Finding Responsibility, Reconciliation After a Crime
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 7/21/2016
Winners and losers in the state war over Obamacare Medicaid expansion
CNBC - 7/20/2016
States Where Government Workers Are Most Prevalent
Governing.com - 7/19/2016
Obamacare-Created Insurers Take the Feds to Court
Money, Personal Preferences Push States on Long-Term Care
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 7/18/2016
College Returns to Prison; Hope Is Fewer Prisoners Will
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 7/15/2016
The Week in Public Finance: Unbalanced Budgets, Alaska's Tax Battle and Creditor Complaints
Governing.com - 7/15/2016
Puerto Rico's Warning for States, Cities: You Might Be Next
Governing.com - 7/14/2016
Gov. Robert Bentley planning late summer or fall special session
Mobile Press-Register - 7/19/2016
Exclusive: Bentley says no prison bill in special session
Montgomery Advertiser - 7/19/2016
Walker defends vetoes, budget cuts during unprecedented visit to Mat-Su Assembly
Alaska Dispatch News - 7/21/2016
Alaska Legislature takes no action, officially ends special session
Fairbanks News-Miner - 7/19/2016
Alaska Senate rejects effort to overturn permanent fund veto
Fairbanks News-Miner - 7/15/2016
State to spend $21M to house 1,000 private-prison inmates in Eloy
Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com & KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix - 7/18/2016
Proposed telemedicine regulations stall
Arkansas News.com - 7/18/2016
California teacher pension fund grew 1.4 percent last year
Fresno Bee - 7/19/2016
California Obamacare rates to rise 13% in 2017, more than 3 times the increase of last 2 years
Los Angeles Times - 7/19/2016
Colorado Priorities shelves ballot initiative to curb Taxpayers Bill of Rights
Denver Post - 7/20/2016
Malloy insists tax-per-mile is idea worth exploring
Waterbury Republican-American - 7/21/2016
Official: Connecticuts last fiscal year deficit may be less than expected
New Haven Register - 7/20/2016
Impact of DEEP budget cuts outlined for state lawmakers
New London Day - 7/18/2016
CEOs: next Delaware governor needs new jobs
Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online) - 7/20/2016
Obama vows federal help for Miami Zika case
Orlando Sentinel - 7/20/2016
Georgia Lottery hits the jackpot: A record $1B profit for education
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 7/20/2016
Deal calls for boosting police salaries, training
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 7/19/2016
Medicaid expansion: Much debated but still not studied in Georgia
Athens Banner-Herald - 7/16/2016
State comes through with nonprofits cash
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - 7/20/2016
Idaho crime labs focus on cutting down backlogs
Boise Idaho Statesman - 7/18/2016
Illinois' first lady unveils $15 million plan to renovate crumbling executive mansion
Chicago Tribune - 7/18/2016
Stopgap budget failing to erase damage of state impasse
Chicago Tribune - 7/17/2016
Rauner: Stopgap budget better than Democrats' proposal
Springfield State Journal-Register - 7/16/2016
Comptroller: Stopgap budget won't stop state finances from getting worse
Chicago Tribune - 7/15/2016
Report shows Illinois staring down $8 billion deficit
Springfield State Journal-Register - 7/15/2016
Vouchers run deficit but stay under budget
Journal Gazette.net - 7/20/2016
Slowdown seen for Iowa tax revenue
Des Moines Register - 7/18/2016
Medicaid managers are slow to pay bills, agencies say
Des Moines Register - 7/17/2016
Iowa officials seek to help inmates with new certificate
Will Iowa students see any more tuition freezes
Des Moines Register - 7/15/2016
State leaders take next step toward selling Kansas Bioscience Authority
Topeka Capital-Journal - 7/20/2016
Kansas set to lose about $800K in arts funding
Topeka Capital-Journal - 7/19/2016
Bevin's Medicaid plan protested before hearing
Louisville Courier-Journal - 7/20/2016
Bevin seeks proposals to spend $100 million on workforce training
Lexington Herald-Leader - 7/14/2016
Louisiana has no more tax credits for solar owners
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 7/21/2016
Louisiana must safeguard coastal money, watchdog group says
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 7/16/2016
LePage says hell zero out funding for methadone clinics that dont offer counseling
Bangor Daily News - 7/19/2016
Maine coalition launches effort to pass education funding referendum
Central Maine - 7/15/2016
Programs in limbo as Hogan weighs releasing money lawmakers 'fenced off'
Baltimore Sun - 7/17/2016
Baker: T improving, but still in 'tough shape'
Boston Herald - 7/21/2016
Baker seeks to sell part of State House lawn to condo complex
Boston Globe and Boston.com - 7/21/2016
Gov. Charlie Baker institutes hiring freeze
Springfield Union-News & Sunday Republican - 7/15/2016
Gov. Charlie Baker wants to increase premiums for state employee health insurance
UMass trustees vote to hike tuition by 5.8 percent
Boston Herald - 7/15/2016
Public dollars for private schools? Supreme court asks lawmakers, governor, AG to weigh in
Mlive.com - 7/21/2016
State extends deadline for $11.7 million in of blight grants
Mlive.com - 7/19/2016
Educators weigh in on ways to improve school oversight
St. Paul Pioneer Press - Twin Cities.com - 7/20/2016
Gov. Mark Dayton's plan fell short, but Legislature didn't ignore education
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 7/16/2016
Mark Dayton, legislative leaders have special session agreement, in principle
St. Paul Pioneer Press - Twin Cities.com - 7/14/2016
Casino revenue rises in all regions across Mississippi
Hattiesburg American - 7/21/2016
Millions spent planning unbuilt road to link I-10 to port
The Sun Herald - 7/16/2016
Mississippi lawmakers to examine taxes and spending
The Sun Herald - 7/15/2016
More than 100 kids in limbo with no new money to expand St. Louis foster care adoption program
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 7/21/2016
Missouri lawmakers and state agencies to discuss land acquisitions and spending
Missouri Net - 7/20/2016
Nixon allows welfare law to go into effect
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 7/15/2016
State signs forest management deal with feds
Great Falls Tribune - 7/19/2016
State prison boss Frakes will take steps to boost morale, job satisfaction among corrections officers
Omaha World-Herald - 7/20/2016
NU seeking 4.4% state aid increase
Lincoln Journal Star - 7/16/2016
With tax revenue lagging, governor asks agencies to tighten up
Lincoln Journal Star - 7/15/2016
Nevada receives $3.8 million federal grant to help underperforming schools
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 7/19/2016
Supreme Court rejects petition over state Catalyst Fund
Las Vegas Sun - 7/15/2016
Liquor sales rise 5.6% in NH to record $678 million
Concord Monitor - 7/20/2016
Rutgers hikes tuition for 2016-17 school year
Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com - 7/20/2016
Senate Dems on tour to promote their version of a school spending reform plan
Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com - 7/19/2016
Christie rejects new move to fix transit fund
North Jersey.com (Bergen County Record & Herald News) - 7/19/2016
Christie: "No idea" how TTF battle will end
Asbury Park Press - 7/18/2016
Top New Mexico senator calls for special legislative session
ABQJournal Online - 7/21/2016
State senator, treasurer call for special session to fix budget shortfall
Santa Fe New Mexican - 7/21/2016
Senator wants to halt new charter schools
ABQJournal Online - 7/20/2016
Municipal tax cap will be less than 1 percent
Albany Times-Union - 7/19/2016
School attorney says lawsuit against retirement system will go to court
Raleigh News & Observer - 7/19/2016
Legislators seek to clear up sales tax confusion with $22.4 million change
Charlotte Observer - 7/17/2016
McCrory touts AAA rating for first bonds from March referendum
Raleigh News & Observer - 7/15/2016
Dems share responsible alternative plan to address revenue shortfall in special session
Bismarck Tribune - 7/21/2016
North Dakota agencies propose cuts to staff, other areas to meet 90 percent budget mandate
Bismarck Tribune - 7/19/2016
State leaders uncertain how free tuition would impact North Dakota
Bismarck Tribune - 7/17/2016
N.D. agency estimates medical pot measure would cost $8.7M; supporter calls that fearmongering
Bismarck Tribune - 7/15/2016
Medicaid expansion covers nearly 500,000 Ohioans for mental health, drug treatment
Columbus Dispatch - 7/17/2016
State fights to see if $267 million paid to e-schools is justified
Cleveland Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com - 7/17/2016
Oklahoma Supreme Court clears path for November vote on sales tax initiative for education
NewsOK.com - 7/19/2016
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission approves 6 percent toll hike for 2017
Allentown Morning Call - 7/19/2016
Fix the deficit or else: Credit agency warns of Pa. debt rating downgrade
Pennlive.com - 7/19/2016
Pitt tuition increases 2.3 percent for in-state students
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 7/19/2016
Gov. Wolf visits "Center for Excellence" opiod treatment facility
Pennsylvania's cigarette tax to rise by $1 per pack Aug. 1
Allentown Morning Call - 7/18/2016
State budget contains increases for all levels of education
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 7/16/2016
R.I. rethinking pedestrian bridge plan on 195 land after bids come in high
Providence Journal - 7/21/2016
State gets AAA rating from Moody's
Rapid City Journal - 7/20/2016
Texas Lawmaker: Legislature Should Invest in Maritime Ports
Texas Tribune - 7/18/2016
Texas prison spending outpaces education funds
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 7/15/2016
Utah crafting rules for spending on water, major pipeline
Salt Lake City Deseret Morning News - 7/19/2016
VT reports disappointing revenue, balanced budget
Burlington Free Press - 7/15/2016
State legislators seek details on alleged University of Virginia 'slush fund'
Richmond.com - 7/21/2016
McAuliffe's push to help boost port capacity about to pay off
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot/HamptonRoads.com - 7/20/2016
Bids come in hundreds of millions lower on scaled-back Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel project
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot/HamptonRoads.com - 7/15/2016
Jay Inslee, Dow Constantine announce recommendations of mental-health task force
Seattle Times - 7/21/2016
WV flood state of emergency to continue 1 month
Charleston Daily Mail - 7/21/2016
After tuition increases rejected, colleges to ask for less
Charleston Gazette - 7/20/2016
Tuition increases at 3 WV community colleges rejected
Charleston Gazette - 7/15/2016
UW-Madison to pay for scholarships after medical school enrollment jumps
Madison.com-Wisconsin State Journal-Capital Times - 7/21/2016
$4.2 million in federal funds awarded for flood repairs in northern Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 7/20/2016
Maximum price set for Capitol construction
Casper Star-Tribune - 7/21/2016