Articles
Delta Vision
Delta Vision, November 2009
Phil Isenberg on the state’s water policy
When Gov.
Air Time
Air Time, August 2009
Mary Nichols on statewide solutions to global issues
Mary Nichols is no stranger to innovation.
Stately Water Boy
Stately Water Boy, March 2009
California is undoubtedly facing historic water challenges. The list goes on with no easy answers in sight: flood risks, drought, environmental and infrastructure degradation, and water quality issues.
States Look to Limit Drug Company Gifts to Doctors
States Look to Limit Drug Company Gifts to Doctors, March 2008
Pharmaceutical companies spend an estimated $30 billion annually marketing their products, around $7 billion of which is aimed directly at doctors.
Will Immigration Crackdown Have Business Backlash?
Will Immigration Crackdown Have Business Backlash?, February 2008
Just barely a month after taking effect, strict new laws in OKLAHOMA and ARIZONA against hiring illegal immigrants appear to be achieving their goal of driving undocumented workers out of those states.
States Consider Paid Sick Leave
States Consider Paid Sick Leave, July 2008
While getting sick is never any fun, for most Americans illness is simply an inconvenience that means taking a few paid days off from work until they feel well enough to get back
Them the People
Them the People, September 2008
Low-skilled foreign workers continue to flood the labor pool — and fuel the debate over our changing economy
This is the first in a three-part series on immigration.
America has long had a love-hate affair
High Noon for Real ID?
High Noon for Real ID?, February 2007
States' anger over the federal Real ID Act — the mandate for states to adopt by 2008 uniform, tamper-proof driver's licenses and ID cards as a hedge against terrorism — has been on