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Subscriptions are free to qualified readers—Subscribe Now! | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | | | | 2013 | ^ top | | | | Issue Date | Lead Story | Bird's Eye View | Download | | May 20, 2013 | Marketplace Fairness and WRDA | Online sales tax | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 13, 2013 | Health care reform | Medicaid expansion | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 06, 2013 | Patient dumping | Mental patient dumping | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 22, 2013 | Laboratories of democracy | State tax policies | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 15, 2013 | State gasoline taxes | Gasoline taxes | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 08, 2013 | Medical scope of practice legislation | Nurse practitioners' scope of practice | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 01, 2013 | Same-sex marriage at the SCOTUS | Unemployment | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 18, 2013 | Govs buck parties on pensions and Medicaid | Government transparency | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 11, 2013 | Amazon tax update | Amazon tax states | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 04, 2013 | Sequestration Cuts | Sequestration Cuts impact | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 18, 2013 | Unions | Unions | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 11, 2013 | Money talks as states struggle to expand Medicaid | Medicaid | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 04, 2013 | SNCJ Q&A with Connie Conway | Job market | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 21, 2013 | Gun control | Gun control | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 14, 2013 | Fiscal update | Fiscal update | HTML TEXT PDF | | | | 2012 | ^ top | | | | Issue Date | Lead Story | Bird's Eye View | Download | | December 17, 2012 | 2013 Preview III | Health benefits exchanges | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 10, 2012 | 2013 Preview II | State innovation | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 03, 2012 | 2013 Preview I | Graduation rates | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 19, 2012 | ACA implementation | Health benefits exchanges | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 12, 2012 | 2012 Election wrap | Chamber shifts | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 05, 2012 | 2012 Elections | Hurricane Sandy | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 22, 2012 | 2012 State Legislative elections | Elections | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 15, 2012 | 2012 Ballot measures | Ballot measures | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 08, 2012 | Essential health benefits | ACA essential health benefits | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 01, 2012 | U.S. obesity | U.S.obesity | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 17, 2012 | Health reform | World economy | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 10, 2012 | Voter ID | Job loss | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 03, 2012 | CA Pension Reform | Voter registration | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 20, 2012 | Election Preview | Fat states | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 13, 2012 | Slow year for immigration legislation | Immigration | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 06, 2012 | CA's high-risk, high-reward agenda | Medicaid | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 23, 2012 | Pension reform | Healthy states | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 16, 2012 | Mid Year Review II | Pension reform | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 09, 2012 | Mid-Year Review | Fireworks | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 02, 2012 | SCOTUS health care and immigration rulings | Immigration ruling | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 18, 2012 | Private sector pensions | Economic mobility | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 11, 2012 | Social media password protection | Recall elections | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 04, 2012 | Neovouchers | Unemployment | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 21, 2012 | 2012 Elections | State gaming revenue | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 14, 2012 | Unions turning to GOP | Welfare drug testing | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 07, 2012 | The Amazon Tax | Amazon tax states | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 23, 2012 | PIT holdings | Personal income taxes | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 16, 2012 | CA's struggles | State foreclosure rates | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 09, 2012 | ACA ruling | Health insurance coverage | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 02, 2012 | Right to work laws | Right to Work | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 19, 2012 | Health reform debate | Construction jobs | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 12, 2012 | State economics | Voter ID | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 05, 2012 | Refinance market | Foreclosures | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 20, 2012 | 2012 Elections | Soda taxes | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 13, 2012 | Unemployment discrimination | party affiliations | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 06, 2012 | Redistricting | Health reform | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 23, 2012 | Supreme Court decisions 2012 | State lotteries | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 16, 2012 | Gov agendas 2012 | Unemployment | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 09, 2012 | 2012 Preview III | Child poverty | HTML TEXT PDF | | | | 2011 | ^ top | | | | Issue Date | Lead Story | Bird's Eye View | Download | | December 19, 2011 | 2012 Preview II | Voting laws | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 05, 2011 | 2012 Preview | State spending | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 21, 2011 | States struggle to aid the poor | States' fiscal recovery | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 14, 2011 | Fall elections | Fall elections | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 07, 2011 | ACA at the Supreme Court | Anti-ACA measures | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 24, 2011 | Fall elections | Minimun wage changes | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 17, 2011 | Welfare Drug Testing | Toll roads | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 10, 2011 | States in recession | States in recession | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 03, 2011 | NCLB Reform | NCLB Reform | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 19, 2011 | GOP Control | Student loans | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 12, 2011 | Obama jobs plan | Unemployment insurance | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 06, 2011 | Irene response | Irene precautions | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 22, 2011 | State immigration reform | State budgets | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 15, 2011 | Federal credit rating downgrade | Federal credit rating comparison to states | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 08, 2011 | Debt Ceiling resolution | Debt ceiling funding | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 01, 2011 | States prepare for federal default | Reduced stimulus Medicaid funding | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 18, 2011 | Redistricting | Fattest states | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 11, 2011 | Voter ID | Federal funding to states | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 04, 2011 | Synthetic pot and bath salts | Synthetic drug legislation | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 20, 2011 | Sentencing Reform | Lawmakers' education | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 13, 2011 | Whoopie pie, NASCAR and onions | Health care reform opposition | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 06, 2011 | Cutting state business taxes | State tax ratings | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 23, 2011 | Brown and Cuomo | Party affiliation | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 16, 2011 | Immigration Update | Immigration bills | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 09, 2011 | Medical marijuana crackdown | Declining population | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 02, 2011 | Ohio economic development | Pensions | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 18, 2011 | Health care reform | 2011 Redistricting | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 11, 2011 | Cap-and-trade bills | State tax rates | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 04, 2011 | Nuclear energy | U.S. nuclear plants | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 21, 2011 | Public employee pensions | Hispanic population growth | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 14, 2011 | Hollywood tax credits | Real ID | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 07, 2011 | Collective bargaining fight | State collective bargaining | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 21, 2011 | medicaid funding | Health care | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 14, 2011 | State mental health funding | Unemployment benefits | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 07, 2011 | State bankruptcy | Changing demogrpahics | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 24, 2011 | Reagan and Brown | States vs. world economies | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 17, 2011 | State worker pension reform | Pension reform | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 10, 2011 | 2011 new laws | Congressional seats | HTML TEXT PDF | | | | 2010 | ^ top | | | | Issue Date | Lead Story | Bird's Eye View | Download | | December 20, 2010 | Legislative preview | Best and worst states for retirees | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 13, 2010 | 2011 preview | State health rankings | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 06, 2010 | Improving tax revenues | State tax revenues | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 22, 2010 | Feds and states ban boozy coffee drinks | Gov no tax hikes | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 15, 2010 | Dem gov challenges | 2011 Redistricting | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 08, 2010 | 2010 Election wrap | Mid-term elections | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 01, 2010 | Election 2010 | Election 2010 | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 18, 2010 | 2010 Ballot Measures II | Ballot measures | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 11, 2010 | 2010 Ballot Measures | State gun laws | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 04, 2010 | Recall fever | Bank failures | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 20, 2010 | Economic recovery | Student loans | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 13, 2010 | E-cigarettes | States' economic stress | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 06, 2010 | VA computer crash | Online job searches | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 23, 2010 | Republicans rising | Credit card debt by state | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 16, 2010 | Human trafficking | Human trafficking legislation | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 09, 2010 | Budget preview | Budget review | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 26, 2010 | Medicaid funding | Unemployment figures | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 19, 2010 | CA AB 32 ballot battle | Best business states | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 12, 2010 | Budget stress on state capitals | State budgets | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 05, 2010 | Federal medicaid funds | Obesity in America | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 21, 2010 | Term limits impact on budgets | term limits | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 14, 2010 | GOP women | Primary elections | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 07, 2010 | Exhange opt-out legislation | Tax refunds | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 24, 2010 | AZ immigratin bill | Mid-term elections | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 17, 2010 | Gulf oil spill reaction | State budgets | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 10, 2010 | High risk insurance pools | High risk insurance pools | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 03, 2010 | AZ immigration law | immigration decline | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 19, 2010 | Impact of health reform on state budgets | Medicaid growth | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 12, 2010 | Puppy mill legislation | pesonal income levels decline | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 05, 2010 | Health reform and the states | Health reform | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 22, 2010 | Economic recovery | State gambling revenue | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 15, 2010 | Legalizing marijuana | federal education grants | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 08, 2010 | Pre-employment credit screening | Pre-employment screening | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 01, 2010 | State pension reform efforts | Unfunded pensions | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 15, 2010 | Health care reform interview | State animal protection laws | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 08, 2010 | Hawaii School Furlough Fridays | job creation | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 01, 2010 | Disaster planning | State election finance | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 18, 2010 | Govs' 2010 State of the State addresses | State traffic safety | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 11, 2010 | Interview | Demographic shifts | HTML TEXT PDF | | | | 2009 | ^ top | | | | Issue Date | Lead Story | Bird's Eye View | Download | | December 21, 2009 | Govs seeking old jobs | Budgets | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 14, 2009 | 2010 Preview, Part II | Prison population | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 07, 2009 | 2010 Preview I | State employee cuts | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 23, 2009 | Health care reform | Campaign Contributions | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 16, 2009 | States seek federal education funds | Stimulus benefits | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 09, 2009 | Election results | Economic recovery | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 02, 2009 | 2009 Ballot proposals | tax amnesty | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 19, 2009 | State gubernatoria elections | Tax revenue resources | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 12, 2009 | Campaign Finance | pay-to-play | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 05, 2009 | State water issues | Deer-car crashes | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 21, 2009 | Universal health care | Gov employment | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 14, 2009 | Federal welfare aid unclaimed | Gallup poll | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 07, 2009 | Gobal warming | Legislators full time | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 24, 2009 | Budgets 2011 | Three-feet laws | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 17, 2009 | Budget litigation | States vary on lawmaker disclosure. | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 10, 2009 | Social networking for lawmakers | Lawmakers' second jobs | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 03, 2009 | New Jersey corruption bust | Guns-on-campus legislation | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 20, 2009 | Federal health care plan | State obesity | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 13, 2009 | Adultescence | budget deficits | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 06, 2009 | Tobacco taxes | Tobacco taxes | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 22, 2009 | Cannon - States recovery | Children's hunger | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 15, 2009 | National academic standards | graduation rates | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 08, 2009 | States face future budget holes | Economic recovery | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 01, 2009 | Curbing federal preemption | States eye gambling dollars | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 18, 2009 | California Budget Woes | Large variation among states in aid to needy | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 11, 2009 | States seek help sorting out stimulus | "Stimulus czars" on the rise | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 04, 2009 | Swine Flu | Taxes and fees on rise in states | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 20, 2009 | Cannon - GOP comeback? | Tobacco taxes | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 13, 2009 | Same-sex marriage | Fiscally happiest states | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 06, 2009 | Tax the rich | States' congressional clout | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 23, 2009 | Cannon - struggling with the stimulus | State competitiveness | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 16, 2009 | Stimulus conflict | Foreclosure | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 09, 2009 | Health insurance rescission | Corrections spending | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 23, 2009 | Cannon - reforming CA | Teen birth rate | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 16, 2009 | Credit scoring | Interstate migration | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 09, 2009 | Stimulus - govs debate | Joblessness | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 02, 2009 | Stimulus | Tax hikes | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 19, 2009 | Cannon - global economy | Recession forecast | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 12, 2009 | Gov facing turmoil | State corruption | HTML TEXT PDF | | | | 2008 | ^ top | | | | Issue Date | Lead Story | Bird's Eye View | Download | | December 22, 2008 | Cannon - save our states | Budget gaps | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 15, 2008 | 2009 preview, part II | Disaster preparedness | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 08, 2008 | 2009 preview, part I | Transportation | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 24, 2008 | Hospital errors | Sales tax skimming | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 17, 2008 | Cannon - federal stimulus | Recession | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 10, 2008 | Potomac fever | Statehouse control | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 03, 2008 | Gay marriage | Good government | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 20, 2008 | Cannon - election 2008 | Ballot measures | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 13, 2008 | Immigration - Congress v. states | State economies | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 06, 2008 | Wall St. collapse | Campaign finance information | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 22, 2008 | The turning of the tide | State legislatures poised for partisan shift | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 15, 2008 | The turning of the tide | State legislatures poised for partisan shift | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 08, 2008 | Presidential election and the states | 2008 electoral map | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 01, 2008 | Tax revolt? | National speed limit | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 18, 2008 | Cannon - political math | State highway rankings | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 11, 2008 | Budget questions | Budget gaps by state | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 04, 2008 | Caring for autism | Genetic privacy | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 21, 2008 | California dreaming | States adopt Amber Alert systems for missing seniors | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 14, 2008 | California troubles | States doing business with Iran | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 07, 2008 | Paid sick leave | Highway deaths | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 30, 2008 | Cannon - elections | Child health care access | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 16, 2008 | Gay marriage | Journalist shield laws | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 09, 2008 | Plastic bag bills | Drivers tests | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 02, 2008 | State gambling revenue | Racetrack casinos | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 19, 2008 | Cannon - the real cost of leadership | Voter ID | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 12, 2008 | Gas prices | Gas tax holiday | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 05, 2008 | Toxic chemicals | Child well being | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 21, 2008 | Cannon - economic slowdown | Seat belt laws | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 14, 2008 | Family leave | Lethal injection | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 07, 2008 | Viaticals | Carnival ride age limits | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 31, 2008 | Pharmaceutical gifts to lawmakers | Doctor apologies | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 17, 2008 | Cannon - immigration | State management report card | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 10, 2008 | State bond ratings | State worker health costs | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 03, 2008 | Guns on campus | cyberbullies | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 18, 2008 | Cannon - states v. feds | Bankruptcy | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 11, 2008 | Immigration - Employer sanctions | Vanity plates | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 04, 2008 | In-store clinics: the future of health care? | States' public education making the grade... barely | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 21, 2008 | Underage drinking | Drunk driving | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 14, 2008 | Cannon - Winds of change | Gov endorsements | HTML TEXT PDF | | | | 2007 | ^ top | | | | Issue Date | Lead Story | Bird's Eye View | Download | | December 24, 2007 | 2008 preview, part II | Health emergencies | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 17, 2007 | 2008 preview, part I | Female legislators | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 10, 2007 | Abortion debate | State mental health | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 03, 2007 | Guns 7 mental health | Animal cruelty | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 19, 2007 | Immigration - AZ, OK laws | Healthiest states | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 12, 2007 | Election wrap | Best business states | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 05, 2007 | Southeast water wars | Child health | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 29, 2007 | Ballot measures | Greenest states | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 15, 2007 | Scrap metal | Foreclosures | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 08, 2007 | SCHIP debate | Employee misclassification | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 01, 2007 | U.S. Supreme Court rulings | Auto insurance | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 17, 2007 | Gambling casino revenue | Urban gridlock | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 10, 2007 | Subprime fallout | Fire safe cigarettes | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 03, 2007 | Gulf Coast communities still awaiting Katrina relief | Many states still facing weight problem | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 20, 2007 | Infrastructure | Foreclosure | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 13, 2007 | -- | -- | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 06, 2007 | Hot issues update | Traffic deaths | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 23, 2007 | Animal evacuation | Pet protection | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 16, 2007 | States clamping down on payday lenders | States get tough on payday lenders | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 09, 2007 | Flag legislation | Health care | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 02, 2007 | Credit scoring | Credit scoring | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 18, 2007 | Immigration - illegal workers | Energy efficiency | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 11, 2007 | State budgets | Recycling plastic bags | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 04, 2007 | Property tax relief | Best and worst drivers | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 21, 2007 | Data security | Robocalls | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 14, 2007 | HPV legislation | Mental healt info | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 07, 2007 | College loan scandal | Mercury standards | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 23, 2007 | Abortion ruling | Smoking in cars with kids | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 16, 2007 | Ethanol | Math standards | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 09, 2007 | Greenhouse gas emissions | Statehouse reporters | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 02, 2007 | Sudan divestment | Generic drugs | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 19, 2007 | Sunshine laws | SCHIP | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 12, 2007 | Real ID - new fed regs | Death penalty | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 05, 2007 | Primary elections | Moving pres primary | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 19, 2007 | Real ID - state resolutions | Real ID | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 12, 2007 | HPV mandate | HPV legislation | HTML TEXT PDF | | | | 2006 | ^ top | | | | Issue Date | Lead Story | Bird's Eye View | Download | | December 04, 2006 | Issues 2007: States hit road less traveled for highway funds | Gas taxes not all created equal | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 20, 2006 | Now the hard part begins | A taxing climate | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 13, 2006 | State Dems ride wave of voter discontent | Drawing the maps | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 06, 2006 | -- | -- | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 23, 2006 | Issues 2007: Will public retiree healthcare devour budgets? | Use a gun, lose the vote? | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 16, 2006 | PROPERTY RIGHTS BACKLASH OUT WEST | Ranks of the uninsured hit record high | HTML TEXT | | October 09, 2006 | New pretexting laws only part of bigger privacy picture | Preventing pretexting | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 02, 2006 | Special interests playing politics with the judiciary | Judging the judges | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 18, 2006 | The gathering storm | Big Changes Coming? | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 11, 2006 | Term limit turmoil | The ebb and flow of term limits | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 21, 2006 | States' fiscal
health even better than expected | Transportation
for the long haul | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 14, 2006 | Governors growing
increasingly frustrated with feds | More
states say, "English Only" | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 31, 2006 | States scoring
few points in battle against violent video games | States
battle violent video games | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 17, 2006 | Line hardens on
illegal immigration in COLORADO and across the nation | Tough
times for unions | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 10, 2006 | The revolt of
the states | More
states ponder gay marriage amendment | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 03, 2006 | The revolt of
the states | Changing
eminent domain | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 19, 2006 | States taking
on minimum wage issue | States
hiking minimum wage | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 12, 2006 | Perry launching
TEXAS border webcams | States
block insurance restrictions on foreign travel | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 05, 2006 | Insurance industry
sweating global warming | States
explore impeachment | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 22, 2006 | Fair share bills:
in with a bang, out with a whimper | States
lose federal aid over No Child Left Behind failings | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 15, 2006 | Spotlight updates:
Bad medicine and LOUISIANA politics | States
burying funeral protests | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 08, 2006 | Legislative issues
of the year -- so far | Congressional
pork has states living high on the hog | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 01, 2006 | Lou Cannon: Experiments
in Democracy | More
states allowing residents to stand their ground | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 17, 2006 | Issues 2006: Will
states take a bite out of dog liability? | States
ponder 65 percent solution for classrooms | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 10, 2006 | In depth with:
NY Sen. Michael Balboni | Dawn
of the morning after pill | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 03, 2006 | Avian flu: experts
debate, states prepare | More
states consider in-state tuition for illegals | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 20, 2006 | Utilities evading
income taxes | States
ponder right to work | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 13, 2006 | States Lining
Up To Copy South Dakota Abortion Ban | State
efforts vary in preventing unwanted pregnancies | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 06, 2006 | Frustration spurs
tougher state stance on immigration | States
target employers in battle over illegals | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 20, 2006 | States reveal
hospitals' dirty little secrets | States,
Congress debate immigration solutions | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 13, 2006 | States moving
fast to stop funeral protests | Minimum
wage on the rise | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 06, 2006 | Issues 2006: Straight
to video? | The growing
income gap | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 23, 2006 | Assisted suicide
& Wal-Mart: Will more states follow suit? | States
bear brunt of federal Medicare prescription makeover | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 16, 2006 | Last year's headlines
this session's priorities | State
embryonic stem cell laws | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 09, 2006 | In depth with:
WASHINGTON Gov. Christine Gregoire | Western
states most physically active | HTML TEXT PDF | | | | 2005 | ^ top | | | | Issue Date | Lead Story | Bird's Eye View | Download | | December 19, 2005 | In depth with:
Matthew Bettenhausen | States
get mixed grades on science standards | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 12, 2005 | Issues 2006: Bear
of a problem | Tobacco
funds going up in smoke? | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 05, 2005 | Fiscal prognosis
for states cautiously optimistic | State
rainy day funds making a comeback | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 21, 2005 | Issues 2006: Slowing
the Revolving Door | Hunger
a growing problem in many states | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 14, 2005 | Voters not too
agreeable in most state ballot races | Not all
states equal in campaign finance disclosure | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 07, 2005 | Voters Settle
States' Political Disputes | Some
states better to work in than others | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 31, 2005 | Govs loom large
as CA, OH seek redistricting changes | Letters
indicate special/extraordinary sessions | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 24, 2005 | Test scores show
mixed results for NCLB | Chronic
diseases are the nation's biggest killers | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 10, 2005 | Hurricanes may
change LA politics | Letters
indicate special/extraordinary sessions | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 03, 2005 | Global warming
heats up insurance industry | More
states adding high school exit exam | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 26, 2005 | Evolution debate
nothing new for states | The
411 on dubious 9/11 loans | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 12, 2005 | States struggle
with second flood - evacuees | Obesity
epidemic weighs heavy on economy | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 05, 2005 | What will REAL
ID really cost? | The
high cost of being a citizen soldier | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 29, 2005 | In depth with:
OKLAHOMA Rep. John Nance | Majority-minority
states on the rise | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 15, 2005 | Legislation update:
Fighting meth by cutting access to cold meds | The partisan
divide | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 08, 2005 | Brewing taxpayer
rebellion could hinge on pair of western states | States
competing for retiring baby boomers | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 01, 2005 | Public pensions,
public problems | States
link up to stop sex offenders | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 18, 2005 | Changes imminent
for eminent domain | Controlling
eminent domain | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 11, 2005 | States still battling
D.C. over medical pot...& more | Medical
pot states still growing | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 04, 2005 | RFID: Big Brother
in your pants? | States
still thin on obesity legislation | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 20, 2005 | Communities
duel with telcos over WiMAX | The Week in
Session | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 13, 2005 | States rebel against
No Child Left Behind | States
give No Child Left Behind a failing grade | HTML TEXT PDF | | June 06, 2005 | States, students
getting wise to credit pros and cons | States
challenge new mercury rules | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 23, 2005 | America's electorate
in shades of red and blue | Bringing
up the bottom | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 16, 2005 | California emissions
laws speed toward rest of the country | States
take aim at Internet hunting | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 09, 2005 | Gregoire, Schwarzenegger
living reversal of fortune | State
tax ratings in | HTML TEXT PDF | | May 02, 2005 | States battle to keep control
of insurance industry | Retirement
off limits in bankruptcy | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 18, 2005 | States
betwixt on sales tax project | Taxation
made easy? | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 11, 2005 | States
lead battle against youthful steroid abuse | BLAGOJEVICH TO PHARMACISTS - JUST
FILL IT: | HTML TEXT PDF | | April 04, 2005 | Lawmakers
debate pharmacist conscience laws | The
right to say no | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 28, 2005 | Courts
reject Bush attempts to influence Schiavo custody | The
state of the statehouse, 2005 | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 21, 2005 | States
ponder legislating "intellectual diversity" | Litigation
environment not the same in all states | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 14, 2005 | States
combat new identity theft threat | -- | HTML TEXT PDF | | March 07, 2005 | States
taking gay marriage battle to the classroom | Committing
to tougher academic standards | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 28, 2005 | Oregon
battles feds to keep right to die law | States
pump up tax revenue | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 21, 2005 | Green
Legislation Getting the Greenlight | States
gone green | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 14, 2005 | States raise stakes for just
saying no to sobriety test | An
offer they can't refuse | HTML TEXT PDF | | Febrary 07, 2005 | Restricting
cold medicine new weapon in states' war on meth | Stopping
meth where it starts | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 31, 2005 | Schwarzenegger
eager to reshape CA Legislature | Voters
still love term limits | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 24, 2005 | Governors
team up to fight potential cuts | Most
state math & English standards not making the grade | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 17, 2005 | States
trying to fend off CA's stem cell push | A
taxing proposition | HTML TEXT PDF | | January 10, 2005 | Washington
governor's race likely headed to court | -- | HTML TEXT PDF | | | | 2004 | ^ top | | | | Issue Date | Lead Story | Bird's Eye View | Download | | December 27, 2004 | States
win, lose big in 2005 homeland security funding | Are
states ready for bioterror threat? | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 20, 2004 | State
budget forecast: partly sunny with chance of thunderstorms | States
slowly closing budget gaps | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 13, 2004 | Ridin'
with a tax collector onboard | Bay
State most competitive? | HTML TEXT PDF | | December 06, 2004 | Schwarzenegger,
Granholm inspire call to amend Constitution | Red
states biggest givers | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 29, 2004 | Growing
your next big industry: Nanotechnology | Small
tech's big players | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 22, 2004 | Scrutinizing
the statehouse races | States
still counting...and recounting | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 15, 2004 | With
the election over, the race is on | Grading
state welfare reform | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 08, 2004 | Statehouse
races provide Democrats only sliver of solace | Voters
just say no to gay marriage | HTML TEXT PDF | | November 01, 2004 | Voters
take on the year's most explosive issues | -- | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 25, 2004 | The
other national political race | Legislative
races a battle for control | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 18, 2004 | Change
will dominate 2004 governors' races | Home
values still bubbling upward | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 11, 2004 | Will
e-voting machines prevent Florida redux? | Trailing
the vote | HTML TEXT PDF | | October 04, 2004 | Terrorism
threat new roadblock for immigrant licenses | Legislating
terror defense | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 27, 2004 | High
court ruling adds to Bush woes | -- | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 20, 2004 | California
voters face flood of ballot measures | Assault
weapons are back in most states | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 13, 2004 | States
vie with feds to set VOIP regulations | Incomes
stay stable | HTML TEXT PDF | | September 06, 2004 | States
struggle to rein in exotic wildlife | The
trade in lives | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 30, 2004 | Tax
holidays have big pros, bigger cons | Sales
tax holiday | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 23, 2004 | McGreevey
sits, New Jersey grinds on as both parties fume | Death
on the Highway | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 16, 2004 | States
use big bucks to lure Hollywood | Statehouse
Gender Gap? | HTML TEXT PDF | | August 09, 2004 | Can
Schwarzenegger Reshape CA Government? | States
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Budgets Getting Better, But Future is Uncertain | -- | HTML TEXT PDF | | July 19, 2004 | Embryonic
Stem Cell Research (part II): An Ethical and Political Dilemma | High
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Stem Cell Research (part I): A Cash Crop? | Pondering
stem cell research | HTML | | June 28, 2004 | Life
after Rowland | Changing
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vie with feds to stop spyware | -- | HTML | | June 14, 2004 | End
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struggle to control skyrocketing gas prices | -- | HTML | | May 31, 2004 | Court
says states are the final word on assisted suicide | Law
loud and clear for deaf kids | HTML | | May 24, 2004 | The
case for full-time legislatures | -- | HTML | | May 17, 2004 | Who
do you call when the freeway's a parking lot? | -- | HTML | | May 10, 2004 | Term
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