State Governments
Mass. State Senator to Resign Over Ethics Fight
Commission says his stake in an airline company is a conflict of interest
SC Gov. Nikki Haley to Run for Re-election
Will make formal announcement later in the month
State Beer Laws Take Baby Steps in Right Direction
Why are these idiotic beer laws on the books in the first place?
Colorado Lawmakers Immune to Vehicle Photo Tickets
Their license plates aren't in the system. How nice for them!
Poll: 44 Percent Turned to Family, Friends For Help After Hurricane Sandy, Only 16 Percent to the Feds, Even Less to State Governments, Didn't Find Those Helpful
19 percent of those reaching out to the federal government found it helpful
Calif. Governor, Legislators Granted Pay Raises
Granted, they did take cuts over the last few years
Supreme Court Rules States' Control of Water Sources Ends at Borders
Texas can't take water from Oklahoma without its permission
Ohio Lawmaker Calls for Fiscal Aid for Cleveland Kidnap Victims
Wants them to get free college after decade-long imprisonment
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
