ARTICLES
131/The General Assembly and the 1970 Constitution
/ Ann Lousin
134/How to buy state surplus property
/Arvid Hammers
135/Mary Lee Leahy — lawyer, environmentalist, politician, agency
director/. M. (Mike) Lennon
138/Community Colleges/J.
/Richard Johnston

142/Home rule in Illinois: /\/o. 2. The Supreme Court's decisions
/Stephanie Cole
145/EPA's shifting strategy in Illinois' war against pollution/
Taylor Pensoneau

COLUMNS
158/Chicago: Alderman Simpson's Ward Assembly — political organisation of the future?
/Dan Logan
159 /Washington: Arenas' retirement sets off power struggle inIllinois delegation
/Tom Littlewood

THE STATE OF THE STATE
148/1976 budget: Spending to top $8 billion, zero ending balance

FOR THE RECORD
151\ legislative Action - SENATE raises the hurdles for ERA. HOUSE standing committees
152 /Supreme Court Annual Report: Recommendations to the legislature
154 /Judicial Rulings
155 /Executive Report - GOVERNOR 'S message to the General Assembly: His 36-item legislative program.

FEATURES
130 /Letters from Readers
130/Scrapbook
141 /Selected state reports
157/Names
157/POLL' of lobbyists and legislators
160/Calendar

Constitution v. legislature?/p.131