Articles from State Legislatures (April 1, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
African-American presiding officers.			172
Ambiquity in electricity.			335
An unexcused absence.			76
As they see it.			341
Avoiding jail pays off: diverting people with mental illnesses out of prison takes commitment from the community along with adequate funding.	Lubin, Tara		1364
Blue laws study questioned.	Maloney, Michael T.	Letter to the editor	124
Bob Peck.			42
Charles Langford.			111
Cold river jackets.			79
Come to work, please.			105
Corrections.		Correction notice	89
Delinquency detour: treating mental illness in young people can keep them from a future of crime and delinquency.	Hammond, Sarah		682
Don't call for votes.			105
Driving while texting.			88
Former Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson wants to be a University of Minnesota regent--but it could be an uphill battle.			98
French fries for fido.			91
Headline not funny.	Pawelski, James G.	Letter to the editor	221
Helping mentally ill criminals: jailing offenders with mental illnesses serves no one, but new policies and funding are bringing about needed changes.	Lyons, Donna	Cover story	2550
In-state tuition for illegal immigrants.			278
It might not pay to get sick in Wisconsin if a bill moving through the Assembly becomes law.			131
Jim Black, who served as North Carolina House speaker for eight years, pleaded guilty in February to accepting money from chiropractors in exchange for supporting legislation that benefited them and resigned his legislative seat.			86
Leave them alone.			92
Lottery for sale.			113
Murder by drunk driving.		Brief article	123
NASCAR star-power came to Washington in February to support a $368 million, 83,500 seat racetrack proposal.			82
New York turns to ignition interlocks.	Fuschillo, Charles J., Jr.	Letter to the editor	153
O'really?			101
Open and wild.			109
Our fractured fiscal system: fiscal relations between the states and federal government may be at an all-time low.	Miller, Vic		1683
Python problems.			149
Quick fix for SCHIP shortfall.			672
Rural America: growing slowly but surely.			229
States join minimum wage list.	Teachout, Robert S.	Letter to the editor	100
States taking a stand on Iraq war.			153
Staying healthy in hospitals.			285
Texas-style tax cut: a commission, with business support, was able to do what the legislature couldn't--change the tax structure in Texas.	McNeely, Dave		2873
The color of care: legislators are seeking answers to difficult questions about race and child welfare.	Christian, Steve		1850
The Minnesota Senate, whose members have earned $31,000 year since 1999, has voted to increase members' per diem to $96 a day, an increase of $30.			84
There is no aspect of human behavior that [lawmakers] don't have to make decisions about.			210