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( Nation / Politics )
Washington, DC, USA. Voters in Oregon and Pennsylvania chose their major-party candidates for governor on Tuesday (May 18), while Arizona’s electorate handed Governor Jan Brewer a significant victory by easily approving a temporary hike in the st
05-21-10
Word count: 155
( Living / Health & Fitness )
Washington, DC, USA. Connecticut and the District of Columbia have submitted early applications to the federal government to shift tens of thousands of residents from existing, locally paid health plans to Medicaid, the joint state-federal health i
05-17-10
Word count: 136
( Living / Society )
Washington, DC, USA. The recession has slowed the growth of state-funded preschool programs, according to a new report by the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University, which supports early-childhood education initiative
05-08-10
Word count: 210
( Living / Health & Fitness )
Washongton, DC, USA. Friday (April 30) was the deadline for states to decide whether to opt into a new federal health insurance pool for high-risk patients — or whether to cover those patients themselves.
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm acce
05-05-10
Word count: 148
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. Michigan on Wednesday (April 28) became the 24th state to ban texting while driving, while two other states, Kentucky and Nebraska, approved similar bans earlier this month.
Governor Jennifer Granholm will sign Michigan’s me
05-03-10
Word count: 276
( Living / Society )
Washington, DC, USA. The Florida Senate on Thursday (April 29) put the state budget, a property-insurance overhaul, an energy bill and other end-of-session legislation on hold while it debated imposing tough new abortion rules, The Miami Herald rep
05-02-10
Word count: 354
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. The national and international debate over Arizona’s new immigration law continued Monday (April 26), as critics of the legislation called for an economic boycott of the state and the Mexican president, Felipe Calderon, warne
04-29-10
Word count: 148
( Nation / Politics )
Washington, DC, USA. The Arizona House of Representatives has advanced legislation that would require future presidential candidates to produce a birth certificate before their names can appear on a statewide ballot.
The so-called “birther bill
04-24-10
Word count: 149
( Living / Society )
Washington, DC, USA. Budget constraints force many state lawmakers to consider deep K-12 education cuts, prompting Obama administration warnings that teacher layoffs could exceed 100,000 if Congress doesn’t offer help.
Investor’s Business Dail
04-23-10
Word count: 119
( Nation / Government )
Mobile, AL, USA. Federal officials are probing corruption in Alabama's bingo battle, another twist in the saga over whether the state should allow electronic bingo machines to raise money for local governments or charities.
Agents from the U.S. De
04-21-10
Word count: 182
( Nation / Finance )
Washington, DC, USA. Vermont Governor Jim Douglas and several state tax experts marked Tax Day last Thursday (April 15) on Capitol Hill, where they debated the merits of several congressional proposals that could give the federal government a bigge
04-19-10
Word count: 164
( Nation / Finance )
Washington, DC, USA. A new report finds that seven states lead the nation in budget transparency, providing the public with comprehensive and easily searchable information about government spending.
Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Minnesota, Missouri,
04-17-10
Word count: 569
( Nation / Finance )
Washington, DC, USA. States that are mulling deep cuts in spending also must contend with the reality that they could lose millions of dollars in matching federal money.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, for example, has made headlines by propos
04-15-10
Word count: 121
( Nation / Finance )
Washington, DC, USA. Fourteen states, the District of Columbia and the federal government raised cigarette taxes last year, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The increases ranged from 10 cents a
04-10-10
Word count: 118
( Nation / Finance )
Washington, DC, USA. A faint but steady drumbeat of positive economic news has emerged from state capitals in recent weeks.
Tax revenues are inching upward in states that had seen month after month of decline. Indiana and Kansas are the latest exa
04-07-10
Word count: 112
( Nation / Workplace )
Santa Fe, NM, USA. Every week there is another Furlough Friday in California and New Mexico — two states that are employing a common cost-cutting strategy by having their workers take regular, unpaid days off.
As The Wall Street Journal reported
04-05-10
Word count: 124
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. President Obama’s announcement on Wednesday (March 31) that the federal government would allow new offshore oil and gas drilling, primarily off the East Coast, received a mixed reaction from governors of the affected states.
04-03-10
Word count: 178
( Nation / Politics )
Annapolis, MD, USA. The year 2010 is shaping up as the year of the ex-governor. Former chief executives in at least four states — California, Georgia, Iowa and Oregon — are running for their old jobs again.
Within weeks, former Maryland govern
03-30-10
Word count: 138
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. The question of whether states should sue over federal health care reform is a legal matter that is quickly turning into a partisan wedge issue, pitting governors against their own attorneys general in states where they come fr
03-27-10
Word count: 146
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. The package of health care legislation passed by the U.S. House Sunday night (March 21) would bring major changes to patients and the medical system that treats them, but it also could shake up state government in ways felt in
03-23-10
Word count: 137
( SciMed / Healthcare )
Springfield, IL, USA. In a closely watched case, Illinois’ highest court Thursday determined that a not-for-profit hospital had to pay property taxes, because it didn’t offer enough charity care to qualify for a tax exemption.
The decision is
03-20-10
Word count: 132
( Living / Society )
Washington, DC, USA. Officials from 48 states last week unveiled a set of proposed education standards for K-12 schools nationwide, taking a key step to guarantee that students in one part of the country build the same skills as those in another. N
03-16-10
Word count: 98
( Nation / Finance )
Phoenix, AZ, USA. Details emerging from Arizona’s new budget — approved by state lawmakers late Thursday (March 11) — are staggering. More than 310,000 adults and 47,000 low-income children will lose health insurance under the plan, which red
03-13-10
Word count: 105
( Nation / Finance )
Washington, DC, USA. Sixteen states raised their cigarette taxes last year to generate more revenue, and the trend shows few signs of slowing down in 2010. Georgia, Kansas, South Carolina and Utah are among the states that could force smokers to pa
03-10-10
Word count: 120
( Living / Society )
Washington, DC, USA. Cheers, jeers and finger-pointing followed the announcement on March 4 of the 15 states named as finalists in a $4.35 billion Federal grant competition to revamp the nation’s schools. The Race to the Top program has the inter
03-06-10
Word count: 147
( Living / Health & Fitness )
Fairfax, VA, USA. Wisconsin on Wednesday (March 3) became the third state after Connecticut and Minnesota to ban the manufacture of baby bottles and “sippy cups” containing the chemical BPA, or Bisphenol A. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
03-05-10
Word count: 92
( Nation / Politics )
Washington, DC, USA. While Governor Rick Perry celebrated his commanding victory over U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in Tuesday’s Republican gubernatorial primary in Texas, Florida Governor Charlie Crist delivered his final State of the State
03-04-10
Word count: 142
( SciMed / Healthcare )
Washington, DC, USA. Sharp rate hikes by health insurer Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield caused ripples in many states amid a well-publicized company plan to increase premiums by as much as 39 percent in California. The firm insures hundreds of th
02-27-10
Word count: 120
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. A tax battle is brewing in Washington state, where Democrats have proposed the first general sales-tax hike in 27 years — suspending a voter-approved initiative in order to do so. Minority Republicans, unable to stop the plan
02-25-10
Word count: 135
( Living / Society )
Washington, DC, USA. Since Sept. 11, 2001, state and local governments have received some $30 billion in grants from the federal government to improve their homeland security capabilities. But that money hasn’t necessarily bought security, accord
02-18-10
Word count: 131
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. Inclement weather has strained state and local budgets. The heavy snowfall that blanketed much of the mid-Atlantic region in recent days broke records and exhausted an entire winter’s worth of state and local cleanup budgets
02-11-10
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( Nation / Finance )
Washington, DC, USA. As governors sound the alarm about unbalanced budgets, getting their states back in the black is easier said than done.
Since taking office last year, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has criticized accounting gimmicks and borrowin
02-09-10
Word count: 138
( Nation / Politics )
Chicago, IL, USA. Gov. Pat Quinn declared victory in the Democratic primary for Illinois governor on Tuesday (Feb. 2), but challenger Dan Hynes refused to concede. State Sens. Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard were neck-and-neck for the Republican gubern
02-04-10
Word count: 79
( Nation / Government )
Richmond, VA, USA. The Democratic-led state Senate in Virginia sent a very strong message about health care reform efforts in Washington, D.C., on Monday (Feb. 1), passing a bill that makes it illegal for Virginians to be required to buy health ins
02-03-10
Word count: 161
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. The federal budget proposal that President Obama will send to Congress includes $25 billion in emergency aid for states, even as it freezes other domestic spending.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the federal money will
02-02-10
Word count: 228
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. Federal health care reform has been a divisive issue for states, but for some governors seeking immediate budget relief from Capitol Hill, the wrangling over the legislation is causing uncertainty.
The Associated Press reports
01-27-10
Word count: 113
( Nation / Politics )
Boston, MA, USA. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Scott Brown’s win over Attorney General Martha Coakley (D) in traditionally Democratic Massachusetts on Tuesday (Jan. 19) lifted the Bay State GOP's hopes and marked the third major state race in
01-21-10
Word count: 97
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. As states rush to meet Tuesday’s (Jan. 19) initial deadline to apply for their share of $4.35 billion in federal education money — known as Race to the Top funds — President Obama is seeking to expand the program by $1.35
01-19-10
Word count: 163
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. Standard & Poor’s has downgraded California’s debt rating from A to A-, and is voicing concern that the state could run out of cash — and again resort to IOUs — as soon as March.
The States are working hard to mana
01-15-10
Word count: 88
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. Lawmakers in 13 states return this week for legislative sessions that will be dominated by austere budgets and major elections in November.
“It’s going to be the toughest year yet,” Raymond Sheppach, the head of the Na
01-05-10
Word count: 80
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. New state laws that took effect across the country on New Year’s Day range from affecting the way residents drive to whether they can marry or profit from snapping a celebrity’s photograph.
As of Jan. 1, same-sex couples i
01-02-10
Word count: 153
( Living / Health & Fitness )
Washington, DC, USA. A growing number of Republican state attorneys general are threatening to block health reform backed by congressional Democrats. Florida’s Bill McCollum has become the latest in a growing number state officials who have becom
12-31-09
Word count: 93
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. Federal stimulus money has propped up state police agencies across the country, but that doesn’t mean any of them are immune to severe budget cuts. Pennsylvania is worried that it will not be able to replace retiring officers
12-30-09
Word count: 104
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. The average American's view of Congress may be largely negative these days, but opinions of legislators in two of the nation’s most populous states — California and New York — are even lower. Only 17 percent of voters in
12-19-09
Word count: 103
( Nation / Finance )
Washingtin, DC, USA. The trickle-down effect of state budget problems is on display this week as two governors announced plans to cut aid to localities.
Rhode Island's Governor Don Carcieri (R) announced plans to slash about $125 million over the
12-17-09
Word count: 92
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. Maine Gov. John Baldacci (D) this week will submit a budget proposal that assumes Congress will pass additional stimulus measures, according to Maine’s Capitol News Service.
Baldacci’s budget “is based on the assumption
12-16-09
Word count: 232
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. President Obama on Tuesday (Dec. 8) outlined what The Wall Street Journal called “an expansion of his $787 billion stimulus plan,” but the speech left many details — including the cost and timing of his proposals — up i
12-10-09
Word count: 100
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. States are hoping that a job-creating initiative to be outlined by President Obama on Tuesday (Dec. 8) will include billions of dollars for "ready-to-go" infrastructure projects. Meanwhile, recession-worn Michigan may
12-08-09
Word count: 94
( Nation / Government )
Fairfax, VA, USA. The fatal shooting of four police officers in Washington state this week has set off angry finger-pointing between Washington and Arkansas over why the suspect in the killings — a man convicted of at least five felonies in Arkan
12-06-09
Word count: 113
( Nation / Government )
Washington, DC, USA. A Baltimore Sun headline — “Maryland lost nearly 30% of millionaires last year” — is sure to revive debate over higher tax rates imposed by Free State legislators in 2008. At least eight other states this year followed
11-25-09
Word count: 105
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