• After Virginia's Transportation Plan Passes, Maryland Gov. Proposes His Own
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   March 5, 2013
• Gov. O'Malley's plan borrows many ideas from Virginia's sweeping overhaul, but differs in a couple key ways.

• Advancing the Debate: Why Legalize Sports Betting?
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   March 4, 2013
• New Jersey passed a law to legalize sports betting at casinos and race tracks, which is already allowed in four states. But the feds and major sports leagues have been working to block it.
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• Where Have All the Governors Gone?
• BY: Louis Jacobson   |   March 4, 2013
• Why don't more governors seek federal office?
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• Report Calls for Bigger State Role in Rail
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   March 1, 2013
• As Congress mulls future of Amtrak, a new Brookings study says state support of the rail system has contributed to its record ridership.
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• Transportation Committee Chairs Say They're Open to Ideas
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   February 28, 2013
• The highway bill was passed last year, but lawmakers are already discussing its successor.

• Sequestration Won't Hit Schools Immediately
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   February 28, 2013
• While the administration warns of sequestration's impact on education, most programs won't be affected this academic school year.

• Sequestration's Impact on Public Health
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   February 28, 2013
• If the automatic budget cuts are allowed to take full effect, public health advocates warn the impact on the safety net could be devastating.
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• Republicans Skeptical of FAA Sequestration Cuts
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   February 28, 2013
• House Republicans are trying to figure out if the scheduled budget cuts would be as devastating to air travelers as portrayed -- or if it's all just a scare tactic.
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• Revisiting and Replenishing Rainy Day Funds
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   February 28, 2013
• Rainy day funds were nearly washed away by the recession. What should states be doing about them now?

• Disability Rate Among Government Benefit Recipients Varies
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   February 28, 2013
• Nearly a third of all beneficiaries of income-based assistance from the federal government or states reported a disability in 2011.
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• The Tricky Business of Commercial Advertising in Public Places
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   March 2013
• Public transit systems have accepted advertising for a long time. But it’s not always without controversy.
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• Why States Keep Playing the Losing Tax-Incentive Game
• BY: William Fulton   |   March 2013
• Elected officials and experts aren’t sure if tax breaks actually create jobs. So why do they keep offering millions of dollars worth of subsidies to companies?

• Federalism from the Bottom Up
• BY: Peter Harkness   |   March 2013
• More than ever, the feds need states and local regions to take the lead in crafting promising new programs.

• New Rules Could Clear the Path to Pension Reform
• BY: Charles Chieppo   |   March 2013
• For most states, the new government accountability rules eliminate the main substantive barrier to moving toward less costly defined-contribution plans.
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• Why Haven’t States and Localities Capitalized on Great Management Ideas?
• BY: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene   |   March 2013
• When management meets politics, management is generally the loser. What can policymakers do to heighten the chances that a reform will, at least, be given the opportunity to succeed or fail?
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