Federal News
- Job Skills Gap a Growing Concern in Cities
- Cities coming out of the recession are facing new challenges with matching their workforce to available jobs, a problem that could be an early indicator of a growing national problem.
- Arizona Presses Ahead on Border Fence Despite Obstacles
- After nearly two years of preparation, an Arizona state senator says a plan will be unveiled in a few weeks to build a fence along the border with Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants.
- Sequester Squeezes Massachusetts Judiciary
- Nationwide, the judiciary’s budget has been cut nearly $350 million for the 2013 fiscal year, leading to the layoffs or involuntary furloughs of 2,000 employees, according to the court system.
- Sequestration Cuts into Scientific Research
- Federal agencies pour billions each year into university research. With less federal money to spend, some Ph.D. programs are delaying admissions decisions, while others have already cut positions amid the uncertainty.
- Utah Governor Delays Guest-Worker Law from Taking Effect
- The program was scheduled to take effect in July, but it's now postponed for two years, due to optimism for immigration reform at the federal level.
- Prescription Drug Deaths Rise Despite Efforts to Combat Abuse
- Despite efforts by law enforcement and public health officials to curb prescription drug abuse, drug-related deaths in the United States have continued to rise, the latest data show.
- 13 States Seek Contraceptive Exemption to Obamacare
- Thirteen attorneys general believe any employer who says he or she objects to contraception should not have to provide contraceptive coverage.
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- Feds Accuse Oregon of Segregating Disabled in Sheltered Jobs
- Oregon unlawfully segregates people with disabilities in sheltered workshops instead of providing them more work opportunities in the public midst, federal authorities allege.
- Hazleton a Test Case for GOP's Immigration Stance
- The Pennsylvania city presents a test case of whether the party risks leaving behind a critical part of its core constituency: white working-class voters for whom illegal immigration stirs visceral reactions.
- Gov. Pence Pushes Controversial Healthy Indiana Plan to Expand Medicaid
- If Washington doesn’t agree to allow the state to alter Medicaid to fit the Healthy Indiana Plan — which could happen — Medicaid would not be expanded and the state would forgo $10.5 billion in federal aid through 202
- States Lose Millions in Mineral Revenue Under Sequestration
- The sequester will cost energy states tens of millions of dollars in mineral revenues, a move that has sparked anger — and surprise — among some state officials who say they should have been informed sooner.
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- Florida Governor Calls for Obama to Pay Up on Port Improvements
- Ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to the Port of Miami, Florida Gov. Rick Scott criticized him and the federal government for not paying their share of port improvement projects costs in the state.
- Wisconsin Governor on Gay Marriage: Let States Decide
- As the nation's highest court considers two gay marriage cases, Gov. Scott Walker backed Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage but also said the issue should be left to states to decide.
- Nevada May OK Betting on Federal Elections
- The bill's sponsor said betting on the presidential election was “one of the biggest moneymakers [for the government] in all of betting outside the United States."
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- EPA Warns of Poor U.S. Water Quality
- More than half of the nation’s thousands of miles of rivers and streams are plagued by poor water quality, including harmful nutrient pollution and mercury, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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GOVERNING Data
- Gay Marriage States Map
- Map shows state laws legalizing or prohibiting gay marriage and civil unions.
- 2012 Population Estimates for Metro Areas
- Public Transit Agency Ridership Statistics
- Average Tax Refund by State
- Which Services Are Citizens Most, Least Satisfied With?
- 2013 State of the State Speeches Word Cloud
Events & Webinars
- It’s A Paperless, Paperless World..... Thinking Outside the Box to Gain Efficiencies through Prepaid Cards
- April 23, 2013
- Public sector organizations are under intense scrutiny to operate as efficiently and effectively as possible and with maximum transparency. An important consideration is the way in which payments are made and managed. Prepaid cards can offer flexibility, security and accountability to governments as a method of dispersing benefits, healthcare and social care payments, child benefits and housing benefits to their constituents.
- GOVERNING - Michigan Leadership Forum 2013
- May 1, 2013
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