GOVERNING: State government news on politics, management & financ en-us GOVERNING magazine provides leading intelligence articles on management, policy and politics to help guide and inspire innovative leaders across state and local government. Wed, 19 Jun 18:26:33 PDT States to Offer Additional Subsidies on Health Exchanges http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-states-will-offer-additional-subsidies-on-health-exchanges.html Mon, 17 Jun 10:0:00 PDT At least three states will offer supplemental assistance to people purchasing health coverage on Obamacare's insurance marketplaces. Localities Push Pennsylvania to Reconsider Requiring People to Report Missing Guns http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-pennsylvania-bill-to-require-missing-gun-reporting-reconsidered.html Fri, 14 Jun 8:0:00 PDT After 30 municipalities passed laws requiring residents to tell police when their guns disappear, the legislature is reconsidering a statewide proposal that failed in 2008 to do just that. Report Says State Budget Surpluses Don't Mean That Much http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-nasbo-nga-budget-surplus-report.html Thu, 13 Jun 12:35:00 PDT A new report forecasts that most states will end the fiscal year in the black. But it may be too early to celebrate. Making Obamacare Work: California's Encouraging Start http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/col-affordable-care-act-obamacare-health-benefit-exchange-covered-california.html Thu, 13 Jun 8:0:00 PDT In creating its health-benefit exchange under the Affordable Care Act, California has gotten off to an encouraging start Will PRISM Hinder State and Local Open-Data Efforts? http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-will-prism-hinder-open-data-efforts.html Thu, 13 Jun 0:0:00 PDT The controversy surrounding the National Security Agency's online spying program, PRISM, has some state and local open-data proponents concerned it will negatively impact their image. What Tennessee Can Learn About Asking Employees to Reapply for Their Jobs http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-what-tennessee-can-learn-from-colorado-hillsborough-county.html Wed, 12 Jun 14:0:00 PDT Tennessee is asking its 1,600 IT employees to reapply for their jobs. The state may learn from Colorado and Hillsborough County, Fla., which have both overhauled their workforces in this way. The Strange Case of JobsOhio and Public Auditing of Private Firms http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-ohio-officials-battle-over-auditing-of-economic-development-money.html Mon, 10 Jun 10:0:00 PDT When the state auditor tried to subpoena records from a private firm using public money, the governor and legislature moved to stop him. Wisconsin Wants to Join States That Offer Private-School Tax Credits http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-states-extend-tax-credits-to-private-schools.html Mon, 10 Jun 0:0:00 PDT Wisconsin not only wants to join the more than handful of states that give families tax breaks for sending their kids to private schools, its lawmakers are proposing what would be the most generous tax deduction of them all. Education Reformers Clash over Charter-School Teacher Evaluations http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-reformers-clash-over-teacher-evaluations-and-charter-schools.html Fri, 7 Jun 10:0:00 PDT Some education reformers say mandated teacher evaluations infringe on the independence of charter schools. 4 State Legislatures Voted to Increase Speed Limits This Year http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-states-legislature-continue-to-raise-speed-limits.html Fri, 7 Jun 0:0:00 PDT In the last few months, lawmakers in four states have voted to increase speed limits. Studies show doing so doesn't cause more accidents, but critics say it makes them more severe.