Archived Stateline.org Stories from 2001

December 2001

12/28/2001 - New Year Rings In New State Laws
12/27/2001 - States Restrict Teen Drivers
12/26/2001 - Children's Groups Seek To Preserve Programs
12/21/2001 - Christmas Eve A Holiday In 22 States
12/19/2001 - State By State Security Update
12/18/2001 - Tax Amnesties Feed State Coffers
12/17/2001 - Chemical Stockpiles Raise New Worries
12/14/2001 - Education, Public Safety Programs Win Innovation Awards
12/13/2001 - Sanctions Stripped From Education Bill
12/12/2001 - States Sue Bristol-Myers
12/12/2001 - Oversight Lax Among Lawmakers, Study Shows
12/11/2001 - Special Ed Measure Stripped From School Bill
12/11/2001 - Probe Clouds Wisconsin Legislature
12/10/2001 - States Try To Shape Stimulus Plan
12/07/2001 - Census Data Shows Immigration Shift
12/07/2001 - tifftest
12/06/2001 - Lawmakers Not Keen On "Model" Public Health Law
12/05/2001 - America Under Fire: Florida Gov. Jeb Bush
12/05/2001 - Govs Seek $4B For Anti-Terror Effort
12/04/2001 - Placing A Bet On Video Gaming
12/03/2001 - Pennsylvania Acts To Staunch 'Brain Drain'
12/03/2001 - Maryland's Smart Growth Coup -- Engaging The Kids
12/03/2001 - America Under Fire: Nebraska Gov Mike Johanns

November 2001

11/29/2001 - Fighting Bioterror Takes Big Thinking, Officials Say
11/28/2001 - Budget Woes Vex VA Gov-Elect
11/27/2001 - Urban Growth Key Issue In Colorado
11/26/2001 - Regional Anti-terrorism Plans: Critical To Save Money And Lives
11/26/2001 - NJ Gov-Elect Pledges 'Fiscal Reality'
11/21/2001 - State-by-State Anti-Terror Update
11/21/2001 - Few States Count Homeless
11/20/2001 - Unemployment Hits Tourist, Western States Hard
11/20/2001 - Census Data Shows Immigration Upsurge
11/20/2001 - State Health Experts Cite Budget Woes As Major Concern
11/16/2001 - State Hiring Freezes Underscore Budget Woes
11/15/2001 - America Under Fire: Wisconsin Gov. Scott McCallum
11/14/2001 - States Shoulder New Anti-Terror Burden
11/13/2001 - State by State Anti-Terror Breakdown
11/13/2001 - State Schools Budgets Strained By Slowdown
11/12/2001 - Titanic School Struggles Overlook Community Needs
11/12/2001 - Lawmakers Press Solicitor General On Maine Rx Case
11/09/2001 - Governors Sound Off On Medicaid Budget Fix
11/09/2001 - School Superintendent Survey
11/09/2001 - Census Releases Data On Homeless
11/08/2001 - Lawmakers Unveil Election Reform Compromise
11/08/2001 - America Under Fire: North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven
11/07/2001 - Tax Revenues Fall Sharply, Report Finds
11/06/2001 - Democrats Sweep Govs' Races
11/06/2001 - States Split On Microsoft Settlement
11/05/2001 - America Under Fire: Engler of Michigan Reflects
11/05/2001 - To Fight Terrorism, Scuttle The Drug War
11/05/2001 - Election Officials Move To Avoid 'Another Florida'
11/02/2001 - Teacher's Union Releases Survey On Testing
11/02/2001 - States Cracking Down On Terrorism Hoaxes
11/01/2001 - Michigan Governor Calls Terrorist Attacks 'Watershed Moment'
11/01/2001 - States Finances Go From Bad To Worse, NCSL Says

October 2001

10/31/2001 - States, Health Plans Address Anthrax-Related Rx Issues
10/30/2001 - Declining Personal Income Strains State Revenues
10/30/2001 - America Under Fire: Huckabee Of Arkansas Reflects
10/29/2001 - Governors Fear Federal Tax Cuts, Or Maybe Not
10/29/2001 - To Fight Terrorism Scuttle The Drug War
10/29/2001 - Medicaid Budget Woes Get Worse
10/26/2001 - War Eclipses New Jersey, Virginia Races
10/25/2001 - Legislators Return To Fill Budget Holes
10/25/2001 - States Move To Cover Cancer Treatment For Poor Women
10/25/2001 - Fear of Terror, Fraud Dogs Vote-By-Mail
10/25/2001 - Budget Squeeze Threatens Maine Laptop Plan
10/24/2001 - Testing Experts To Grade Lawmakers
10/23/2001 - Border Issues Thrust To Fore: Security vs. Trade
10/22/2001 - Mayors Fault Washington On Terrorism Fight
10/22/2001 - Ohio: Anatomy Of A Budget Crunch
10/22/2001 - Survey Finds No Consensus On Election Reform
10/19/2001 - Illinois Senate Pres Accuses Ryan of Betrayal on O'Hare
10/18/2001 - Education Technology Investment Buys Mixed Results, Study Says
10/18/2001 - Election Reform Landscape Altered By Terror War
10/17/2001 - State Workers Retirement Reached All-Time High Before Attacks
10/16/2001 - Electricity Deregulation Deadline Nears In Some States
10/16/2001 - GAO Finds Widespread Problems In 2000 Elections
10/15/2001 - States Continue To Endorse Patients' Rights
10/15/2001 - State Lawmakers To Discuss Rx Issues
10/12/2001 - State Budget Snapshot Not A Pretty Picture
10/12/2001 - States Go Slow On Wiretap Expansion
10/11/2001 - NEMAs Trina Hembree Preaches Preparedness
10/10/2001 - Governors Want More Say In School Policy
10/10/2001 - US Education Secretary Promises Help For States
10/10/2001 - Education Summit Attracts Govs, Business Leaders
10/09/2001 - Federal Officials Call For Rx Pricing Reforms
10/09/2001 - Iowa Official Puts $11.4M Price Tag On Preparedness
10/09/2001 - Education Summit Opens In New York
10/05/2001 - Govs To Congress: Help Us Help Economy
10/04/2001 - NGA Database New Tool In Anti-Terror Fight
10/03/2001 - California Mulls A Punch-Card Free Future
10/03/2001 - Schweiker Takes Charge As PA Gov
10/02/2001 - Internet Sales Costing States Billions, Report Says
10/01/2001 - On the Record: Maryland Health Secretary Georges Benjamin, M.D.
10/01/2001 - Bioterrorism Threat Finds States, Feds Lacking: GAO
10/01/2001 - State Legislators Pull Support From Bush Education Plan
10/01/2001 - Our New Look

September 2001

09/28/2001 - Tourist States Suffering But Hopeful
09/28/2001 - Tourist States Suffering But Hopeful
09/28/2001 - Hazmat Trucks Draw Scrutiny
09/27/2001 - Bush Asks States To Help Secure Airports
09/26/2001 - Missouri Gov. First To Name Anti-terrorism Adviser
09/26/2001 - Census Bureau Releases Income, Poverty Data
09/25/2001 - Crop Duster Groundings Might Hit Harvest
09/24/2001 - Statehouse Security Under Review
09/24/2001 - State Health Officials Trade Ideas on Preparedness
09/21/2001 - Bush Taps Pennsylvania Gov. to be Home Security Czar
09/21/2001 - Little-Known Compact Aids U.S. Defense, Officials Say
09/20/2001 - State Revenue Report Finds Everything Slowing
09/19/2001 - States Move To Deal With Attack Effects
09/18/2001 - Election Campaigns Enter 'Uncharted Waters'
09/18/2001 - State Disaster Teams Vary In Approach, Design
09/18/2001 - Unified Metro Regions: Critical in Terrorist Attacks
09/17/2001 - Attacks Affect Policy Conferences
09/17/2001 - Governors Spearhead War Relief Effort
09/17/2001 - Terrorism Sideffect: Enormous Policy Problems
09/14/2001 - States Watching Economy Closely
09/13/2001 - Attacks Lead States To Take Precautionary Measures
09/12/2001 - June Exercise Planned To Deal With Terrorist Strikes
09/12/2001 - State Officials Use Internet In Crisis
09/12/2001 - Battleground States React To Terrorist Strikes
09/11/2001 - Southern Gov Conference Cancelled After D.C., NY Attacks
09/11/2001 - Bush Out To Polish Federalism Image With Pending Order
09/10/2001 - States Wary Of New Federal Education Plan
09/07/2001 - Election Reform Drive Brings Little Change
09/06/2001 - Washington's Eileen Cody Mixes Nursing, Politics
09/05/2001 - Seven States To Compete for Innovation Awards
09/04/2001 - North Carolina Panel Seeks Better Schools

August 2001

08/31/2001 - Sales Tax Holidays Hardly Bargains, Analysts Say
08/30/2001 - DNA Backlog Hampers Use of New Crime-Fighting Tool
08/29/2001 - Election Reform Reports Reveal States Best, Worst
08/28/2001 - State Average SAT Scores Released
08/28/2001 - California Sets Pace In Renewable Energy Development
08/27/2001 - Ousted State Senator on Comeback Trail
08/24/2001 - Riding An Oil And Gas Wave Into The Black
08/23/2001 - Listening Sessions Help Mississippi Gov Stay In Touch
08/22/2001 - Private Prison Boom Shows Signs of Slowing
08/21/2001 - Don't Go Near the Water, Environmental Group says
08/20/2001 - Governors To Congress: Let Us Tax Internet Sales
08/20/2001 - Nine Million Kids Still Uninsured
08/20/2001 - Maryland's Glendening Becomes USA's Lead 'Smart Growth' Champion
08/20/2001 - State Curbs On Pre-paid Funerals Under Scrutiny
08/17/2001 - Disabled Disappointed With Election Reform Proposals
08/16/2001 - States Ring In Do Not Call Laws
08/15/2001 - Tobacco Settlement Pits Health Advocates Against States
08/15/2001 - Redistricting Causes Sparks Regardless of Process
08/14/2001 - State Lawmakers Hold Largest Meeting Ever
08/14/2001 - Cooling Economy Slows Growth Of State Tourist Income
08/13/2001 - Southern States Poorest, Census Says
08/10/2001 - Elections Arent Broken, But Could Use Help, Study Says
08/09/2001 - State Guard Units Filling Expanded Mission
08/07/2001 - States Make Strides on Medical Marijuana Programs
08/06/2001 - 'You've Come a Long Way'
08/06/2001 - NGA Meeting Ends With Fed-State Plan on Electric Ills
08/03/2001 - Nation's Report Card Ranks Students In Math
08/03/2001 - State Census Comparisons Yield Wealth of Data
08/03/2001 - Senate Takes Awkward Step Forward On Election Reform
08/03/2001 - Portrait Of A Legislator: Virginia's David Albo
08/02/2001 - Economic Slump Has States Tightening Belts
08/02/2001 - New Jersey Gov Rated Most Powerful State Leader
08/01/2001 - Carter/Ford Election Commission Softens Its Tone

July 2001

07/31/2001 - States Take Closer Look At Drug Discount Brokers
07/30/2001 - Ohio Considers Junking Electric Chair
07/27/2001 - State Parties Awash In Soft Money
07/27/2001 - States Take Seven Percent of Americans Paychecks
07/26/2001 - Federal Tax Rebates An Issue For Some States
07/25/2001 - States Do More With Smaller Workforce, Census Says
07/25/2001 - Secretaries of State Weigh In On Election Reform
07/24/2001 - States Call For Block Grants In 2002 Farm Bill
07/23/2001 - Energy High On Agenda At Gov's Meeting
07/20/2001 - Drunk Driving Tragedy Prompts 'John's Law'
07/19/2001 - Budget Squeeze Hits State Colleges
07/18/2001 - States Vary In Addressing Power Plant Construction
07/17/2001 - Health Care Data Website Unveiled
07/17/2001 - Election Officials Report Mixed Success On Reform
07/16/2001 - State Commemorative Quarters Boost Coin Collecting
07/13/2001 - Tracking Election Reform: NAACP To Issue Report Cards
07/11/2001 - Western Cities Most Efficient With Land, Sprawl Report Says
07/11/2001 - States Slow To Fund Faith-Based Organizations
07/10/2001 - Texas, Others Tackle Managed Care Complaints Via Appeals, Not Lawsuits
07/09/2001 - Eco-Terrorists Targeted By Get Tough State Laws
07/09/2001 - Study Finds Ballots of Poor Minorities More Likely To Be Tossed
07/04/2001 - Survey Spurs Stepped Up Seat Belt Law Enforcement
07/03/2001 - Fireworks, Public Safety Uneasy Bedfellows
07/02/2001 - Saving History: States Push For Preservation Funds

June 2001

06/29/2001 - States Weigh Role On Export Of Electricity
06/28/2001 - Poll Shows Little Passion For Election Reform
06/27/2001 - State Health Programs Largely Spared In Budget-Cutting
06/26/2001 - Tracking Election Reform: Back in a Holding Pattern
06/22/2001 - State School Chiefs Concerned About Details of Education Bill
06/21/2001 - States Fall Short On Tobacco Prevention Efforts
06/20/2001 - States Facing Up To Slowing Economy
06/20/2001 - CARA Push Begins Anew
06/20/2001 - On the Record: U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) Discusses CARA
06/19/2001 - NEAL PEIRCE COLUMN
06/19/2001 - New Concealed-Weapons Proposals Face Heated Debate
06/18/2001 - State Surplus Auctions Go High-Tech
06/18/2001 - Ohio Is Latest State to Feel Pressure to Install Video Slots
06/12/2001 - Seniors' Drug Costs Sky-Rocketing, Advocacy Group Says
06/12/2001 - Conservationists Strive To Protect Eastern Forests
06/12/2001 - States Struggle To Carry Out Governors' Agendas
06/11/2001 - State Health Officials Concerned About Vaccine Shortage
06/08/2001 - On the Record: Arkansas Secretary of State Sharon Priest
06/07/2001 - Bush Tax Cut Hits States' Wallets
06/06/2001 - Senate Power Shift Could Revive Election Reform Effort
06/05/2001 - Standardized Testing Meets Growing Resistance
06/04/2001 - FTC Moves Forward On Rx Industry Probe
06/01/2001 - Reporters Query Begets Safe Havens For Abandoned Infants

May 2001

05/31/2001 - Michigan Juggles Options for Dealing With Budget Crunch
05/30/2001 - Activists Call For Greater Federal Election Role
05/28/2001 - States Crack Down On Gasoline Thieves
05/25/2001 - GOP, Dems Sharply Split On Election Reform
05/24/2001 - State Sunshine Laws Under Attack
05/23/2001 - States Out In Front Of Feds on Key Issues
05/22/2001 - Bush's Student Testing Plan Passes House Test
05/22/2001 - States Protest Senates Estate Tax Reform Plan
05/22/2001 - Nursing Profession Isn't Diverse Enough, Study Finds
05/21/2001 - States Embark On New Math Initiative
05/21/2001 - Tracking Election Reform: Movement In Congress
05/18/2001 - Maine Rx Program Buoyed by Court Decision
05/17/2001 - Ohio Teachers Union Sues Over Charter Schools
05/16/2001 - Boeing Deal No Slam Dunk In Illinois Legislature
05/15/2001 - Quality Teaching Tops School Concerns, Poll Says
05/15/2001 - On the Record: Colorado Medicaid Chief Richard Allen
05/14/2001 - States Defend Environmental Record
05/11/2001 - Tracking Election Reform: Congress Probes Fraud
05/11/2001 - New Hampshire Still Vexed By School Funding Challenge
05/10/2001 - States Make Headway Closing Digital Divide
05/10/2001 - Maine A Pacesetter In Rights For Disabled
05/08/2001 - McCain-Feingold Bill Arouses New Interest In State Campaign Finance Reform
05/08/2001 - Managing Growth: Calm Before A Policy Storm?
05/07/2001 - Testing Alone Wont Fix Achievement Gap, Study Says
05/04/2001 - Opinion
05/04/2001 - Florida Adopts Sweeping Voting Reforms
05/04/2001 - Cell Phones and Driving: More Legislative Talk Than Action
05/03/2001 - Florida Set To Adopt Election Reform Package
05/03/2001 - New Hampshire High Court Upholds Unpopular Tax
05/03/2001 - States, Women's Groups Slow To Address Women's Smoking
05/02/2001 - Budget Crunch Threatens School Reforms
05/01/2001 - Democrats Go Solo On Election Reform
05/01/2001 - Virginia, New Jersey Elect Governors This Fall

April 2001

04/30/2001 - New Research Rekindles Cigarette Tax Debate
04/27/2001 - California Crisis Overshadows Power Plant Building Boom
04/25/2001 - Harris In Spotlight As Congress Debates Election Reform
04/25/2001 - Realtors Poll Suggests Voters Prefer Local Growth Control
04/25/2001 - Bush Test Plan Could Cost States $7 Billion, Group Says
04/24/2001 - States Begin Effort To Simplify Tax Law Patchwork
04/24/2001 - Election Administrators Struggle With Workforce Problem
04/23/2001 - Western Mines Drive Up Toxic Releases, EPA Says
04/20/2001 - Experts Challenge State-By-State Education Rankings
04/19/2001 - Colorado Senate Leader A Precedent-Setter
04/18/2001 - Officials Doubt Election Holiday Would Have Impact
04/17/2001 - Iowa Welfare Study Shows Mixed Results
04/17/2001 - Bush Leaves States Holding Environment Bag, Critics Say
04/16/2001 - New Hampshire Gov Defies Tax Taboo
04/12/2001 - States Say Bush Budget Shortchanges Testing
04/12/2001 - Mississippi Flag Debate Heads Toward Showdown
04/11/2001 - California Braces For Redistricting Battle
04/10/2001 - States Get Report Card On Road Repair
04/10/2001 - Rainy Day Funds Eyed By Cash-Strapped States
04/09/2001 - Students Improve In Math, Lag In Reading, Study Says
04/09/2001 - Budget Resolution Ignores Election Reform
04/09/2001 - Election Officials Worry About Nature Of Reform
04/06/2001 - Fourth Grade Reading Scores Still Below Par
04/06/2001 - Car Tax Phaseout Splits Virginia Republicans
04/05/2001 - Slowdown Means Double Headache for Ohio
04/03/2001 - Education Debate Set To Begin In Congress As States Battle For Control
04/02/2001 - SPECIAL REPORT: States Mull Suit Against Drug Companies
04/02/2001 - Tracking Election Reform: Florida Moves Forward

March 2001

03/30/2001 - Curbing Power of Money Vexes States
03/29/2001 - States Face Budget Cuts As Economies Slump
03/28/2001 - Electoral College Reform Falls Flat
03/27/2001 - On The Record: Drug Industry Lawyer Marjorie Powell
03/26/2001 - NEW-ERA REGIONAL REPORTS
03/26/2001 - Govs Push Conservation On Private Lands
03/23/2001 - Living Wage Issue Causes Battles in States
03/22/2001 - Tracking Election Reform: This Week's News
03/21/2001 - Consumers Lack Understanding Of HMOs, Survey Finds
03/20/2001 - States See Fourth Quarter Tax Revenue Slowdown
03/19/2001 - State Brownfields Programs Take National Stage
03/16/2001 - State AGs Issue Privacy Guidelines
03/16/2001 - GAO Says Congress Has Primacy In Election Reform
03/16/2001 - On The Record: Maine Human Services Chief Kevin Concannon
03/15/2001 - Federal Estate Tax Repeal Would Affect States
03/14/2001 - Massachusetts AG Urges New Approach to Gun Safety
03/13/2001 - Scholarships Combat State Brain Drain, Study Shows
03/12/2001 - Perks Plentiful For Virginia Lawmakers, Students Find
03/12/2001 - California Study Shows Ethnic Gaps Persist
03/09/2001 - States Push Flexibility At Environmental Policy Forum
03/07/2001 - Senate Committee Hears Calls For Electoral Reform
03/07/2001 - Fewer States On Course To Meet Fiscal Targets
03/07/2001 - Florida's State of the State Address
03/06/2001 - Experts Say Internet Voting Will Have To Wait
03/06/2001 - Appeals Court To Rule on Maine Rx Program
03/06/2001 - Indiana Senate Advances Election Reform Bills
03/06/2001 - Living Wages: Arguing Social Justice At The Grassroots Level
03/06/2001 - Help For The Mentally Ill Homeless: Rectifying A 30 Year Old Problem
03/05/2001 - Santee Shooting Highlights States' Efforts To Curb School Violence
03/05/2001 - State Lawmakers Concerned About Lack of Focus on Farm Issues
03/05/2001 - Green Room Mural Features Sites Natural, Industrial History
03/02/2001 - Pennsylvania College Redefines Brownfields Reclamation
03/01/2001 - State Lawmakers Balk At Election Reform's Price Tag