• Minnesota Misery
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   October 19, 2009
• Like many states, the North Star State is facing tough times. The state's Department of Management and Budget says spending has been reduced in real...
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• The 5 Reforms Minnesota Should Do Right Now
• Posted By: Craig Westover |   October 19, 2009
• In its next budgeting biennium, 2011-2012, Minnesota faces a projected $6-7 billion structural budget deficit. That problem can no longer be solved through the old...
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• Fixing Arizona
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   October 12, 2009
• Like many states, the Grand Canyon state is facing some tough choices. An article below from the Goldwater Institute offers their ideas for some reforms...
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• Five Reforms Arizona Should Adopt Immediately
• Posted By: Byron Schlomach |   October 12, 2009
• Arizona's general revenue spending currently is about $3.3 billion more than its ongoing revenues. Money-saving strategies are a must. But reducing spending need not mean cutting...
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• King County, Washington - Furloughs Make for Extra-Long Long Weekends
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   October 6, 2009
• The situation was dire. In the fall of 2008, King County Washington, the state's most populous county which includes the city of Seattle, was facing an...
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• 5 Reasons Why the Feds Shouldn't Bail Out CA
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   August 31, 2009
• Even before California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger began issuing IOU's in July, some pundits (Michael Maiello, for one) were calling on President Obama to bail out...
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• Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   August 26, 2009
• The dog days of August are upon us, and everybody, including President Obama, is on vacation. But government never stops working--sort of. Both Chicago and...
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• Obama, Goldsmith meet urban entrepreneurs
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   July 22, 2009
• In July, President Barack Obama held a meeting in the White House, bringing together some of the nation's most distinguished social innovators. Stephen Goldsmith, who...
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• States in State of Shock
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   June 19, 2009
• A budget crunch often offers an opportunity to introduce cost-saving efficiencies that would otherwise be too politically difficult to achieve. This blog entry was going...
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• California: State On Hold
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   June 18, 2009
• In January, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger basically refused to give his State of the State Address during his State of the State Address: "It doesn't make...
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