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• 43 States Get Share of $3B Health Fraud Settlement
• Jul 16, 2012
• Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay a record $3 billion to resolve charges of illegally marketing certain prescription drugs and overcharging government programs including Medicaid.

• Iowa Governor Blasts Pentagon Air National Guard Cuts
• Jul 13, 2012
• Just days before he and other governors are scheduled to meet with Pentagon brass, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad attacked the Defense Department for failing to work with governors on plans to drastically cut the size of the Air National Guard.

• Pennsylvania Struggles to Help Financially Distressed Cities
• Jul 12, 2012
• Pennsylvania has an ambitious program aimed at fixing the finances of troubled cities. In most cases, it doesn’t accomplish a lot.
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• Nearly 1/2 of GOP Govs May Reject Medicaid Expansion
• Jul 11, 2012
• More than a dozen Republican governors, including Rick Perry of Texas, have said they will or suggested they might decline to expand their Medicaid program.
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• New Anti-Abortion Strategy Successful in States
• Jul 9, 2012
• The past few months have seen a flurry of new state laws restricting abortion, most of them based on the concept of “fetal pain.”
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• Union Work Rules at Issue in Detroit
• Jul 6, 2012
• As the city's workforce shrinks, labor and political leaders face tough questions about how to make do with the employees they have left. Antiquated work rules are at the heart of the dispute.

• Detroit and Michigan Attempt to Work Together
• Jul 5, 2012
• The state of Michigan and its largest city have pledged cooperation to keep the city afloat. But neither quite trusts the other.

• Pennsylvania Bars Harrisburg Bankruptcy
• Jul 3, 2012
• The financially strapped city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, will have to wait until at least November 30 before it can file for bankruptcy — that’s the decision from the state legislature and Governor Tom Corbett.

• Teach for America Alums Run for Office over Union Objections
• Jun 27, 2012
• Some alumni from the teaching program are making runs for state office. Many are facing opposition from teachers’ unions.
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• Nuclear Cost Recovery Laws at Issue in States
• Jun 25, 2012
• Charging ratepayers for nuclear plant construction made sense to many legislatures a few years ago. Attitudes have shifted since then.

• Fueled by Oil Boom, North Dakota Surplus to Hit $2 Billion
• Jun 21, 2012
• Thanks in large part to a boom in oil production, the state’s budget reserves are expected to top $2 billion by the end of June 30, 2013, the end of the two-year budget cycle, according to new figures.
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• Natural Gas Boom Strains State Regulators
• Jun 20, 2012
• To keep pace with a surge of natural gas drilling, Ohio is looking to triple its staff of well inspectors. In many other states, though, inspection teams remain small while wells go unchecked, Stateline reports.

• Florida, West Virginia Protect Against Stalkers
• Jun 18, 2012
• State lawmakers took aim at stalkers this session by creating more ways for victims to get protection. But questions remain about enforcement of the orders.

• North Dakota Voters Avoid Tax, Sioux Controversies
• Jun 13, 2012
• The state's voters shied away from several controversies at the polls Tuesday, including bids to end property taxes and to prevent the University of North Dakota from dropping its “Fighting Sioux” mascot, Stateline reports.

• Civil Service Reform Passes in 3 States
• Jun 12, 2012
• Arizona, Colorado and Tennessee have made major changes to the personnel policies that govern the public workforce.