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Elections/Election
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States vary widely in reimbursement policies for state legislators (Stateline Midwest,
October 2008)
Parties jostling for control of closely divided state legislatures (Stateline Midwest,
October 2008)
What
percentage of state legislators serving in the Midwest, and nation,
are women? (Question of the Month, September 2008)
Term limits, full-time legislature under fire in Michigan (Stateline Midwest,
July 2008)
Wisconsin vote latest strike in battle over governors' veto powers (Stateline Midwest,
May 2008)
National study targets strengths, weaknesses of
state government management in Midwest (Stateline Midwest,
April 2008)
Questions arise about role of legislative oversight committee (Stateline Midwest, February 2008)
A
code to serve by: South Dakota lawmakers move forward with new code of
conduct for themselves (Stateline Midwest, January 2008)
Indiana
looks for savings, reforms in local government (Stateline Midwest, December 2007)
What happens in the Midwestern states when a fiscal year begins without a new budget in
place? (Question of the Month, November 2007)
South Dakota revamps campaign-finance reporting law (Stateline Midwest, November 2007)
Proposals
to raise legislative salaries advance in 2007 sessions (Stateline Midwest, June 2007)
Health
benefits for retired legislators under close examination (Stateline Midwest, May 2007)
What
Midwestern states have limitations and/or deadlines on bill introductions? (Question of the Month, March 2007)
Wisconsin
overhauls regulation, enforcement of ethics and campaign laws (Stateline Midwest, March 2007)
Voters'
decisions on 2006 ballot issues to impact Midwest's legislatures in '07 (Stateline Midwest, December 2006)
Term
limits increases time put into new-legislator training (Stateline Midwest, December 2006)
Scholarly
pursuit: Civic education program in Wisconsin makes state Senate home
to lessons in democracy (Stateline Midwest, October 2006)
Bipartisan
2020 Caucus in Minnesota seeks greater focus on long-term policy, demographic challenges (Stateline Midwest, June 2006)
Risser
still enjoying unprecedented 50-year run in Wisconsin Legislature (Stateline Midwest, June 2006)
Key
policy issues will be in voters' hands this fall (Stateline Midwest, May 2006)
New
interstate compacts in the works, on legislative agendas (Stateline Midwest, April 2006)
Lawmakers
consider changes to state ethics laws (Firstline Midwest, March 2006)
Wisconsin lawmakers seek restraints on governor's veto powers (Stateline Midwest, March 2006)
Commission offers ideas to reform South Dakota Constitution (Stateline Midwest, January 2006)
Unique institutional and policy challenges await Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska lawmakers in 2006 (Stateline Midwest, December 2005)
Ohio voters OK Third Frontier investment, reject proposed political reforms (Stateline Midwest, December 2005)
Legislators, attorney general spar over confidentiality of bill
drafts (Stateline Midwest, November 2005)
State legislators launch their own sites for blogging (Stateline Midwest, November 2005)
What allowance, if any, do rank-and-file, Midwestern state legislators
receive in order to hire staff? (Question of the Month, September 2005)
Illinois,
Michigan win 2005 CSG Innovations Awards (Stateline Midwest, September 2005)
CSG report identifies 10 key trends impacting state government (Stateline Midwest, July 2005)
Roles differ, but goals similar for state and provincial lawmakers (Stateline Midwest, May 2005)
Iowa lawmaker returns home after year in Iraq (Stateline
Midwest, April 2005)
Midwestern states graded on
management practices, performance (Stateline Midwest, March 2005)
Scholars,
lawmakers examine impact of term limits (Stateline Midwest, March 2005)
Iowa
senators prepare for work in evenly divided partisan chamber (Stateline Midwest, December 2004)
Uneventful
Election Day a victory for states' voting officials (Stateline Midwest, November 2004)
Midwestern
voters reject same-sex marriage, gambling expansion (Stateline Midwest, November 2004)
Republicans,
Democrats both claim victories in Midwest's state legislative elections (Stateline Midwest,
November 2004)
Policymakers
respond to challenges, opportunities provided in federal election reform law (Firstline Midwest, October 2004)
What
have states in the Midwest done to improve or expand voter education
and outreach programs? (Question of the Month, September 2004)
Race
for control of Midwestern statehouses in full swing (Stateline Midwest, October 2004)
November elections to include votes on gay marriage, gambling and taxes
(Stateline Midwest, September 2004)
Iowa,
Minnesota take home CSG Innovations Awards (Stateline Midwest, August 2004)
New
book looks at what makes legislatures work — and "good" (Stateline Midwest, July 2004)
South
Dakota commission to review legislative power in state Constitution (Stateline Midwest, June 2004)
States,
provinces reach out to educators to promote democracy appreciation (Stateline Midwest, May 2004)
Former
Minnesota GOP leader now finds himself heading Senate Democrats (Stateline Midwest, April 2004)
How do Midwestern states fill legislative vacancies that arise midterm? (Question of the
Month, March 2004)
Lawmakers
take time to learn more about bioscience (Stateline Midwest, February 2004)
Region's
legislatures are among nation's most digitally advanced (Stateline Midwest, December 2003)
Iowa
takes close look at budget estimating process (Stateline Midwest, October 2003)
Changes
in state-federal relations (Stateline Midwest, September 2003)
Teachers
as legislators (Stateline Midwest, August 2003)
Women
state legislators (Stateline Midwest, July 2003)
Ex-state
legislators on the state of federalism (Stateline Midwest, June 2003)
What
are the annual salaries for legislators in the 11 Midwestern states? (Question of the
Month, March 2003)
Increasing
turnout among young voters (Stateline Midwest, March 2003)
State
of the state addresses in the Midwest (Stateline Midwest, February 2003)
How
many members of the U.S. Congress previously served as elected
officials in state government? (Question of the Month, January 2003)
Wisconsin
lawmakers look ahead to 2003 session (Stateline Midwest, December 2002)
A
lawmaker's rookie year (Stateline Midwest, November 2002)
Lessons
from the campaign trail (Stateline Midwest, November 2002)
November
2002 ballot issues (Stateline Midwest, October 2002)
Legislative
Committees (Firstline Midwest, May 2002)
Diversity
in the legislatures (Stateline Midwest, April 2002)
Campaign
finance reform (Stateline Midwest, April 2002)
Election
recall provisions (Stateline Midwest, April 2002)
What
kind of voting rights do states grant to prisoners and ex-felons? (Question of the Month, March 2002)
What
kind of coverage of Midwestern states’ legislative sessions is available to the public? (Question of the Month, January 2002)
Future
challenges facing Midwestern legislatures (Stateline Midwest, September 2001)
Do
states require voters to provide identification at the polls? (Question of the Month, May 2001)
Shielding
lawmakers’ e-mail records (Stateline Midwest, April 2001)
Handing
over legislative control in partisan atmosphere (Stateline Midwest, February 2001)
Careers
outside politics (Stateline Midwest, January 2001)
Family
traditions in legislatures (Stateline Midwest, December 2000)
Orienting
new legislators (Stateline Midwest, November 2000)
Changing
demographics of legislatures (Stateline Midwest, November 2000)
Term
limits affect elections (Stateline Midwest, October 2000)
2000 ballot initiatives (Stateline Midwest, September 2000)
(sorry, not available online -- contact us at 630/925-1922 or
csgm@csg.org for a copy)
Struggles
to recruit candidates (Stateline Midwest, August 2000)
Civic
Education (Firstline Midwest, May 2000)
Lawmakers
ready for term limits (Stateline Midwest, April 2000)
Moe,
Garton receive state leadership award (Stateline Midwest, December 1999)
Voting
requirements in North Dakota (Stateline Midwest, November 1999)
Minnesota
considers moving to Unicameral system (Stateline Midwest, October 1999)
Lawmakers
face issue of whether to give themselves a raise (Stateline Midwest, October 1999)
Getting
young people involved in the government process (Stateline Midwest, June 1999)
North
Dakota lawmakers work with students (Stateline Midwest, March 1999)
Term
limits take effect in Michigan (Stateline Midwest, February 1999)
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last updated:
October 10, 2008
