"… ion of the change but builders are threatening to take the battle to those state legislatures. This week, a state committee in Michigan voted 10-2 to reject the new re …"

"… and Community Development can implement new rules without approval of the state legislature; lawmakers can, however, create laws that overrule the board. So the loser …"

"… taff to help Minnesota Democrats—many of whom served with Entenza in the state legislature.The group has since contested the fine, and on June 30, 2005, an administr …"

"… 2003.Almost 100 such bills have been introduced in the last three years in state legislatures, according to tracking by the National Conference of state legislatures, …"

"… ont also has been vigorously pursuing an importation program. In 2004, the state legislature passed a law establishing a program that would detail how Vermont resident …"

"… rmaceutical industry spent around $1 million lobbying the governor and the state legislature.In 2004, candidates in New York, the home state of Pfizer, the world's lar …"

"… ring-Plough, Wyeth, and Merck &Co.—candidates for the state legislature received $863,624 for 2003, the last state-wide election year.For federal …"

"… ivate financial interests of the more than 7,400 lawmakers who control our state legislatures. The Center's State Projects began laying the groundwork for this project …"

"… me from any governmental entity—federal, state or local—aside from the state legislature.Disclosure surveyCenter researchers developed this comprehensive state-by- …"

"… roject"Our Private Legislatures" is an examination of the nation's 50 state legislatures—at a time when they wield unprecedented power, the lawmakers who run th …"

"… e United States undoubtedly has the effect of eroding public confidence in state legislatures. What's ethical in one state is unethical in another, what's legal in one …"

"… s the filing of personal financial-disclosure statements by members of the state legislature (among other elected and appointed officials), emphasizes on the cover of …"

"… kers.But perhaps the most telling reflection of how little importance many state legislatures attach to the financial-disclosure rules under which they operate lies in …"

"… p open House and Senate seats in federal races, and wrested control of the state legislature from Republicans. "Voter contact and the ground game played a much larger …"

"… financial advantage of the Republicans, which may have been helped by the state legislature's decision not to renew a public financing program for gubernatorial candi …"

"… tion for the bigger prize—the 2004 elections for President, Congress and state legislatures across the nation. The first federal election held under BCRA's new rules …"

"… tegory accounted for more than 6 percent of the total spent. Although most state legislatures were redistricting during 2001 and 2002, and some of the battles were har …"

"… ith $5 million. The Ohio GOP added to its majorities in both houses of the state legislature in 2002 and Republicans won all five statewide races. Pennsylvania and New …"

"… Not long after Perry issued an executive order requiring vaccinations, the state legislature rescinded it.Perry has defended the vaccine decision in the past. But on h …"