Illinois Punts on Pension Reform While Governor Flails Around Haplessly
Whines about "political timidity" while failing to organize a solid solution
State Governments
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.
Unions Flood Wisconsin In Final Days of Walker Recall
When "We Are Wisconsin" really means "We are union members from New Jersey, Alaska and other states"
Gay Marriage, Like All Marriage, Not Worth Celebrating
Beware of governments granting the "right" to enter onerous lifelong contracts.
Shark Fin Bans Lack Bite
Misguided state laws threaten to ban the sale or possession of shark fins. Fishermen, chefs, and diners will suffer the consequences.
Despite Its New Diet, Virginia State Government Is Fatter Than Ever
State government as a whole just keeps getting bigger.
