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Utah targets life science industry to help retool the state economy for the 21st Century.

As a former social studies teacher who spent seven years in the classroom, I was fortunate never to face an explosive situation. I was never threatened by a student or parent. I never witnessed a student fight that I wasn’t able to deflate. I suspect that’s more than many teachers with similar experience can say. I feel a sense of relief that I never encountered the kind of personal threats that I have recently read about on an all-too regular basis in news articles.

With the holidays fast approaching, I thought it would be a good time to clear out the ol’ CSG Transportation inbox so that we can make a fresh start in the New Year. In doing so, I ran across a number of recent reports and news items that may be of interest and that may provide worthwhile reading should you have any downtime in between football bowl games in the weeks ahead. They address many of the themes we’ve examined here over the last year and look ahead to what might lay in store in 2011 on issues like federal transportation programs, the condition of America's infrastructure, gas taxes, highway finance alternatives, high-speed rail, freight transportation, transportation and the environment and intelligent transportation systems.

The 2011 Suggested State Legislation " Zombies and Botnets " adds a weapon to the fight against computer crime.

Staff from CSG's National Center for Interstate Compacts (NCIC) recently hosted a legislative briefing to discuss the Prescription Monitoring Program Compact in conjunction with CSG's Annual Meeting in Providence, RI. During the half day briefing legislators, executive branch officials, and other interested stakeholders had an opportunity to learn about the specifics of the newly drafted compact.

A U.S. Department of Health And Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fact Sheet for Coaches states "A concussion is an injury that changes how the cells in the brain normally work. Even a ding, 'getting your bell rung,' or what seems to be a mild bump or blow to the head can be serious." Two draft bills in the 2011 Suggested State Legislation volume help coaches and schools deal with student athlete concussions.

CSG's National Center for Interstate Compacts has recently been in the news for several ongoing compact projects. To learn more about each of the compacts, which CSG has been instrumental in developing, please click on the links below. The Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-state compliance compact The Prescription Monitoring Program Compact Multi-State Distance Education Reciprocity Compact For additional information about any of these projects of compacts in general please contact Crady deGolian at cdegolian@csg.org or at 859-244-8068 .

A 2011 Suggested State Legislation draft promotes wind power. The 2011 Suggested State Legislation "Small Wind Innovation Zones " directs the state utilities division to establish and administer a small wind innovation zone program to optimize local, regional, and state benefits from wind energy...