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July - September 2008 News Stories
“Insurance Regulation: Study Examines States’ Efforts to Address Problems in Small Group Insurance Market”
[PDF]BNA’s Health Care Policy Report, September 29, 2008.
“Rockefeller expert lauds federalism in America”
[PDF]Fan Zhang, The Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, September 24, 2008.
“New pools make a splash all over area”
[PDF]Alan Morrell, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, NY, September 23, 2008.
“Lottery ticket sales, revenue drop in Maine”
[PDF]Mal Leary, Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME, September 22, 2008.
“Wall St. ills worsen state fiscal headaches”
[PDF]Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org,, September 19, 2008.
“Anti-Poverty Groups Seek Incease in Welfare Grant”
[PDF]Karen DeWitt, WXXI, Rochester, NY, September 18, 2008.
“NCCC board OK’s concept for $56 million renovation”
[PDF]Kim Smith Dedam, The Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, NY, September 18, 2008.
“Life on welfare gets tougher amid cutbacks: Study says most states have been reducing benefits for some time”
[PDF]Rick Karlin, Times Union, Albany, NY, September 17, 2008.
“Poverty gap among states widens”
[PDF]Christine Vestal, Stateline.org, September 16, 2008.
“State trails neighbor on Katrina recovery”
[PDF]Bill Minor, The Greenwood Commonwealth, Greenwood, MS, August 28, 2008.
“Why presidential elections matter to states”
[PDF]Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org, August 22, 2008.
“IT Budget Woes: CIOs Plug Fiscal Gap with Consolidation, Innovation”
[PDF]David Raths, Government Technology Magazine, August 21, 2008.
“Tax Report: A Tax Revolt Is Quietly Brewing In Some States”
[PDF]Tom Herman, The Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2008.
“Editorial: Lawmakers should make tough calls on spending”
[PDF]Hilton Head Island Packet, Hilton Head Island, SC, August 20, 2008.
“Government Keeps Hiring Amid Slowdown”
[PDF]Scott Stoddard, Investor’s Business Daily, August 18, 2008.
“State’s scores contradict in welfare study: Poverty drops; reform gets F”
[PDF]Sara Foss, The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, NY, August 17, 2008.
“Budget deficit equal to tax cuts: Shortfall a ‘perfect storm,’ state’s top economist says”
[PDF]Yvonne Wenger, Charleston Post-Courier, August 14, 2008.
“It’s Too Soon to Toast the End of Credit Crisis”
[PDF]Caroline Baum, Bloomberg.com Wire Service, August 13, 2008.
“Editorial: Hedging bets on casinos: Gaming report deserves slow and careful study”
[PDF]Worcester Telegram, Worcester, MA, August 11, 2008.
“Sales tax revenues soar”
[PDF]Tom Herman, Austin American-Statesman, August 9, 2008.
“Not Even 2% Fed Funds Help Munis Amid Record Rates”
[PDF]William Selway and Martin Z. Braun, Bloomberg.com, August 7, 2008.
“EDITORIAL: The questions on merger are answered”
[PDF]The Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, NY, August 6, 2008.
“Buzz grows over state tax holidays: Tax-free days cost states money but can prod lagging American spending”
[PDF]Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, August 6, 2008.
“Healing the scars: A new report looks at the long road to recovery from a disaster”
[PDF]Brendan Schlauch, Governing, August 2008.
“Wheel of Less Fortune: Betting on games of chance is off and so is the state's take”
[PDF]Brendan Schlauch, Governing, August 2008.
“N.Y. Governor Cuts $630M from Agencies”
[PDF]Ted Phillips, The Bond Buyer, July 31, 2008.
“States face tough choices as budget crisis deepens”
[PDF]Juliet Williams, Associated Press, July 31, 2008.
“The State Higher Ed Picture, 2007”
[PDF]Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed, July 30, 2008.
“State faces tight times: Paterson to reiterate need for possibly drastic measures to make up for revenue shortfalls”
[PDF]Rick Karlin, The Times Union, Albany, NY, July 29, 2008.
“Report: No Merit in Merger of NCCC, CCC”
[PDF]Jacob Resnick, WNBZ-AM, Saranac Lake, NY, July 29, 2008.
“Report: Don't merge community colleges: Study suggests the colleges collaborate more, but some school officials say that advice isn't helpful”
[PDF]Emily Hunkler, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Saranac Lake, NY, July 29, 2008.
“Study doesn't recommend CCC, NCCC merge”
[PDF]Stephen Bartlett, The Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, NY, July 29, 2008.
“Struggling to Stay Afloat”
[PDF]Suzanne Perry, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, July 24, 2008.
“Is this the year dysfunction trumps incumbency? Trends bode ill for state lawmakers, some say”
[PDF]Rick Karlin, The Times Union, Albany, NY, July 21, 2008.
“State legislators consider increasing income taxes on the wealthy”
[PDF]Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times, July 18, 2008.
“A big miss.take; The Port of Gulfport is preparing to spend $600 million in housing-related block grants on its facility. N.O. port officials cry foul, saying that federal financing of its competitor is....”
[PDF]Jen DeGregorio, The Times-Pacayune, New Orleans, LA, July 13, 2008.
“Report: No Merit in Merger of NCCC, CCC”
[PDF]Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press, July 11, 2008.
“New Report Finds State Revenues Soaring: States across the nation may soon need to cut government services as their tax revenues shrink, but West Virginia has so far turned out to be one of the exceptions”
[PDF]Walt Williams, The State Journal, Charleston, WV, July 10, 2008.
“States Scramble to Pay the Bills. They're in a big bind, and budget shortfalls could linger for years”
[PDF]Anne Kates Smith, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, August 2008.
“Report: No Merit in Merger of NCCC, CCC”
[PDF]Paul Grondahl, The Times Union, Albany, NY, July 9, 2008.
“N.Y. Goes Nowhere on Range of Issues”
[PDF]Ted Phillips, The Bond Buyer, July 7, 2008.
“Guest Editorial: Taking A New Look At Gambling”
[PDF]Wheeling News-Register, Wheeling, WV, July 6, 2008.
“Opinion: Lawmakers Reckless With Arizona's Budget”
[PDF]Robert Robb, The Arizona Republic, July 6, 2008.
“2008 will test the wisdom of Pa.'s budget strategy”
[PDF]Marc Levy, Associated Press, July 6, 2008.
“Parties avoid taxes as solution”
[PDF]Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno, NV, July 5, 2008.
“Report: State's gambling take comprised 2.9% of budget in '06”
[PDF]Tom Wanamaker, The Catskill Daily Mail, Catskill, NY, July 5, 2008.
“State's gambling push outrageous”
[PDF]Beth Paschall, Palos Heights, Chicago Sun-Times, July 3, 2008.
“1Q Losses in State Tax Revenue Could Spark Budget Cuts”
[PDF]Lynne Funk, The Bond Buyer, July 3, 2008.
“Economic outlook says West Virginia won't suffer as much as other states”
[PDF]Jake Stump, Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, July 2, 2008.
“State revenues targets as economy sours: Decrease in consumer spending could mean continued shortfalls”
[PDF]Sharon Smith, The Patriot-News, July 2, 2008.
“U.S. states consider budget shortfalls”
[PDF]United Press International and Moldova.org, July 2, 2008.
“Kan. June taxes again short of expectations”
[PDF]Associated Press, July 2, 2008.
“Is Arizona economy 1 of the worst?”
[PDF]Robert Robb, The Arizona Republic, July 2, 2008.
“Analysis Shows State Tax Revenues Still in Decline in First Quarter of 2008”
[PDF]Gerald B. Silverman, Daily Tax Report, July 2, 2008.
“Kan. taxes short of expectations again in June”
[PDF]John Hanna, Associated Press, July 1, 2008.
“States Going From Bad to Worse”
[PDF]Conor Dougherty, The Wall Street Journal Blog, July 1, 2008.
“Many U.S. states may have to cut budgets-report”
[PDF]Joan Gralla, Reuters News Service, July 1, 2008.
“Budget Pain Hits States, With Relief Not in Sight”
[PDF]Jennifer Steinhauer, The New York Times, July 1, 2008.
