State News articles from September 2005

State News archives from September 2005

The quest for excellence.(Midwestern Legislative Conference)
September 1, 2005... When historian Joseph Ellis addressed the Midwestern Legislative Conference in August, he discussed leadership, especially the leadership displayed by our nation's founders. Ellis is somewhat of an authority on the subject. His...

Calling for child support.(tool box)
September 1, 2005... The state of Virginia has a dilemma. Delinquent parents there owe a total of $2.1 billion in child support payments, and more parents become delinquent each year. These elusive parents often don't have home phone lines and aren't eager to come...

Will a higher beer tax lower STD rates?(sexually transmitted diseases )(Brief article)
September 1, 2005... What's one way to reduce the occurrence of sexually transmitted diseases in young people? A recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) suggests higher taxes on beer might do the trick. State alcohol policies for youths...

Insuring children's health.(state sources)
September 1, 2005... Two million more children have health insurance now than they did in 1998. That's good news. What remains troubling, though, is the 8.4 million children still uninsured in the nation, including 2.9 million Hispanic children and 1.6 million...

And health care for all.(state sources)
September 1, 2005... Media coverage of the health care field often revolves around expensive new technologies, caring for seniors and Medicaid reform. According to a new report by the Applied Research Center, though, the most noteworthy issue in health care is...

Iowa leads Medicaid reform: tactics will offset losses and expand eligibility.
September 1, 2005... With the state's fiscal situation already tight and Medicaid expenses rising, Iowa lawmakers faced more unwelcome news when they arrived in Des Moines this January. The state was close to losing $65 million in federal health care funding....

State medicaid expenditures (in millions), SFY2003.
September 1, 2005... State Medicaid Expenditures (in millions), SFY2003 State State Medicaid Spending, SFY2003 California $12,346 Ohio $9,199 (1) New York ...

E-waste recycling efforts gather momentum: discarded electronics spark innovative state solutions.
September 1, 2005... Concerned about mounting piles of discarded electronic devices, states are beginning to develop legislation that calls for the proper management of the garbage known as e-waste. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports...

As clean as it can be: comprehensive ethics reform in the Garden State.(Restoring the Public Trust)
September 1, 2005... In March 2004, New Jersey Assembly Speaker Albio Sires and Assembly Majority Leader Joseph J. Roberts announced a sweeping ethics reform package called "Restoring the Public Trust." This broad initiative included 25 bills, most of which...

Quest for excellence.(Cover Story)
September 1, 2005... CSG welcomes the class of 2005! A Message from CSG's Executive Director Leadership is always challenging, especially in fast-changing times. It is harder than ever to keep track of the issues facing our state leaders and to understand...

CSG Trends Summit, new publications address obesity crisis.(Council of State Governments)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Council of State Governments recently held a Trends Summit on Obesity to bring together state leaders from around the country to discuss how state legislators can help combat the obesity problem in the United States. Speakers at the summit...

NASPE annual meeting held in Denver, Colorado.(National Association of State Personnel Executives)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The National Association of State Personnel Executives (NASPE) held its 2005 annual meeting in Denver, Colorado, July 16-20. Nearly 170 attendees enjoyed the theme, Scaling the Peaks: HR Measurements for Excellence. The meeting agenda...

2005-06 western states legislative directory available.(csg spotlight)
September 1, 2005... A new directory of western legislators is now available from The Council of State Governments-WEST (CSG-WEST). The directory, an authoritative guide with in-session and out-of-session information, contains contacts for CSG-WEST member state...

Nevins to speak at Michigan Prisoner Re-Entry Conference.(Elizabeth Nevins)
September 1, 2005... Elizabeth Nevins from CSG's Eastern Regional Conference will speak at the Michigan Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative (MPRI) conference, "Safer Neighborhoods, Better Citizens" on September 19 at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing, Michigan. The...

Border Legislative Conference adds training to 2005 agenda.(Mexican Conference of State Legislatures and Legislators)(Brief article)
September 1, 2005... State legislators from the 10 U.S.-Mexico border states convened to discuss water and environmental concerns at the 11th Border Legislative Conference August 25-27 in Tijuana, Baja California. As part of the meeting, a legislative academy...

Border legislators look at improving competitiveness.(csg spotlight)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Border Legislative Conference's Economic Development Committee and the Border Affairs Committee of Mexico's Federal Senate hosted a regional economic development forum September 2-3 in Austin, Texas. The purpose was to bring together...

Conferences calendar.
September 1, 2005... This calendar lists meetings as designated by CSG's Annual Meeting Committee. For details of a meeting, call the number listed. "CSG/" denotes affiliate organizations of CSG. Visit www.csg.org for updates and more extensive listings. Other...

Timeline.
September 1, 2005... Although the federal government tends to get more attention, state officials are often on the front lines of cutting-edge trends and issues. On the other hand, sometimes in the community of state governments, the more things change, the more...