Nebraska's legislature, a single-chamber assembly unique among the states, recently passed a two-year moratorium on executions.

ECONOMIST: Execution reconsidered

He wants a slimmed-down single-chamber Congress, stronger parties, and an end to the scam which sees election-winners ceding their seats to alternates who also qualify for generous salaries and pensions.

ECONOMIST: Uribe's hour

Almost three decades later, he is chairman of Minnesotans for a Single Chamber and has gathered an impressive network of grass-roots supporters.

ECONOMIST: State legislatures

Also, in its favor, the legislation has the support of business organizations that include the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, since it would establish a single national standard for E-Verify, rather than a patchwork of state requirements.

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