As Federal Funding Dries Up, States May Play Greater Clean Tech Role
Drastic federal spending cuts pose challenges for the U.S. clean energy sector, researchers say, and states may need to help fill in the gap.
View ArticleMedicaid Fraud to Get Scrutinized
State health officials will be on Capitol Hill this week to discuss fraud and waste in the Medicaid program.
View ArticleGAO: State Fiscal Gap Seen Worsening as Health Care Drives Spending
State revenues are ticking up, but health care spending will drive increasing discrepancies between revenues and expenses over the short- and long-term, the Government Accountability Office predicts.
View ArticleStates Worry About Tax Reform
States are hoping they don’t lose out in billions of dollars in tax breaks if Congress reforms the tax code this year.
View ArticleReport Touts Privatization Momentum
Report finds that more states are privatizing services.
View ArticleMore College Grads Could Mean Billions for U.S.
New York are best poised to meet grad goals, while Nevada, Alaska and Louisiana need the most work.
View ArticleStates’ Measure of Community Colleges Varies
Virginia, North Carolina and California track the most indicators of community college graduation data, according to the College Board.
View ArticleWhy Are Fewer Moms Applying for Safety Net Program?
You might expect that a federal program to help needy mothers buy food for their children would be seeing increased participation these days. But the opposite is true.
View ArticleAmazon cuts sales tax deals with states, not feds
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View ArticleState Budgets Get Breathing Room
More encouraging news for states budgets, but the recovery is uneven.
View ArticleHigh Health Care Spending Seen Driven by Price
Medicaid spending is spiraling along with the rest of the U.S. health care system. A new study concludes prices — not the number of visits to doctor’s offices and hospitals — are driving the increase.
View ArticleBest of #StateReads: Inside Deals for Louisiana Oil Leases Last Decades
This week’s extraordinary journalism about state government, tagged to #StateReads on Twitter.
View ArticlePew Studies Economic Mobility in the States
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states lead the way as places where people can improve their economic status. Many Southern states are falling behind.
View ArticlePa. Leads in Casino Tax Revenues
Pennsylvania once again trumped longtime gambling mecca Nevada and led all states last year with the most tax revenue from commercial casinos.
View ArticleEight More States Cut from Unemployment Benefits
Over the weekend, more than 200,000 people in eight states saw their federal extended unemployment benefits end
View ArticleInsurance Changes Explained: Why State Officials Are Nervous About New...
Traditionally, the federal government has left most regulation of insurance to the states. But passage of the Dodd-Frank law two years ago inserted the federal government deeper into the mix.
View ArticleStates Seek Help With Exports
States want Congress to renew the charter of a bank that many people may not have heard of, but many businesses have.
View ArticleGOP Warns States: Get Fiscal Houses in Order
As U.S. markets continue to react to Europe’s economic turmoil, some Republican members of Congress wonder if similar debts and the resulting chaos could happen in certain states.
View ArticleBest of #StateReads: Why Louisiana Leads the World in Imprisonment
This week’s extraordinary journalism about state government, tagged to #StateReads on Twitter.
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