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		Press Releases "The Legislature: Everybody's Whipping Boy (Or Girl!)" October 1, 2003 - Alan Rosenthal, who has been both student of legislatures and mentor to them throughout a distinguished academic career, will be the guest speaker at the annual symposium of the Friends of the State House. The free public program and reception will take place in the Senate chamber at 4:30PM, Wednesday, October 1st, as the Friends of the State House celebrate the centennial of the chamber's construction. Dr. Rosenthal's talk will trace the history of refurbishing the Legislature's physical facilities, improving the legislative process and structure, even as public perception of the Legislature sinks. Democracy in action is neither neat nor orderly, according to the speaker, and while Legislatures must deal with conflict, the public does not like, understand or appreciate it. His talk will touch also on the 2003 legislative elections and his experience with legislative redistricting. Alan Rosenthal is Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, having served as Eagleton's director from 1974-1994. He has supervised comprehensive studies of legislative organization and procedures commissioned by the legislatures of Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, and Wisconsin, and has worked with legislatures in 30 other states. In New Jersey, he chaired the Ad Hoc Commission on Legislative Ethics and Campaign Finance, appointed in 1990 by the Speaker of the Assembly and President of the Senate. In 1992 and 2002, he was selected as an independent member and chaired the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission. He received the Governor's Award for Public Service in 1993. The Friends of the State House is a non-profit group organized for the celebration of the state capitol building's bicentennial in 1992. Contributions from dues-paying members and other fund-raising efforts make possible the group's newsletter and public programming. In addition, the Friends have underwritten the purchase and donation to the State Archives of historic documents related to the building of the State House. top
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