Articles from State Legislatures (March 1, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
*Getting out the vote *.			491
A new day for learning: it's time to look at changing the length and scope of the school day to help kids succeed.	Stedron, Jennifer		2294
Africa votes.		Brief article	114
As they see it.			367
Capitol security.		Brief article	115
Dan Sutton.		Brief article	39
Direct democracy's disaster: through the initiative process, Colorado recently passed a law with loads of unintended consequences.	Straayer, John A.		1604
District of Columbia Council.		Brief article	27
Don't free the fish.		Brief article	101
Girl violence.		Brief article	127
Going paperless: there may never be a completely electronic legislature, but some are getting close.	Boulard, Garry		2363
Hot sand.		Brief article	118
June Goulson, director of the New Hampshire independent Senate Research Office.		Brief article	30
Kansas Speaker Melvin Neufeld has appointed three Republicans and three Democrats to a committee that will review the election of fresh man Democratic Representative Gene Rardin, who won his race against opponent John Kriegshauser by just two votes.		Brief article	111
Lawmaker holds hope in Hemp North Dakota Representative David Monson wants to be the first American farmer to grow industrial hemp.	Wetzel, Dale		661
Legislatures look at Civics Education.		Brief article	265
March is Women's History month.		Brief article	189
Move over.		Brief article	106
National treasure.		Brief article	123
No time left.		Brief article	110
North Carolina House.		Brief article	93
Nuclear renaissance? Many are looking at nuclear energy as a solution to our energy needs and foreign oil dependency.	Savage, Melissa		1975
Oregon goes annual on TV.		Brief article	129
Peter Schwartzkopf.		Brief article	106
Plain talk works.		Brief article	145
Plunging into the gene pool: even though the legal landscape has changed, concerns about the abuse of genetic testing persist.	Johnson, Alissa		2036
Recycling homes.		Brief article	161
Senator Ron Ramsey became the first Republican Senate speaker and lieutenant governor to be elected in Tennessee since 1869 when Democrat Rosalind Kurita cast her vote for him.		Brief article	120
Tailgaters beware.		Brief article	93
Texas Speaker Tom Craddick, the first Republican speaker in 130 years when he was elected to the post in 2003, fended off an attempted coup to win his second term as House leader.		Brief article	113
The power of polls: a primer for generating, analyzing and using poll information.	Rose, Gene		1190
The trickle-up trend.			401
Tough act to follow: as the federal government wrestles with its role in controlling greenhouse gases, one state hasn't hesitated to attack global warming.	Morandi, Larry		570
William Sharpe Jr.		Brief article	58
Working on welfare diversion.		Brief article	272
Yellowstone is growing up.		Brief article	99