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  • Public Preschool's Test Case: Oklahoma
  • In 1998, Oklahoma lawmakers passed one of the nation's first state-funded preschool programs for all 4-year-olds.


  • Feds Approve Another Round of Health Exchanges
  • The feds gave conditional approvals for exchanges in Michigan, Iowa, New Hampshire and West Virginia, bringing to 24 the number of states approved to partially or fully run their exchanges.


  • Odd Allies Join Forces to Fight Municipal Bond Taxes
  • The push for reliable roads and bridges is bringing together a strange-bedfellows coalition: not only cities and counties whose economies rely on such projects but also soybean farmers, truckers and state transit advocates.

  • California, on Brink of Recovery, Braces for Setback in Federal Aid
  • As the $85 billion in spending cuts slowly roll out nationwide, California officials are girding themselves for a blow not only to the state’s large military industry but also to its nascent economic recovery.


  • Pension Transparency Fight Brewing on Capitol Hill
  • Public pension managers are gearing up for another battle against what they say would be costly -- and unnecessary -- accounting disclosure requirements being floated on Capitol Hill even as new disclosure rules take effect this summer.
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  • Obama Clarifies Multistate Health Insurance Plan Rules
  • Federal officials said insurers that get a contract to offer a so-called multistate plan will have to adhere to most of the insurance laws in each state, but in some cases they would be allowed to use a federally approved package of benefits rather than replicating ones set for each state.

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