Tags: State Governments
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Gov. Jerry Brown Proposes $2.9 Billion More for Schools
Projects a surplus, but warning signs show an upcoming drop in tax revenue
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Highest Paid State Employees Mostly Football Coaches, Also Basketball (And a Hockey Coach in New Hampshire)
All 50 come from higher ed
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Montana's Medical Marijuana Battle
An Interview with Code of the West Filmmaker Rebecca Richman Cohen
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Feds Look to Work with States on Cybersecurity
A lot of potentially hackable infrastructure controls are operated on the state level
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NH Legislator Apologizes for Calling Women "Vaginas"
Says he did it for shock value
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As Judge Approves Stockton Bankruptcy, Krugman Praises California Comeback
The good times are here, y'all!
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Poll Puts Charlie Crist Ahead in Fla. Governor Race
Should he decide to run to get his old job back
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Calif. Legislators Seek More Taxes, Fees
They never give up, even after getting a tax increase just passed
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States Target Folks Fleeing Due to Tax Rates
Don't like our system? Here, have an audit.
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Ill. Governor Blames Lawmakers for Pension Crisis
Pension payments consuming larger chunks of state budget
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Nearly 20 Percent of Illinois’ Budget to Go to Pensions
Gov. Quinn's response to lack of reform
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California Legislators Propose 2,000 New Bills
Bet the word "restraint" doesn't show up in many of them.
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Obama Asks Governors to Help Stop Sequester
They're all too busy trying to keep their state pensions from going broke
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As Sequester Approaches, Governors Want Control of Federal Funds
Want more discretion on how they can spend money they're getting from D.C.
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Don't Look to States to Torpedo Obamacare
The program's incentives are perverse and irresistible
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Ohio Governor Proposes Income Tax Cut
But tax hikes elsewhere instead
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Nebraska Lt. Gov. Resigns After Calls to Women Revealed
Married man made apparently thousands of late-night calls to women on state-issued cell phone
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California Is Either Recovering or Imploding. We’re Not Quite Sure Yet.
Income tax revenues for January exceed expectations. That may not be good news.
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Shopping Around for a Better Life
It’s good that we have places like Texas and New Hampshire to which fed-up citizens can escape.
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Illinois Schedules $500 Million Bond Sale
Any takers out there? Anybody? Hello?