Fourth Annual Conference on State Politics and Policy
Laboratories of Democracy: Public Policy in the American States
Cohosted by State Politics and Policy Quarterly and the Kent State University Department of Political Science
in conjunction with “Life with Term Limits” Confernce
Hosted by the Ray Bliss Institute, University of Akron
Two great conferences, one exciting weekend!
Friday, April 30, 2004
6:30-8:00 AM: Breakfast at the Hotel, Dining Room
8:00-8:15 AM: Registration and Greeting, Lobby
8:15 – 10:00 AM, Falls Library
POLICY INNOVATION AND DIFFUSION
Discussant: Chris Mooney, University of Illinois, Springfield
Democratic Laboratories: The Politics of Innovation in the American States
Andrew Karch, University of Texas at AustinThe Return of the States: Abortion Policy in the Post-Roe Period
John Camobreco, Christopher Newport University
Michelle Barnello, Christopher Newport UniversityLateral, Top-Down, or Bottom-Up Policy Diffusion? Comparing Tobacco Control in the United States, Canada, and Australia
Donley Studlar, West Virginia UniversityThe Diffusion of Antismoking Policies among States and Localities
Craig Volden, Ohio State University
Chuck Shipan, University of IowaIgnoring the Laboratories of Democracy: Congressional Inattention to Lessons of State-Government Constitutional Reform Efforts
John Nugent, Connecticut College
8:15-10:00 AM, Summit Room
IMPACT OF TERM LIMITS
Discussant: John Green, University of Akron
Florida Case Study: The Changing Face of the Florida Legislature?
Scott Schraufngel, University of Central FloridaMichigan Case Study: Political, Institutional and Individual Effects?
Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson, Wayne State University
Charles Elder, Wayne State University
Lyke Thompson, Wayne State University
Richard Elling, Wayne State University
John Strate, Wayne State UniversityMissouri Case Study: Assessing the Impact of Term Limits?
Lilliard Richardson, University of MissouriTerm Limits, Campaign Contributions, and the Distribution of Power in State Legislatures
Ray LaRaja, University of Massachusetts
Dorie Apollonio, University of California, San FranciscoThe Problem of Last-Term Shirking
Renee Van Vechten, University of California, San Diego
10:00-10:15 AM: Break
10:15 AM -12:00 PM, Falls Library
INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
Discussant: Elisabeth Gerber, University of Michigan
Turning On and Turning Out: Assessing the Indirect Effects of Ballot Measures
Todd Donovan, Western Washington University
Daniel Smith, University of FloridaTurning Out to Turn Him Out or Can We See a Sea Change
Thad Kousser, University of California, San DiegoInstitutional Change: When Will Communities Make Attempts to Alter Local Government Structures?
Shaun Bowler, University of CA, Riverside
Martin Johnson, University of CA, Riverside
Max Neiman, University of CA, RiversideOrganized Interests and Direct Democracy in the States
Robert Alexander, Ohio Northern University
Anthony Nownes, University of TennesseeTesting Formal Models of Direct Democracy
Anthony Bertelli, Texas A&M University
Lilliard Richardson, University of Missouri
10:15 AM-12:00 PM, Summit Room
TERM LIMITS AND LEGISLATORS
Discussant: David Rausch, West Texas A&M
The Impact of Sate Term Limits on Congressional Challengers
William Bianco, Penn State University
Gretchen S. Carners, Penn State University
Kelly Parkinson, Penn State University
Matthew Murphy, Penn State UniversityTerm Limits, Opportunity Structures and Career Development in State Legislatures
Eric Heberlig, University of North Carolina
Suzanne Leland, University of North CarolinaThe Impact of Term Limits on Speaker Career Paths
Patricia Freeman, University of TennesseeTerm Limits and Career Choice in U.S. State Legislatures
Jerome Maddox, University of PennsylvaniaMovin’ On Up: The Impact of Term Limits on Candidate Quality in U.S. Elections
Costas Panagolpoulos, New York University
12:00-1:15 PM: Buffet Lunch, Grand Ballroom
1:30-3:15 PM, Falls Library
STATE POLICY AGENDAS
Discussant: Charles Elder, Wayne State University
What’s on the Table? The Content of State Policy Agendas
Virginia Gray, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
David Lowery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Matthew Fellowes, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillState Policy Agendas in a System of Separation of Powers
Kellie Sims Butler, Penn State UniversityA Women’s Agenda: Women Legislators Issue Preferences
Tracy Osborn, Indiana UniversityGovernors, Legislatures, Partisanship, and State Budget Processes
Nelson Dometrius, Texas Tech University
Deli S. Wright, University of North Carolina
1:30-3:15, Summit Room
TERM LIMITS AND THE PUBLIC
Discussant: M. Dane Waters, Initiative and Referendum Institute
Do Term Limits Limit Representation?
Gerald Wright, University of IndianaThe Impact of Term Limits and Electoral System on Constituency Service by State Legislators
Lilliard Richardson, University of Missouri
Christopher Cooper, Western Carolina UniversityVoting on Term Limits Initiatives Then and Now: Has Anything Changed?
Jeff Karp, Texas Tech UniversityTerm Limits and the Public: Knowledge, Attentiveness and Voter Dissatisfaction
Carol Weissert, Florida State University
Karen Halperin, Florida State UniversityReassessing the Affect of Term Limits on the Proportion of Democrats in State Legislatures
Ken Moffett, University of Iowa
3:15-3:30 PM: Break
3:30-5:15 PM, Falls Library
PUBLIC OPINION AND POLICY
Discussant: Rodney Hero, University of Notre Dame
Public Opinion in the States: A Quarter Century of Change and Stability
Robert Erikson, Columbia University
Gerald Wright, Indiana University
John Mclver, University of ColoradoEffects on the Linkage Between Public Opinion and Policy Priorities in the States
Carl Snook, Michigan State University
Jeremy Duff, Michigan State UniversityThe Allocations of Justice: State Crime Policy, Public Opinion, and Democratic Institutions
Kenneth Fernandez, Kent State University
Max Nieman, University of California, RiversideState Legislative Procedures and Policy Representation: The Case of the Discharge Petition
Barry Burden, Harvard University
3:30-5:15 PM, Summit Room
STATE-LOCAL POLICY
Discussant: Susan Clarke, University of Colorado
Cities and State Legislatures: Changing Coalitions in Response to Counter Declining Representation and Influence
Hal Wolman, George Washington University
Todd Swanstrom, St. Louis University
Margaret Weir, University of California, BerkeleyFiscal Centralization During the Boom Years, 1992-2000
Janet Kelly, Cleveland State UniversityMunicipal Mergers, Decentralization and Democratic Governance: The Case of Quebec’s New Mega-Cities in Quebec’s Megacities
Robert K. Whelan, University of New Orleans
Richard Vengroff, University of ConnecticutThe Limits of Federal Block Grants
Brian Collins, Texas Tech University
Brian Gerber, Texas Tech UniversityPolitics, Policy and Paradigms: State Intervention in Local Govt. Fiscal Crisis
Beth Walter Honadle, Bowling Green State University
Yun Li, Bowling Green State University
6:00 PM: Reception at Cuyahoga Falls Convention Center
6:30 PM: Dinner
7:30 PM: Legislative Leaders Discussion
Moderator: Alan Rosenthal, Rutgers University
Jake Flake, Speaker of the House, Arizona
Larry Adair, Speaker of the House, Oklahoma
Rick Johnson, Speaker of the House, MichiganDinner and speakers hosted by the University of Akron.
Saturday, May 1, 2004
6:30-8:00 AM: Breakfast at the Hotel, Dining Room
8:00-9:45 AM, Falls Library
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Discussant: Larry Ledebur, Cleveland State University
Labor Costs, Unemployment, and Job Creation in the States, 1970-2000: The Impact of the Global Economy
Susan Hansen, University of PittsburghCan State Effectively Target Economic Development? A Study of Enterprise Zones Programs Over Time
Mark Cassell, Kent State University
Robert Turner, Skidmore CollegeUnderstanding State Adoption of Minimum Wage Laws
John Grummel, Millsaps CollegeTheorizing about Public Agency and Accountability in State Economic Development Policy
Arnold Lewis, College of Wooster
8:00-9:45, Summit Room
PARTIES, RULES AND POLICY
Discussants: Sarah Morehouse, University of Connecticut and Malcolm Jewell, University of Kentucky
Political Party Competition and Redistribution in the American States
Benjamin Deufel, Harvard University
Andrew Karch, University of Texas, AustinRacing to the Front: The Effects of Frontloading on Presidential Primary Turnout
Lonna Rae Atkeson, University of New Mexico
Cherie Maestas, Texas Tech UniversityThe Effects of Party Activities on Women’s Representation in the American States
Kira Sanbonmatsu, Ohio State UniversityWhat Moves Partisanship: The Effects of Geographic Relocation on Party Identification
Jason MacDonald, Kent State University
Thom Yantek, Kent State University
8:00-9:45, Portage Room
POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
Discussant: Mark Carl Rom, Georgetown University
Understanding State Early Education Policy Choices: The Role of Political and Economic Contexts
Elizabeth Rigby, Columbia UniversityNo Child Left Behind: The Report Cards—Why are Some States Successfully Implementing New Laws and Others Not?
Lisa Dotterweich, Kent State University
Ramona McNeal, Kent State UniversityImplementing Telehealth in the American States
Mary Schmeida, Kent State University
Ramona McNeal, Kent State UniversityNonprofit Organizations and Information Networks: Understanding Relationships to State Capacity and Policy Implementation
Kathleen Hale, Kent State UniversityDoes Proximity Matter? Assessing the Impact of State Versus National Regulatory Interventions on Facility Environmental Performance
Donald Haider-Markel, University of Kansas
9:45-10:00 AM: Break
10:00 – 11:45 AM, Falls Library
GOVERNANCE POLICY
Discussant: Todd Donovan, Western Washington University
Assessing the Impact of Public Election Funding
Kenneth Mayer, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Amanda Williams, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Timothy Werner, University of Wisconsin, MadisonDemocratization Effects of Campaign Contribution Limits in Gubernatorial
Elections
Kihong Eom, University of Kentucky
Donald Gross, University of KentuckyState Legislative Redistricting: A Comparison of Partisan and Commission Outcomes
Jonathan Winburn, Indiana UniversityExamining Policy Outcomes (Welfare) in Multimember Districts Christopher Larimer, University of Nebraska
Politics, Race, Fiscal Strain and State Electoral Reforms
After Election 2000
Valentina Bali, Michigan State University
Brian D. Silver, Michigan State University
10:00-11:45 AM, Summit Room
STATE EXPENDITURES
Discussant: David Lowery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and Andrea McAtee, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Stability and Change in Policy Commitments: Modeling the Program Spending Tradeoffs of American State Governments Across Time
Saundra Schneider, Michigan State University
William Jacoby, Michigan State UniversityTerm Limits and Economic Policy Choices: An Examination of US State Spending Patterns
Helen Erler, Yale UniversityWho’s in Charge? The Impact of Term Limits on State Legislative Budgeting in Maine and Michigan
Richard Brake, Temple UniversityTax Expenditure Limits and Service Quality
John Bartle, University of Nebraska
Deniz Leuenberger, University of Nebraska, OmahaSchool Budgets and Local Teacher’s Unions: The Mediating Role of Institutions
Michael Berkman, Penn State University
Eric Plutzer, Penn State University
Daniel Jones-White, Penn State University
10:00-11:45 AM, Portage Room
MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE AND POLICY
Discussant: Hal Wolman, George Washington University
Effective Preparation or Politics as Usual: Homeland Security Policymaking at the State and Local Level
David Cohen, University of Akron
Brian Gerber, Texas Tech University
Kendra Stewart, Eastern Kentucky UniversityDevolution, New Federalism and Welfare Reform
Joseph Foy, Notre Dame UniversityLegitimacy in Environmental Policy-Making in Canada
William MacKay, University of Calgary (Canada)The Barnett Formula and Public Spending: Comparison of Scotland and Wales, 1979-1999
Oleg Kodolov, University Western Ontario
11:45 AM-1:15 PM: Luncheon with Keynote Speaker, Ohio Governor Bob Taft, Grand Ballroom
1:15-6:15 PM: Break
Optional Activities
Golf outing at the Windmill Lakes Golf Course where Ben Curtis developed his stroke and the Kent State team plays. For individuals planning to golf 18 holes. Bus departs from hotel at 1:15 p.m.
OR
Tour of the May 4th Memorial at Kent State University (20 minutes from hotel) Bus Departs from Hotel at 1:30 p.m.
9 Holes of Golf at the Kent State Golf Course. Bus departs from hotel at 1:30 p.m.
6:00 PM: Catered Picnic Dinner in Covered Shelter in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (10 minute drive). Bus Departs Hotel at 6:00 p.m. For those returning from golfing late, a second bus will depart at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 2
Cleveland Indians Baseball Game
10:30 AM: Bus departs hotel for Cleveland Indians vs. Baltimore Orioles game. Game time is 1:00. Group seats are in the lower box directly over first base. In addition to your game ticket, an all-you-can-eat catered picnic lunch is provided at the outdoor stadium pavilion beginning at 11:30 AM. After the game, the bus will pick up participants and go directly to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and then return to the hotel.Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame and other Cleveland Museums
10:30 AM: Bus departs hotel for museums after dropping guests off at the Cleveland Indians stadium. Bus will pick up participants and go directly to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and then return to the hotel. Arrange with bus driver.
