State Legislation I Social and Economic Legislation A

State Legislation I. Social and Economic Legislation A. State regulation of Businesses -1. Railroads 2. Public Utilities: gas, water; telephone, electricity, 3. Banking and Insurance B. City regulation of businesses -1. Utilities: regulate gas & water; some public ownership 2. street cars -- regulate fares 3. fees and licensing C. Labor 1. Employer's Liability 2. Workman's Compensation 3. Child Labor limited 4. Maximum hours (for women & children) 5. Minimum wages (for women & children) 6. Occupational Safety laws 7. Arbitration Boards 8. Employment Bureaus

State Government B. Welfare 1. Public Health 2. Aid to mothers with dependent children 3. Women’s Rights 4. Housing -- regulate tenements; state standards 5. Education 6. Caregiving Institutions 7. Correctional institutions C. Recreation II. Moral reform legislation A. Liquor – restrict saloons; prohibit liquor sales B. Marriage – restrict divorce, regulate marriage C. Eugenics – sterilize “defectives” and “habitual criminals” D. Sexuality – anti-prostitution laws, restrict birth control E. Regulate amusements, especially on Sunday; limit cigarettes

State Government III. Political reform legislation A. Expand Popular Control Liquor – Direct Democracy: initiative, referendum, recall, direction election of senators B. End Obstruction by parties – direct primary elections; nonpartisan elections C. Expand Participation – woman suffrage D. “purify” politics – Australian ballot; citizenship E. “Purify” – restrict – politics with restrictions: registration, residency, literacy, poll tax