A VIEW FROM THE STATES.

LEGISLATIVE bodies; UNITED States legislators; JOHNSON, Eric; MEDICAL care costs; RANTS, Christopher; JOB creation; WENTWORTH, Jeff; PROPERTY tax

Presents the outlook of several legislators for state legislatures in the U.S. in 2005. Need for addressing health care costs according to Georgia Senator Eric Johnson; Emphasis on the issue of job creation in Iowa according to the state's Speaker of the House Christopher Rants; Actions taken by the Texas legislature to control property taxes according Senator Jeff Wentworth.