Archived Stateline.org Stories from 2010

January 2010

01/04/2010 - Lawmakers set to return for 'brutal' sessions

01/05/2010 - Former senator runs on tax reform in R.I.

01/06/2010 - Governors' speeches kick off new sessions

01/07/2010 - Summary of the New York state of the state address

01/07/2010 - Bold proposals in first gov speeches

01/08/2010 - Summary of the California state of the state address

01/08/2010 - Summary of the Kentucky state of the commonwealth address

01/08/2010 - Weekly wrap: Officials hope to dodge pay backlash

01/11/2010 - Budget battle under way in California

01/11/2010 - Summary of the Vermont state of the state address

01/12/2010 - Summary of the Kansas state of the state address

01/12/2010 - Summary of the Idaho state of the state address

01/12/2010 - Summary of the Iowa condition of the state address

01/12/2010 - Summary of the Arizona state of the state address

01/12/2010 - Report: States behind on traffic safety laws

01/13/2010 - States racing for education money

01/13/2010 - Summary of the Alabama state of the state address

01/13/2010 - Summary of the New Jersey state of the state address

01/14/2010 - S&P downgrades California's debt rating

01/14/2010 - Summary of the Georgia state of the state address

01/14/2010 - Summary of the West Virginia state of the state address

01/15/2010 - Summary of the Washington state of the state address

01/15/2010 - Summary of the Colorado state of the state address

01/15/2010 - Summary of Nebraska state of the state address

01/15/2010 - Summary of the Virginia state of the commonwealth address (Gov. Tim Kaine)

01/15/2010 - Weekly wrap: States could hand off liquor stores

01/18/2010 - Health care reform's costs rankle states

01/19/2010 - Race to the Top could be expanded

01/19/2010 - Summary of the Mississippi state of the state address

01/19/2010 - Summary of Illinois state of the state address

01/20/2010 - Brown's win is latest boost for GOP

01/20/2010 - Summary of the New Mexico state of the state address

01/21/2010 - Mass. vote reverberates in other states

01/21/2010 - Summary of the Indiana state of the state address

01/21/2010 - Summary of the Virginia state of the commonwealth address (Gov. Robert McDonnell)

01/21/2010 - Summary of the Alaska state of the state address

01/21/2010 - 2010 legislative sessions

01/22/2010 - 2010 speeches are bleak for most governors

01/23/2010 - Politically Uncorrected: Restoring confidence

01/24/2010 - States' fiscal agony: No end in sight?

01/25/2010 - Summary of the New Hampshire state of the state address

01/25/2010 - Summary of the Delaware state of the state address

01/25/2010 - Summary of the Missouri state of the state address

01/25/2010 - Summary of the Maine state of the state address

01/25/2010 - State campaign finance laws in crosshairs

01/25/2010 - Summary of the South Dakota state of the state address

01/25/2010 - Summary of the Massachusetts state of the commonwealth address

01/25/2010 - Summary of the South Carolina state of the state address

01/26/2010 - Summary of the Wisconsin state of the state address

01/26/2010 - Oregon tax vote poses fresh test for Dems

01/26/2010 - Health care wrangling could delay state aid

01/27/2010 - Ore. voters approve $727 million tax hike

01/27/2010 - Summary of the Hawaii state of the state address

01/27/2010 - Summary of the Ohio state of the state address

01/27/2010 - Summary of the Utah state of the state address

01/28/2010 - High-speed rail funds en route

01/28/2010 - Summary of the Rhode Island state of the state address

01/29/2010 - Politically Uncorrected: The mandate myth

01/29/2010 - Weekly wrap: Govs seek to prop up budget reserve funds

February 2010

02/01/2010 - Obama budget includes aid for states

02/01/2010 - Summary of the Tennessee state of the state address

02/01/2010 - Summary of the Oklahoma state of the state address

02/01/2010 - Primary season starts, and govs could fall

02/02/2010 - Summary of the Maryland state of the state address

02/02/2010 - Va. Senate bans health insurance mandate

02/03/2010 - Summary of the Connecticut state of the state address

02/03/2010 - Summary of the Michigan state of the state address

02/03/2010 - Making IT work

02/03/2010 - Quinn declares win, but results not final

02/04/2010 - Quinn survives — for now

02/04/2010 - Governors talk energy with Obama

02/05/2010 - Weekly wrap: Fed report doubts energy states will recover first

02/08/2010 - Govs feel the weight of wielding budget ax

02/08/2010 - Summary of the Wyoming state of the state address

02/08/2010 - Summary of the Nevada state of the state address

02/09/2010 - Summary of the Pennsylvania executive budget address

02/09/2010 - Snow puts strain on state and local budgets

02/10/2010 - Talk of tax hikes grows louder

02/11/2010 - Recession could reshape state governments in lasting ways

02/11/2010 - Summary of the Minnesota state of the state address

02/11/2010 - Is it time for a new fiscal balance between states and the feds?

02/11/2010 - Revenue drops, budget gaps and expensive promises

02/11/2010 - Roads and health care costs worry states

02/11/2010 - Key races to decide control and redistricting power

02/11/2010 - 2010 Elections: New faces, daunting problems

02/11/2010 - Amid recall, four governors defend Toyota

02/12/2010 - Weekly wrap: In gloomy times, Alaska bounces back

02/14/2010 - An era of federal opportunity for cities and regions?

02/16/2010 - Census quandary: Where do prisoners 'live'?

02/16/2010 - More power in the statehouse?

02/17/2010 - Report charts homeland security failures

02/17/2010 - States renege on local aid

02/18/2010 - Court complicates campaign finance rules

02/18/2010 - New governors get into budget-cutting act

02/19/2010 - Congress steps into gas-drilling debate

02/19/2010 - States tackling public employee retirement benefits in 2010

02/22/2010 - Is it ‘raining’ hard enough?

02/22/2010 - Worst is yet to come, governors say

02/23/2010 - Lukewarm about Lansing

02/23/2010 - Six states lead in children's dental health

02/24/2010 - Tax dispute heats up in Washington

02/24/2010 - A crack in the prison door

02/24/2010 - Politically Uncorrected: The 99 percent rule

02/25/2010 - The not-so-fast track for high-speed rail

02/25/2010 - Vt. Senate blocks nuke plant license

02/26/2010 - Anthem rate hikes felt beyond California

02/26/2010 - Spinning the stimulus

March 2010

03/01/2010 - The rush to renewables

03/01/2010 - The return of Martha Coakley

03/01/2010 - What's the fuss over lieutenant govs?

03/01/2010 - Nevada closes 22 percent budget gap

03/01/2010 - Patchy public health

03/02/2010 - Summary of the Florida state of the state address

03/03/2010 - Crist, Perry: A study in contrasts

03/03/2010 - The squeeze on Big Bird

03/03/2010 - Do you want a tax with that?

03/04/2010 - Bans on BPA gain traction

03/05/2010 - Fresh air in Wyoming

03/05/2010 - Race to the Top: The states react

03/07/2010 - Going to the mat over money

03/08/2010 - Fee hikes OK for some anti-tax govs

03/08/2010 - Why state debates don't last forever

03/08/2010 - Voters guide

03/09/2010 - Smokers beware

03/10/2010 - Indiana debates 'guns at work' bill

03/10/2010 - Taking the state out of state colleges

03/11/2010 - Unemployment: A lost decade for 12 states

03/11/2010 - No time to pass the bottle

03/12/2010 - Dramatic budget cuts in Arizona

03/12/2010 - Tempest in a tea party

03/15/2010 - New script for Sudafed?

03/15/2010 - States weigh national ed standards

03/16/2010 - What Medicaid cuts look like

03/16/2010 - States relieved by school plan

03/17/2010 - Academics and state wealth

03/17/2010 - Smaller prison count breaks 38-year trend

03/17/2010 - Mixed response to appliance rebates

03/18/2010 - State lawsuits likely over health care bill

03/18/2010 - Not your grandma's bingo

03/19/2010 - Non-profit Ill. hospital must pay property tax

03/19/2010 - The empire strikes out

03/22/2010 - Still too many schools?

03/22/2010 - Health care bills change game for states

03/23/2010 - Master of Nevada politics

03/23/2010 - Health care fallout continues

03/24/2010 - Register your car, save a state park

03/24/2010 - Pension 'sea change' in New Jersey

03/25/2010 - Vermont's pension experiment

03/25/2010 - Reading scores stall

03/26/2010 - Sunbelt burnout

03/26/2010 - Health care: To sue or not to sue

03/27/2010 - Loans for green homes

03/29/2010 - Another former governor mulls return

03/29/2010 - Summary of the Louisiana state of the state address

03/30/2010 - Victory laps in Del., Tennessee

03/30/2010 - Jan Brewer's surprising tax fight

03/31/2010 - State reps watch as Iraq votes

03/31/2010 - Win the race, draw the lines

03/31/2010 - Tax collections rise; first time since '08

April 2010

04/01/2010 - East Coast governors split on drilling

04/01/2010 - Making room in the statehouse press tent

04/02/2010 - The Great Recession of '74, '82, '92 and '07

04/02/2010 - Thank God It's Furlough Friday?

04/02/2010 - Summary of the Oregon state of the state address

04/05/2010 - Marijuana bills tempt cash-starved states

04/05/2010 - Good Friday pardons in Illinois

04/06/2010 - Higher revenues in Kansas, Indiana

04/06/2010 - Pennsylvania's 8-year itch

04/07/2010 - Work shared, jobs spared

04/07/2010 - Study: Which states lose out to China?

04/08/2010 - Oregon could join Calif. on pot vote

04/08/2010 - Confusion in the capitols

04/09/2010 - 14 states hiked cigarette taxes last year

04/12/2010 - The ever-growing sex offender registry

04/12/2010 - Nebraska set to extend bars' closing time

04/13/2010 - Some cuts may hit twice as hard

04/13/2010 - Some states like the sweet taste of soda and candy taxes

04/14/2010 - The Bank of North Dakota: Banking's 'public option'

04/14/2010 - Seven states lead in budget transparency

04/15/2010 - Hope for the long term

04/15/2010 - New meth recipe sidesteps state laws

04/16/2010 - Governors and their attorneys general: out of sync by design

04/16/2010 - A day to talk taxes

04/19/2010 - Nuclear power makes a quiet comeback in the states

04/19/2010 - Alabama bingo investigation intensifies

04/20/2010 - Blanket test in California

04/20/2010 - Congress weighs stimulus for schools

04/21/2010 - Tea on the menu

04/21/2010 - Arizona conservatives flex their muscle

04/22/2010 - Public broadcasting cuts at issue in Va.

04/22/2010 - The United Regions of America

04/23/2010 - Shaving costs with reverse auctions

04/23/2010 - More states drop out of 'Race'

04/26/2010 - Arizona law stokes immigration talk in D.C.

04/26/2010 - The 'Amazon tax' war escalates

04/27/2010 - Are there enough docs for the newly insured?

04/27/2010 - Immigration: Will other states join Arizona?

04/28/2010 - Spill reignites offshore drilling debate

04/28/2010 - Chris Christie's budget bruiser

04/29/2010 - 24 states now ban texting while driving

04/29/2010 - Why summer jobs are getting harder to find

04/30/2010 - Sagebrush stirrings

04/30/2010 - Abortion returns to center stage

May 2010

05/03/2010 - Fed insurance pool: Which states opted in?

05/04/2010 - Time running short for Medicaid help

05/04/2010 - Transportation woes prompt Pennsylvania session

05/05/2010 - For Arizona cops, a high-profile dilemma

05/05/2010 - Recession hits state preschool programs

05/06/2010 - Ruling sets up budget showdown in Minnesota

05/06/2010 - Sprouting springtime revenue

05/07/2010 - Cape Wind decision propels other offshore projects

05/07/2010 - Gambling slowdown reduces states' take

05/10/2010 - Guide to state ballot measures for 2010

05/10/2010 - Tim Eyman's signature strategy

05/10/2010 - Oklahoma could become 44th 'open carry' state

05/11/2010 - Rhode Island's Medicaid gamble

05/11/2010 - Tax hikes on wealthy face tough chances

05/12/2010 - No judicial experience? No problem on state high courts

05/12/2010 - In New Hampshire, a new way on retiree health costs

05/13/2010 - L.A. is latest to boycott Arizona

05/13/2010 - No jackpot for Maryland slots

05/14/2010 - States seek census tactics that work

05/14/2010 - Connecticut, D.C. leap at Medicaid expansion

05/17/2010 - In Hawaii, an imbroglio over an investment gone bad

05/17/2010 - Walsh Act changes are a win for states

05/18/2010 - States limit sweeping tax hikes — so far

05/18/2010 - Balloting for the busy

05/19/2010 - For state prisons, cuts present new problems

05/19/2010 - Arizona vote muddies anti-tax narrative

05/20/2010 - Connecticut's wild week

05/20/2010 - In some states, pension pain yields budget gains

05/21/2010 - In Colorado, concern over anti-tax measures

05/21/2010 - Charlie Crist vs. GOP

05/24/2010 - State AGs: Aspiring Governors

05/24/2010 - Ga. lawmakers break transportation gridlock

05/25/2010 - Will Rhode Island go independent?

05/25/2010 - State purchasers leverage a bad economy to get good prices

05/26/2010 - With Medicaid, states face painful cuts and few choices

05/26/2010 - Mixed reaction to Obama border plan

05/27/2010 - Health care reform's X factor

05/27/2010 - Congress making states nervous

05/28/2010 - State choking laws signal new attention to domestic violence

05/28/2010 - Budget shock in Oregon

June 2010

06/01/2010 - An unemployment insurance balancing act

06/01/2010 - Race to the Top: Who's in, who's out

06/02/2010 - States find road and bridge money hard to come by

06/02/2010 - Medical marijuana returns to ballot

06/03/2010 - Conservation cutbacks force states to pass on buyers' market

06/03/2010 - Licensed journalist? Michigan starts a debate

06/04/2010 - State budgets hitting bottom

06/04/2010 - As scholarship programs strain, will students begin to lose HOPE?

06/05/2010 - A tax reform test in Maine

06/07/2010 - New York wants DNA from all convicts

06/08/2010 - Tuesday's primaries: What to watch

06/08/2010 - Weatherization program ramps up after slow start

06/09/2010 - States and schools: A race against time

06/09/2010 - Five more governor's races set for fall

06/10/2010 - Will Oregon voters opt for Kitzhaber a third time?

06/10/2010 - Maine, R.I. diverge on income taxes

06/11/2010 - Term limits will create rookie league in some legislatures

06/14/2010 - With health care lawsuits, states hope for victory but plan for defeat

06/14/2010 - Obama pushes for more state aid

06/15/2010 - At community colleges, great expectations don't come with dollars

06/15/2010 - Jindal warns Obama: "We're not winning this war"

06/16/2010 - Pawlenty moves to curry favor in Iowa, New Hampshire

06/16/2010 - Raising state revenue: The year of the punt

06/17/2010 - Arizona immigration law roils New Mexico governor's race

06/17/2010 - New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson on the issues

06/17/2010 - Calif. judge to decide fate of Proposition 8

06/18/2010 - Subsidized jobs: A faint echo of the New Deal

06/18/2010 - Would more power for gov help NY budget?

06/21/2010 - In New Hampshire, a budget gap that never goes away

06/21/2010 - A tale of two governors

06/22/2010 - States ride broadband wave

06/22/2010 - New York hikes cigarette taxes

06/23/2010 - Gulf govs hail judge's ruling on drilling moratorium

06/23/2010 - State budget cuts: across the board, and at cross-purposes

06/24/2010 - Gulf states fear long-term fiscal effects of oil disaster

06/24/2010 - Bighead carp found near Lake Michigan

06/25/2010 - In state legislatures, the gun lobby hits its target

06/25/2010 - High court's ruling could make ballot petitions public

06/26/2010 - The RGGI raid: how cap-and-trade revenues went to fix state budgets

06/28/2010 - No Medicaid money as new fiscal year draws near

06/29/2010 - Are state lands in good hands?

06/30/2010 - States begin long climb to recovery

06/30/2010 - Budget progress in several states

July 2010

07/01/2010 - Governors ramp up lobbying for federal Medicaid dollars

07/01/2010 - July 1 brings scores of new state laws

07/02/2010 - Driver's licenses for immigrants becoming rarer

07/02/2010 - In New Jersey, the budget is the easy part

07/06/2010 - As states slash budgets, business tax breaks survive

07/06/2010 - Florida awaits BP budget fallout

07/07/2010 - Industry lobbying turns soda taxes from fizzy to flat

07/07/2010 - Suing Arizona: Editorial roundup

07/08/2010 - Another appointee could reach the Senate

07/08/2010 - More poverty by any measure

07/09/2010 - How Utah came to own a half-built city in the desert

07/09/2010 - Which legislatures are in play?

07/12/2010 - On the ballot in Alaska: transparency

07/12/2010 - Immigration heats up governors' meeting

07/13/2010 - In graying West Virginia, a mountain of retiree health bills

07/13/2010 - N.J. teachers rush into retirement

07/14/2010 - Public financing upends governor's races

07/14/2010 - Is California's government immune to reform?

07/15/2010 - States try new tactics to restrict abortion

07/15/2010 - Louisiana economy dealt a fresh blow

07/16/2010 - Wyoming Governor explains threat to sell Grand Teton land

07/16/2010 - Governor candidates bow out

07/19/2010 - Table games open in Pennsylvania

07/19/2010 - As economy takes toll, mental health budgets shrink

07/20/2010 - Decline in smoking means decline in state revenue

07/20/2010 - Anti-Electoral College pact could expand

07/21/2010 - On campaign trail, attorneys general walk a fine line

07/21/2010 - Five ex-governors on ballot in November

07/22/2010 - In tough economy, Arkansas' lottery launch exceeds expectations

07/23/2010 - Consumers wary of smart meters

07/23/2010 - Which state's legislators earn the most?

07/26/2010 - Historic firsts on state high courts

07/26/2010 - Sales tax holidays: easy to sell but hard to justify

07/27/2010 - As state revenues tick upward, budget gaps remain

07/27/2010 - Last-minute gubernatorial candidates enter races in Nebraska, Colorado

07/28/2010 - As some states close highway rest stops, others see roadside revenue

07/28/2010 - On immigration, five states look to Arizona

07/29/2010 - Pension overhaul treats lawmakers, other state workers differently

07/29/2010 - Many reactions follow Arizona ruling

07/30/2010 - Health care law reaches voters on Tuesday

07/30/2010 - Asian carp, other invasive species make a splash

August 2010

08/02/2010 - Cell phones pose challenge at prisons

08/02/2010 - With Minnesota governor's race, Democrats hope to break long losing streak

08/03/2010 - State inspections curtailed in New Jersey

08/03/2010 - When jobs go away for good

08/04/2010 - A growing pile of debt for state unemployment insurance programs

08/04/2010 - Will gay marriage return to campaign trail?

08/05/2010 - How Wisconsin made big Medicaid cuts with little controversy

08/05/2010 - Aid to states now appears likely

08/06/2010 - Three more governor's races set

08/06/2010 - California's Proposition 25 would have "majority rule" on budgets

08/09/2010 - States weigh bans on plastic grocery bags

08/09/2010 - Iowa still first in presidential pecking order

08/10/2010 - States test whether public pension benefits given can be taken away

08/10/2010 - U.S. House returns to approve aid for states

08/11/2010 - Oregon tax hikes don't stop revenue bleeding

08/11/2010 - Tuesday's primary night is a nail-biter

08/12/2010 - States eye license-plate cameras as source of cash

08/12/2010 - A hollow victory for Colorado's GOP nominee

08/13/2010 - States aim to cut energy bills

08/13/2010 - State officials step aside for Prop. 8's demise

08/16/2010 - Another state lottery exceeds expectations

08/16/2010 - Can politics be removed from redistricting?

08/17/2010 - This state park brought to you by...

08/17/2010 - National parties hone in on legislative races

08/18/2010 - On the record with Mac Taylor, California's top budget watchdog

08/18/2010 - News Corporation gives $1 million to GOP

08/19/2010 - Some Democrats running for governor embrace Obama, others ignore him

08/19/2010 - In Seattle, a tunnel plan sits in the Big Dig's long shadow

08/20/2010 - Iowa weathers recession, but its first-term governor, Chet Culver, may not

08/20/2010 - After court ruling, California's Furlough Fridays are back

08/23/2010 - New Hampshire promises to fight new DNC primary schedule

08/23/2010 - Billions on the ballot

08/24/2010 - States struggle to slow prescription drug abuse

08/24/2010 - Quick turnarounds for Brewer, McCollum

08/25/2010 - Did Race to the Top help or hurt the push for a common curriculum?

08/25/2010 - All eyes on Florida governor's race

08/26/2010 - Roy Barnes' campaign of contrition

08/26/2010 - Momentum building to end driver's licenses for illegal immigrants

08/27/2010 - Penny pinching at the polling place

08/27/2010 - More bad budget news in Oregon

08/30/2010 - Pension fund investments are up, but gaps persist

08/30/2010 - New Hampshire is latest to weigh state parks sponsorship

08/31/2010 - D.C. is best for finding a job, analysis finds

08/31/2010 - Bashing oil industry is tricky politics in Gulf states

September 2010

09/01/2010 - Arizona fame propels Kobach's Kansas hopes

09/01/2010 - More nuance in states' views of health care law

09/02/2010 - Rhetoric trumps realism in campaigns for governor

09/02/2010 - Pressure mounts over drilling moratorium

09/03/2010 - Education's less-than-certain windfall

09/03/2010 - New state tests coming to schools

09/07/2010 - In Colorado, conservatives rethink their candidate

09/07/2010 - Death penalty remains big issue in California

09/08/2010 - States pressed to fix local water systems

09/08/2010 - Chris Christie can't shake Race to the Top fiasco

09/09/2010 - The buying and selling of legal marijuana

09/09/2010 - Should hunting, fishing be constitutional rights?

09/10/2010 - Kansas to aspiring journalists: No more state money

09/10/2010 - Will gay marriage decision cost Iowa justices their jobs?

09/13/2010 - Will upsets continue in Tuesday's primary?

09/13/2010 - Colorado Republicans oppose tax-cutting initiatives

09/14/2010 - Gubernatorial debate season gets under way

09/14/2010 - Republicans fight Wisconsin high-speed rail

09/15/2010 - States face fiscal consequences if Bush-era tax cuts expire

09/15/2010 - Primary season ends with a bang

09/16/2010 - Pa. ordeal raises new questions about states' info-gathering

09/16/2010 - Slowdown on the public-private express

09/17/2010 - Tax caps have big consequences

09/17/2010 - Poverty rate jumps to 14.3 percent for 2009

09/20/2010 - Fresh budget cuts ordered from Oregon to Alabama

09/20/2010 - Georgia Work$ expands

09/21/2010 - A few candidates buck conventional wisdom on taxes

09/21/2010 - Distracted driving deaths fall as states crack down

09/22/2010 - In Pennsylvania, natural gas industry flexes its muscle

09/22/2010 - Rich and famous take sides on Washington's income tax initiative

09/23/2010 - Blagojevich legacy: Recall on the Illinois ballot

09/23/2010 - Alabama Republicans fight over BP reimbursement

09/24/2010 - Whose drugstore is it?

09/24/2010 - Women on death row are a rarity

09/27/2010 - Independents making noise on gubernatorial scene

09/27/2010 - Candidates say 'no thanks' to debates

09/28/2010 - Where the bank failures are

09/29/2010 - Polls narrow in Pennsylvania, Ohio

09/29/2010 - Environmental worries shadow natural gas expansion

09/30/2010 - Fiscal, not social issues, draw ballot attention

09/30/2010 - State revenues: Rounding the corner?

October 2010

10/01/2010 - Record jump in Medicaid rolls, study finds

10/01/2010 - Pensions become a heated issue in 2010 politics

10/04/2010 - Moderate Republican candidate swims against party tide in Michigan

10/04/2010 - Can California lawmakers seal the budget deal?

10/05/2010 - Serving the wide open spaces

10/05/2010 - Christie goes to Iowa but rules out 2012 bid

10/06/2010 - Painful choices for incoming crop of state leaders

10/06/2010 - States watching Supreme Court case on military funerals

10/07/2010 - Will 2010 repeat 1994 in governors' races?

10/07/2010 - Skepticism abounds over California budget deal

10/08/2010 - Christie doubles down on budget cuts

10/08/2010 - Cap-and-trade plans meet up with greenhouse gas skeptics

10/11/2010 - Four states to weigh calls for constitutional conventions

10/11/2010 - A mixed track record for idea to lure jobs

10/12/2010 - Fatal accident rattles Georgia governor race

10/12/2010 - Tennessee's bold leap in care for the aged and disabled

10/13/2010 - Window for natural gas tax closing fast in Pennsylvania

10/13/2010 - Democrats struggle to generate Hispanic participation

10/14/2010 - Should finishing first guarantee a candidate victory?

10/14/2010 - Strange turns in Massachusetts race appear to help Patrick

10/15/2010 - Governor debates heat up

10/15/2010 - Republican wave expected in statehouses

10/18/2010 - Justice Department ups ante on California marijuana vote

10/18/2010 - The deficit Texas didn't see coming

10/19/2010 - In Illinois, late payments fray the safety net

10/19/2010 - Wind tax debate not over in Wyoming

10/20/2010 - Liquor privatization on tap in Pennsylvania, too?

10/20/2010 - On campus, a long wait for state checks

10/21/2010 - Unpaid state bills shift burden to local governments

10/22/2010 - D.C. hacking raises questions about future of online voting

10/22/2010 - Political ad tells Latinos not to vote

10/25/2010 - How many ex-governors will win?

10/25/2010 - Maine law set foreclosure crisis in motion

10/26/2010 - Tea Party could sway key governors' races

10/26/2010 - Michigan takes aim at 'super' drunk drivers

10/27/2010 - The not-so-dependable sales tax

10/27/2010 - Report ranks states' business climates

10/28/2010 - Big money invades small legislative districts

10/28/2010 - Tough times bring brazen sales pitches

10/29/2010 - Few incumbent governors likely to fall

10/29/2010 - Prison spending drops across 44 states

November 2010

11/01/2010 - States' rights at issue in 17th Amendment debate

11/01/2010 - Jobs, budget deficits define state-level races

11/02/2010 - Early and absentee voting erode Election Day tradition

11/02/2010 - Ohio, Florida among 'dead heats' in governor's races

11/03/2010 - Voters send mixed messages on ballot measures

11/03/2010 - Republicans win most legislative seats in generations

11/03/2010 - GOP dominates governors' races

11/04/2010 - Facing big deficits, a dozen new governors rule out tax hikes

11/04/2010 - Election adds pressure to change public pensions

11/04/2010 - Despite debt fears, voters OK most state bond measures

11/05/2010 - Amendment 8 class-size vote puts Florida lawmakers in a bind

11/05/2010 - Nevada GOP sends legislative icon packing

11/08/2010 - High-speed rail faces high-speed demise in Midwest

11/08/2010 - Rick Snyder picks a Democrat

11/08/2010 - Judge fights in Iowa, Illinois signal new era for retention elections

11/09/2010 - New state GOP leaders itching to get started

11/09/2010 - Vermont Senate next for veteran diplomat

11/09/2010 - Cuomo declines to back longtime House Speaker

11/10/2010 - Alaska's governor shakes up gas pipeline team

11/10/2010 - Putting the 'home' in nursing homes

11/10/2010 - Lone governor's race remains undecided

11/11/2010 - Massachusetts: The state that forgot to turn red

11/11/2010 - Lame-duck session scheduled in Pennsylvania

11/11/2010 - Conservatives battle for Tennessee House speakership

11/12/2010 - Reform collides with power in remap process

11/12/2010 - Massachusetts speaker reluctant to reprise gambling debate

11/15/2010 - With Rick Scott as governor, merit pay plan for Florida teachers may pass

11/15/2010 - A hidden side to New Jersey's privatization push

11/15/2010 - New governor takes office in West Virginia

11/16/2010 - Mississippi budget proposal: Sign of those to come?

11/16/2010 - Why rainy day funds can't always be used on rainy days

11/16/2010 - Deval Patrick asks his cabinet for resignation letters

11/17/2010 - Maine Republicans say they will end 'Dirigo' health care experiment

11/17/2010 - State legislative group lends backing to health care law

11/17/2010 - Illinois House speaker skeptical of income tax increase

11/18/2010 - Ohio race drew more GOP governors' money than any other

11/18/2010 - Trickle of Democratic legislators become Republicans

11/18/2010 - States look to Santa for revenue gift

11/19/2010 - With Medicaid waiver, California dives into health care reform

11/19/2010 - Steele faces revolt among GOP governors

11/19/2010 - Georgia's Nathan Deal hands off personal finances

11/22/2010 - Culver preempts Branstad by inking pay raise with Iowa union

11/22/2010 - Chris Christie is a role model to new governors, but do his cuts add up?

11/22/2010 - Uncertainty of Bush-era tax cuts leaves states in budget limbo

11/23/2010 - GOP right flexes muscles in state legislative maneuvering

11/23/2010 - Governors play no role in presidential elections, analysis finds

11/23/2010 - Pat Quinn rehires his old chief of staff as an adviser

11/24/2010 - Former North Carolina governor pleads guilty to felony

11/24/2010 - School reform engine may be losing momentum

11/29/2010 - In Missouri, getting serious about cost-cutting on campus

11/29/2010 - Recount begins in Minnesota

11/29/2010 - Cuomo's transition team heavy with lobbyists

11/30/2010 - Wisconsin lawmakers battle over union contracts

11/30/2010 - Arizona employer law nets immigrants, not companies

11/30/2010 - GOP takes the reins in Maine

December 2010

12/01/2010 - As newspapers shrink, journalists land jobs in state government

12/01/2010 - Cold medicines targeted in Missouri

12/01/2010 - Peter Shumlin picks a team of rivals

12/02/2010 - New governors in DC to meet with Obama

12/02/2010 - Newcomers will hold sway in many state legislatures

12/02/2010 - Snyder's Detroit outreach could include new office

12/03/2010 - Health care flares up as new governors visit Washington

12/03/2010 - Rhee is possible education commissioner for Florida's Scott

12/03/2010 - Future of popular Build America Bonds program in doubt

12/06/2010 - New budget cuts threaten school funding settlements

12/06/2010 - Texas sees 'no-win dilemma' in Medicaid

12/06/2010 - Oklahoma House Republicans question leader's conservatism

12/07/2010 - Kitzhaber proposes 10-year budgeting

12/07/2010 - Going to the mattresses over the bed tax

12/08/2010 - Mid-year budget gaps: $26.7 billion

12/08/2010 - What do governors look for in a chief of staff?

12/08/2010 - With Dayton's win, Minnesota tax fight looms

12/09/2010 - Jerry Brown weighs special budget election

12/09/2010 - Governors-elect plan low-budget inaugural celebrations

12/09/2010 - States to try outsourcing economic development

12/10/2010 - Study finds details lacking in economic development deals

12/10/2010 - Emptying the pork barrel would hit some states especially hard

12/10/2010 - Arizona's Brewer to request federal waiver to cut Medicaid

12/13/2010 - Maine Republican legislators contemplate end to labor committee

12/13/2010 - Stitching Medicare and Medicaid together

12/13/2010 - Washington special session: One day, $600 million cut

12/14/2010 - In Vermont, single-payer health care in a single state

12/14/2010 - Is health care ruling a game-changer?

12/14/2010 - Party switch gives Texas House Republicans supermajority

12/15/2010 - Mississippi considers pro bono mandate for lawyers

12/15/2010 - Democratic governors may join Obama team

12/15/2010 - Utah legislators skeptical of governor's tax proposal

12/16/2010 - States taking a closer look at controversial natural gas drilling method

12/16/2010 - Alabama ethics law angers teachers union

12/16/2010 - Arizona's next immigration debate: babies born in U.S.

12/16/2010 - Changes to 2012 election calendar in the works

12/17/2010 - In a first, Oklahoma uses different drug in execution

12/17/2010 - LePage struggles to fill Maine cabinet due to salary concerns

12/20/2010 - As their terms end, governors show mercy to lawbreakers

12/20/2010 - Legislatures expand training for new members

12/20/2010 - Republican to advise Democrat Kitzhaber on Oregon health policy

12/21/2010 - Private-school vouchers return to education agenda

12/21/2010 - Texas again leads nation in executions; Ohio a distant second

12/21/2010 - Jerry Brown to abolish California Inspector General office

12/22/2010 - Montana has least per-capita representation in the nation

12/22/2010 - Exemption debate looms over Cuomo's property tax cap

12/27/2010 - In New Year, seven states to hike minimum wage

12/27/2010 - South Carolina's Haley pushes tax cuts despite budget shortfall

12/28/2010 - New Year brings slew of new state laws

12/28/2010 - Kansas' Brownback hopes to have a charity inaugural ball

12/29/2010 - A pardon for Billy the Kid?

12/29/2010 - One last freebie splurge in Alabama

12/30/2010 - Sales, income taxes drive modest state revenue increases

12/30/2010 - Jerry Brown's tax plans come into focus

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