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The Minnesota Supreme Court allows statutory construction to effectuate the intention of the legislature. Section 645.16 of Minnesota Statutes addresses legislative intent controls, listing what matters may be considered when the words of a law are not explicit. The use of committee books (minutes), house and senate journals, and media recordings has been permitted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the printing of laws and legislative journals in Montana. Connection of the local book printing offices with newspapers that were in or near the territorial capital; Problem of printers with lack of adequate presses, material and workmen; Responsibility of territorial secretaries for public printing.

Presents several abstracts on legislative studies in the U.S. "Congressional Campaign Spending and the Quality of Democracy," by John J. Coleman and Paul F. Manna, published in the 2000 issue of the "Journal of Politics;" "New Evidence for New Arguments: Money and Advertising in the 1996 Senate Elections," by Ken Goldstein and Paul Freedman, published in the 2000 issue of the "Journal of Politics;" "Candidate Positioning in U.S. House Elections," by Stephen Ansolabehere, James M. Snyder, Jr., and Charles Stewart III, published in the 2001 issue of the "American Journal of Political Science."

Deals with the English version of the parliamentary memorandum, Modus Tenendi Parliamentum. Reconsideration of the question of the date of the treatise; Versions of the Latin treatise; Arrangement of parliament into six gradus; Possible adaptation from an Irish original written in the second half of the fourteenth century; Delivery of rolls of parliament into the treasury.

An essay on the promotion of political expression in the U.S. is presented. It highlights three clauses in Article I of the U.S. Constitution involving legislative journals, post offices and copyright. It examines the protection of political expression by the First Amendment with emphasis on the relationship between the sovereign citizens and elected representatives.

A correction is presented to the article "Los Congresos Estatales y la Política Federal en México: state legislatures and federal policymaking in Mexico" which appeared in the 2017 issue.