Zach Patton

Recent Articles

• Stimulus Slowdown: States Lag, Jobs Sag
• Sep 29, 2010
• Some states are taking their time spending stimulus highway dollars, and jobs aren't being created as quickly as the feds had hoped.
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• Fiscal Fallout for States if Bush Tax Cuts Expire
• Sep 22, 2010
• Allowing the Bush-era cuts to expire will benefit some states while hurting others.
• 1 Comments

• 'Secure Communities': Mandate or Not?
• Sep 7, 2010
• The feds say participation in the "Secure Communities" initiative is voluntary, but can cities really opt out?
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• Colorado Springs' Do-It-Yourself Government
• Sep 1, 2010
• The citizens of Colorado Springs must decide how much they want from their government, and how much they're willing to pay for it.
• 49 Comments

• States Eager to Spend Federal Education Money Outside Classroom
• Aug 31, 2010
• Some states are looking for ways to spend federal stimulus cash that was intended for schools in completely different ways.
• 1 Comments

• Federal Stem Cell Ban: Which States Benefit?
• Aug 25, 2010
• Now that a federal judge has halted government funding for embryonic stem cell research, the field is at a standstill. But one state stands to benefit.
• 2 Comments

• Even With Stimulus Cash, Schools Aren't Rehiring
• Aug 24, 2010
• The federal government has sent billions in extra stimulus money to states for the purpose of rehiring educators and school administrators. But states are skittish.
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• GAO: Fiscal Pressures Threaten Intergovernmental Programs
• Aug 19, 2010
• A recent report from the Government Accountability Office says states' financial woes will ultimately make it harder for the federal government to deliver services.
• 1 Comments

• Chicago's Transit Chief
• Jun 30, 2010
• Transit Chief Richard Rodriguez combats a monumental fiscal crisis.
• 5 Comments

• Bringing Home the Bacon
• Jun 22, 2010
• In a small town in Michigan, the pig on top of the Oink Joint -- made famous in the movie "Whip It" -- gets new life as a charity fund-raiser.

• It Pays to Assume You're Not Getting Paid
• Jun 16, 2010
• Some states are waiting with bated breath to see if Congress denies a federal boost in Medicaid spending. But few places are resting easy, since they never assumed they'd get the money in the first place.
• 1 Comments

• The Value of Movie Tax Incentives
• Jun 1, 2010
• States spend billions on incentives to lure film productions away from Hollywood. Some say it's gone too far.
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• Debt Concerns Could Affect State Aid
• May 19, 2010
• Concerns over the mounting national debt could hamper efforts in Congress to provide aid to cash-strapped states.

• White House Fights Senate Dems on States' Rights
• May 14, 2010
• A bipartisan group of Senators is moving to limit states' abilities to regulate financial transactions. The White House is pushing back, states are the best regulators for local markets.
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• Affordable Housing Funds Hit the Ground
• May 11, 2010
• A residential complex in Washington, D.C., is set to begin renovations into affordable housing using federal dollars to help fund state and local housing projects that have been stalled by the recession. The project is one of the nation's first to be funded by a new Treasury bond program.