Oklahoma House.	Price, Marie		2456
One way or another.		Brief Article	97
Pay phone peril.		Brief Article	121
Peas with Cuba.		Brief Article	110
Professional development for legislative staff 2005 calendar.		Calendar	323
Recycling unused drugs.			365
Retired Louisiana legislative librarian Suzanne "Suzy" Hughes and her husband Kenneth Francis died April 1 in a car accident in the Florida Panhandle.		Obituary	67
Salute to the flag: strong states, strong nation.			546
Smokey the sheep.		Brief Article	110
Solving big problems: a different perspective: advice from four national experts on addressing the critical problems in the economy, homeland security, education and health care.	King, Martha	Cover Story	2123
South Carolina Senate Majority Leader Hugh Leatherman credited with laying the groundwork for the Republican takeover in 2000, resigned his position effective Aug. 1.		Brief Article	103
Standing up for potatoes.		Brief Article	93
Strong states strong nation: most of the answers to the nation's toughest policy questions start in our state capitols where the problem solvers are closest to the people.	Fouhy, Ed		1353
Switching hallowed halls: moving directly from state to federal office is a political leap few make--but all use to their advantage.	Russo, Alexander		2090
The hunt continues.		Brief Article	82
The University of Tennessee shelved plans to name a $28 million engineering building on the Chattanooga campus in honor of Senator Ward Crutchfield.		Brief Article	84
This is the only time I've asked for co-sponsors on a bill and didn't get any," says Wisconsin Representative Spencer Black on his proposal to cut the membership in the Legislature nearly in half.		Brief Article	76
Tom Tedcastle, general counsel for the Florida House of Representatives and former NCSL staff chair, has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Florida Bar's Government Lawyers Section.			223
Training an expected job benefit: today's skilled staff need and want learning opportunities to be a part of their jobs.	Weberg, Brian		2301
Uwe E. Reinhardt, a leading authority on health economics and policy, is the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.			69
Voting up.			82
When the army's next door.			423
Who's being served?			408
Wise women: being a woman and a legislator present unique challenges and opportunities. Four seasoned lawmakers offer some sage advice.	Oliver, Leah	Interview	3264