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April - June 2008 News Stories
“Federalism is Good for You”
[PDF]Richard P. Nathan, Policy & Practice, American Public Human Services Association, June 2008.
“The Next Victim of the Real Estate Crisis: As the economy stalls, state and local governments will see less tax revenue roll in. Get ready for cuts in services”
[PDF]Prashant Gopal, Business Week, June 30, 2008.
“UVU's prestige may leave some out, critics say ‘Pecking order of elitism’ puts low-income, unprepared-for-college students at risk”
[PDF]Ben Fulton, The Salt Lake Tribune, June 29, 2008.
“Governor's First 100 Days of Tumult, Trial”
[PDF]Michael Gormley, Associated Press, June 26, 2008.
“Editorial: Odds are against using gambling revenue”
[PDF]Chicago Daily Herald, June 26, 2008.
“Capitol stirring again with calls for bigger sales tax: Some want to end property taxes; others say wait and see”
[PDF]Kate Alexander, Austin American-Statesman, June 24, 2008.
“Editorial: West Viriginia must break its reliance on gambling revenue”
[PDF]Huntington Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, WV, June 23, 2008.
“Editorial: Gambling cash should cut debt”
[PDF]Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, June 23, 2008.
“Study urges wariness of state gambling revenue: Economy hurting industry, report says”
[PDF]Ashley Wiehle, Chicago Tribune, June 22, 2008.
“Gambling revenue declining”
[PDF]Ken Dixon, The Connecticut Post, June 20, 2008.
“Lessons from Katrina: What a new study of Gulf Coast recovery effort teaches Iowa”
[PDF]Matthew Philips, Newsweek Web Exclusive, June 19, 2008.
“No more gambling revenue ‘bonanza’ for states-study”
[PDF]Jim Christie, Reuters News Service, June 19, 2008.
“W.Va. leads in gambling growth as share of revenue”
[PDF]Lawrence Mesina, The Associated Press, BusinessWeek, June 19, 2008.
“Weak economy squeezing more states”
[PDF]Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org, June 19, 2008.
“W.Va. tops states in gambling revenue growth”
[PDF]The Associated Press, The Charleston Gazette, June 19, 2008.
“Tax hikes rare among states — so far”
[PDF]Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org, June 12, 2008.
“Tax Report: States Move To Cut, Cap Property Taxes”
[PDF]Martin A. Vaughan, The Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2008.
“Medicare Reimbursement Cuts”
[WMV]WMHT-TV, June 8, 2008.
“Storm recovery: New report finds progress in Gulf communities”
[PDF]Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, NY, June 4, 2008
“Report: Have plans, liaisons in place before disaster”
[PDF]The Associated Press, June 3, 2008.
“Acting Lieutenant Governor, AKA Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, Speaks of his Experiences”
[PDF]Karen DeWitt, WXXI, Rochester, NY, May 30, 2008.
“For Bruno, the race is on ... almost”
[PDF]Irene Jay Liu, Times Union, May 30, 2008.
“Silver The Tie-Breaker?”
[PDF]Elizabeth Benjamin, New York Daily News Blog, May 29, 2008.
“Bruno: No need to select a lieutenant governor quickly”
[PDF]Jay Gallagher, Binghamton Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, NY, May 29, 2008.
“Three Options To Be Proposed For Universal Health Care”
[PDF]E.B. Solomont, The New York Sun, May 29, 2008.
“Isle colleges affordable, uncrowded”
[PDF]Craig Gima, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, May 26, 2008.
“Two-year schools rate high”
[PDF]Valerie Wells, Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg, MS, May 20, 2008.
“Community college are top notch”
[PDF]Democrat Editorial Board, The Natchez Democrat, Natchez, MS, May 20, 2008.
“States debate whether to dip into their rainy day funds”
[PDF]Andrew Welsh-Huggins, The Associated Press, May 19, 2008.
“Taser Imperiled by Shrinking Police Budgets, Rising Short Sales”
[PDF]Meg Tirrell, Bloomberg.com, May 18, 2008.
“Report ranks Iowa juco system among the top in the nation”
[PDF]AUTHOR, The Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, May 16, 2008.
“Study Finds Varying Community-College Enrollments Among States”
[PDF]Kate Moser, The Chronicle of Higher Education News Blog, May 15, 2008.
“How States Make Use (or Not) of Community Colleges”
[PDF]Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, May 15, 2008.
“Mexican Immigrants Prove Slow to Fit In: Why Mexicans assimilate at rates lower than newcomers from other parts of the world”
[PDF]Bret Schulte, U.S. News & World Report, May 15, 2008.
“My View: City-suburb connection: an important link”
[PDF]David J. Wright, The Indianapolis Star, May 13, 2008.
“New York’s local governments need to join current century”
[PDF]Robert Ward, The Post Star, Glens Falls, NY, May 11, 2008.
“Tennessee sales tax slumps in current downturn”
[PDF]Dave Flessner, Chattanooga Times Free Press, May 11, 2008.
“Citigroup Leads Wall Street Drive to Hurt Taxpayers (Update2)”
[PDF]Michael McDonald, Bloomberg.com, May 9, 2008.
“New York’s Surplus Governments”
[PDF]Robert B. Ward, New York Post, May 8, 2008.
“Decline linked to stumbling economy: Sales tax revenues drop in some counties”
[PDF]Joe Maher, The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, NY, May 6, 2008.
“State’s budget woes may continue: Shortfall could shed up to $585 million next year”
[PDF]Theo Emery, The Tennessean, May 2, 2008.
“Sudeep Reddy”
[PDF]The Wall Street Journal, May 1, 2008.
“State hiring curbs may chill hot market for government staff”
[PDF]International Herald Tribune, The Associated Press, May 1, 2008.
“Norm for cities: Enrich state, see less benefit”
[PDF]Evan S. Benn, The Miami Herald, April 27, 2008.
“State is positioned to manage budget”
[PDF]Dave Goetz, The Tennessean, April 19, 2008.
“State AGs grapple with plummeting revenue, increased costs”
[PDF]Chris Rizo, LegalNewsLine.com, April 8, 2008.
“Rockefeller: Faltering tax revenues puts squeeze on NY”
[PDF]Aramis M. Grant, The Legislative Gazette, April 7, 2008.
“Health wise: Despite slumping economy, state cannot abandon reform”
[PDF]Courtney Burke, Times Union, April 6, 2008.
“The states’ budgets: Time to turn out the lights”
[PDF]The Economist, April 3, 2008.
“Muni Losses May Put Taxpayers on Hook for $7 Billion”
[PDF]Martin Z. Braun and Jeremy R. Cooke, Bloomberg.com, April 3, 2008.
“Economic woes hit state budgets: Soaring inflation and shrinking tax revenues will make it tougher for at least 25 states to fund public services”
[PDF]Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, April 2, 2008.
“Tight budgets, rising costs squeeze states”
[PDF]Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org, April 2, 2008.
“Economic Downturn Hits State Budgets, Affects Funding for Health Care California”
[PDF]California Healthline.com, April 2, 2008.
“Expert: States Should Expect Less Revenues”
[PDF]RTT News, April 1, 2008
“Slipping Tax Revenues Pinch State Budgets”
[PDF]Conor Dougherty, The Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2008.
“State Revenues Weakest in Nearly 5 Years, Report Says”
[PDF]Sara Hebel, The Chronicle of Higher Education News Blog, April 1, 2008.
