ARTICLES
67/Effect of inflation on state finances; a variety of elements are involved/ Douglas Kane
70/Phyllis Schlafly says American women are the 'most privileged in the world' — without the ERA/William McFadin
72 /What is organized labor going to do for state employees? New OCB plays key role for agencies under governor/Reginald R. Ankrom
77 /BOB, state agencies struggle over program vs. line item budgets/Robert W. Kustra
80/How to seek consumer protection from the attorney general/Craig Sanders
81 / With a late start, passing appropriations is a race toward June 30 deadline/ William L. Day
85/ Walker's chance to rearrange state government to his liking/Arvid Hammers
87/Dear Reader: You have access to 6,000,000 items through new library system/Jessica C. Weber
COLUMNS
94 /Chicago: Retiring Alderman Despres always able to put political problems in larger perspective /Dan Logan
95/ Washington: Why Kluczynski did not mind losing jurisdiction in committee fight over urban mass transit bill/Tom Littlewood
THE STATE OF THE STATE
89/A memorable contest; a Black president/ Plan to save $15 million
FOR THE RECORD
90 /Legislative Action: Bill Summaries
91/Documents listing legislative actions
92/Executive Report
92 /Judicial Rulings
92/Be it resolved... End of a tradition?
93 /A 'real' superintendent may end merry-go-round for State Fair
FEATURES
66/The other 49
84/Book Review — Murphy's conclusion: Reforms needed in Illinois juvenile justice system/Gary A. Storm
93/Names
96 /Calendar
Inflation: Tax yields rise, but so do costs/ p. 67