Date Published: 5/3/2013

Description: This report is based on data collected in the spring of 2013 from legislative fiscal officers in all 50 states and includes information on state revenue performance, areas of spending over budget, impacts of sequestration on state budgets and a summary of state fiscal situations.

Date Published: 8/1/2010

Description: Used by more than 70% of the nation's legislatures, Mason's Manual is the resource for information on legislative procedure. The 2010 version is updated and improved for today's legislature with a new comprehensive index, more cross referencing for greater searchability and revised case law and parliamentary citations.

Date Published: 1/1/2005

Description: A book on how to lobby the legislature, packed with winning strategies to make your voice heard. It's everything you need to know, whether you're a professional lobbyist or want to become one, or just want to influence your legislature on an issue that matters. If you've ever thought, “There ought to be a law,” this volume gives you the best advice to advance your ideas. Written by a former legislator who knows that lobbying is an honorable endeavor that helps the process work.

Date Published: 1/1/2005

Description: This two-volume set is chock full of tips on how the legislative process works and how to make your voice heard.