Cheers! Beer tax break brews bipartisanship

By Alexis Simendinger

Excerpts from this story referencing "Council of State Governments":

"… sylvania and Michigan recently floated similar proposals, according to the Council of State Governments. Expanding a federal definition for small breweries might also suppor …"

Study finds stunning rates of discipline among Texas students

By Susan Ferriss

A new study says nearly 60 percent of Texas school students were suspended or expelled at least once between 7th and 12th grade

Excerpts from this story referencing "Council of State Governments":

"… nd 12th grade years, according to a landmark study released Tuesday by the Council of State Governments.The analysis, which tracked all Texas students entering 7th grade between …"

"… affect their school disciplinary rates,” the report’s authors say.The Council of State Governments is a 75-year-old nonpartisan organization that provides research on polici …"

"… l.Mike Thompson, director of the Bethesda, Md.-based Justice Center of the Council of State Governments, said the study, which took more than two years to complete, is “groundb …"

Frequently asked questions

By Charles Lewis

Charles Lewis answers questions about the Center's recent project and the more general issue of ethics in state legislatures today.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Council of State Governments":

"… Robert Stern Telephone: (310) 470-6590 Web site: www.cgs.orgCouncil of State Governments Executive director: Dan Sprague Telephone: (859) 244-8000 W …"

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New report cites disproportionate punishment for black students

By Susan Ferriss

New report finds disproportionate punishments for black students in North Carolina

Excerpts from this story referencing "Council of State Governments":

"… -education programs.An in-depth study of Texas schools released in July by Council of State Governments, a national network, found that nearly 60 percent of Texas students were s …"

Across San Francisco region, expulsion rates and attitudes toward punishment vary widely

By San Francisco Public Press

Calif. school districts are often independent, punishment and expulsion rates very widely

Excerpts from this story referencing "Council of State Governments":

"… ed or suspended than their white peers for similar offenses. In Texas, the Council of State Governments reported that African-American students were 31 percent more likely than w …"

An epidemic of expulsions

By Susan Ferriss

Kern County, California at ground zero in debate over school discipline

Excerpts from this story referencing "Council of State Governments":

"… on a path to graduation.Sponsored by the nonpartisan, Lexington, Ky.-based Council of State Governments, the study tracked, for six years, all Texas students from seventh grade t …"

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ALEC exempted from lobbyist status in three separate states

By Paul Abowd

Group faces IRS scrutiny, but is already exempt from lobbyist status in South Carolina, Indiana and Colorado.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Columbia Free Times":

"… s sponsors was ALEC member James Harrison (R-Richland).As reported in the Columbia Free Times, Brown introduced a bill in late April that would remove ALEC’s designat …"