1.   And in any case, the next prime minister will not be confirmed until the legislature meets in March.

2.   Bartlett said that the creation of a CHIP program in Texas was delayed because the legislature meets only every other year.

3.   Because the state legislature does not meet until May, both R.J. Reynolds and Lorillard have been calling for an emergency session to consider an appeal bond limit.

4.   Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth said he was satisfied that most security concerns can be addressed when the legislature meets for a regular session in January.

5.   The Connecticut state legislature is meeting this week, to take up the gambling question, much as it did a quarter century ago under Governor Meskill.

6.   The legislature met around the clock, beginning Sunday afternoon and ending on Monday afternoon.

7.   The legislature met last week in defiance of her order dissolving it.

8.   The legislature meets every other year.

9.   The state got a late start, since its legislature meets only every other year.

10.   Palestinian lawmakers exchanged insults Wednesday and almost came to blows during a vote on how often the legislature should meet.