Ohio Lawmaker Calls for Fiscal Aid for Cleveland Kidnap Victims
Wants them to get free college after decade-long imprisonment
State Governments
Penn. Lawmaker Admits to Anonymously Attacking Fracking Supporters Online
Created aliases to make nasty comments
California's Third Carbon Auction Raises about $280 Million
That's enough for, like, 20 feet of high-speed rail, right?
Gov. Jerry Brown Proposes $2.9 Billion More for Schools
Projects a surplus, but warning signs show an upcoming drop in tax revenue
Montana's Medical Marijuana Battle
An Interview with Code of the West Filmmaker Rebecca Richman Cohen
Feds Look to Work with States on Cybersecurity
A lot of potentially hackable infrastructure controls are operated on the state level
As Judge Approves Stockton Bankruptcy, Krugman Praises California Comeback
The good times are here, y'all!
Poll Puts Charlie Crist Ahead in Fla. Governor Race
Should he decide to run to get his old job back
Calif. Legislators Seek More Taxes, Fees
They never give up, even after getting a tax increase just passed
Ill. Governor Blames Lawmakers for Pension Crisis
Pension payments consuming larger chunks of state budget
Nearly 20 Percent of Illinois' Budget to Go to Pensions
Gov. Quinn's response to lack of reform
California Legislators Propose 2,000 New Bills
Bet the word "restraint" doesn't show up in many of them.
Obama Asks Governors to Help Stop Sequester
They're all too busy trying to keep their state pensions from going broke
As Sequester Approaches, Governors Want Control of Federal Funds
Want more discretion on how they can spend money they're getting from D.C.
Don't Look to States to Torpedo Obamacare
The program's incentives are perverse and irresistible
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
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.
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.
Illinois Punts on Pension Reform While Governor Flails Around Haplessly
Whines about "political timidity" while failing to organize a solid solution
States Aren't Waiting for Supreme Court on Gay Marriage
Illinois and Rhode Island move forward with own plans
Calif. Prop. 13 Discussion Shows How Easy it Is to Mislead When Talking About "Fairness" in Taxes
Trying to cast businesses in California as creating a tax burden for residents requires a certain amount of deliberate contextual blindness
Gaggle of GOP Governors Want to Meet with Obama About Healthcare
Nearly half the states have rejected creating exchanges
Bloomberg Takes Aim at the Fiscal Horror Show of State Employee Salaries
Fiddling with the rules while the economy burns
Greetings from the Single-Party State of California!
Democrats may soon have veto-proof majority in the state's legislature
New York Court Determines When a Gyrating Ass May Be Taxed
The stripper's pole is a slippery slope, or something like that
States Ignore Real Pension Reform at Own Peril
Feeble attempts thus far aren't fixing problems
New Jersey Revenue $254 Million Less Than Forecast
Nine percent drop in corporation tax collections
Illinois Top Dog in Governmental Bodies
State has nearly 7,000 local governmental agencies, more than even California or New York
How Ag Gag Laws Suppress Free Speech and the Marketplace of Ideas
Why states are banning farm photography.
S&P Hits Illinois' Credit Rating over Pensions
The decision is based on weak funding for government pensions and a "lack of action on reform measures."
Illinois House Ejects Representative for Bribery
First time a house member has been tossed in more than a century.
Gail Collins Hates the Lone Star State
Times columnist messes with Texas and loses in laugh-free, fact-challenged airdrop.
