In the face of more sophisticated data collection technology, California voters have demonstrated an increasing concern about their own privacy. In response, Assemblyman Cullen has proposed a bill to the state legislature which would require anyone opening an automated information system to send notice to the Secretary of State. This notice would…

From its inception, the United States has been faced with the problem of how to treat with the American Indian nations and tribes. This problem is many-faceted: who should deal with Indian affairs; how should the Indian be treated--as citizens or as independent nations; how should the redman be parted from his lands, which were coveted by the…

Reports on a study revealing that members of the Israeli Parliament elected after the 1973 Yom Kippur War showed a higher level of exposure to the news media, and a greater appreciation of the media's contribution to their knowledge of public opinion, than members elected before the war. (GW)

Concludes that in spite of the small number of black women office holders, they have been able to maneuver themselves to be on target when critical issues are of concern to their legislative districts. (Author/AM)

Higher education must tell legislatures how the state should raise the money the colleges want to spend--even if it means higher taxes--and then lobby on behalf of those proposals. This also means addressing new and potentially controversial issues about the role of colleges in state politics. (MLW)

Former Senator S.I. Hayakawa discusses his constitutional amendment that would establish English as the official national language of the United States. He discusses his concerns over bilingual education, stressing a belief that it should be chosen freely by local school authorities and that bilingual programs must be transitional, transfering…

The author, a United States senator, provides background on the problem of unemployment and outlines his plan to guarantee work for everyone who wants it. (CH)

Analyzes the l983 Supreme Court decision on the legislative veto. Concludes that early stories in the press exaggerated the importance of of the decision and misinterpreted its impact. (FL)

Examines the usefulness of constructs tapping "external" and "internal" influences on statehouse reporters in Michigan and Indiana. (FL)

Concludes that most Japanese Diet members meet reporters to transmit and to receive information but also to maintain good relations with the press. (FL)

Lists "do's" and "don'ts" that can help trustees be effective in working with state and federal legislators. (DC)

The LegiSchool Project of California State University, Sacramento, and the California State Legislature planned two town hall meetings focusing on hate crime for the winter of 1999-2000, one in Los Angeles and one in Sacramento to provide forums in which California's high school students, educators, and legislators can engage in face-to-face…

The role of Claiborne Pell, Chairman of the Senate Education Subcommittee, in expanding the commitment and altering the focus of federal aid to post-secondary education is discussed. (NF)

The authors focus on testimony by Senator Harrison Williams regarding parental rights under P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (SW)

An outline of the French electoral system covers the voters and their voting rights, assembly seats and candidates, political campaigning, allocation of assembly seats, balloting system, and recent coalitions. Election results for a bibliography are appended. (MSE)