Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. What the Legislature Does; 3. The Changing Legislature; 4. The House of Representatives; 5. The Senate and Its Leadership; 6. The Third House: Conference Committees; 7. The Legislature at Work: Making Policy; 8. The Legislature at Work: Budgeting; 9. Legislators at Work: How They View Their Jobs and the Legislature; 10. The Future of the State Legislature; References; Interview Subjects; Index
