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Should Universities Move Away From a Liberal Arts Education?
Posted By: Dylan Scott | April 29, 2013
Some governors have proposed prioritizing funding for high-demand degrees in science and technology fields.
Categories: View , Education
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Why States Are Using Welfare to Pay for Housing
Posted By: J.B. Wogan | April 29, 2013
A program to lift people out of homelessness under President Obama's stimulus package yielded some encouraging early results, but lacks a long-term funding source. Some states are turning to welfare.
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State Pre-K Funding Hits Historic Low as Obama Pushes Universal Plan
Posted By: Dylan Scott | April 29, 2013
As Obama pushes for universal preschool, a new report shows that states endured a historic drop in pre-K funding last year, and enrollment stagnated for the first time in years.
Categories: View , Education
1 Comments

Ariz. May be 2nd State to OK Gold, Silver Currency
Posted By: Liz Farmer | April 24, 2013
Ditching dollars for gold has become a popular notion among some conservative leaders and pundits (perhaps most notably Glenn Beck) in recent years.
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Conservatives Target Illinois for Job Poaching
Posted By: Dylan Scott | April 23, 2013
Red states are trying to convince businesses to leave Illinois as the state struggles economically and fiscally.
Categories: View , Economic Development
10 Comments

Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Waste
Posted By: Bob Graves | April 22, 2013
An engineering feat more than a century ago created a host of problems for communities that depend on Lake Michigan for their water. But those problems also present opportunities.
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2 Comments

Retiree Health-Care Benefits: The Next Shoe to Drop?
Posted By: Liz Farmer | April 22, 2013
The rising cost of health care for retirees may force states and localities to make wholesale changes to their pension health plans.
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7 Comments

Is Raising the Gas Tax Truly Politically Unpalatable?
Posted By: Ryan Holeywell | April 22, 2013
It's conventional wisdom in Washington that voters won't support a gas tax hike or a vehicle miles traveled fee. A new study suggests that long-held belief is wrong.
Categories: FedWatch , Transportation, Infrastructure & Land Use , View , Transportation & Infrastructure
8 Comments

Tying Welfare Benefits to Grades Meets Resistance in Tennessee
Posted By: J.B. Wogan | April 22, 2013
Should welfare benefits be tethered to a students' performance in school? One Tennessee legislator thinks so, but he's gotten national backlash for his proposal.
Categories: View , Health and Human Services
5 Comments

Has Pension Reform Gone Too Far?
Posted By: Liz Farmer | April 19, 2013
Faced with growing pension gaps, states and localities in recent years have reacted with sweeping reforms.
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