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- 45 State Officials Have Ties to Fracking Industry in Pa.
- Many of the state's policymakers and regulators have come from or go straight to jobs in the oil and gas industry they oversee, according to a report that questions the impacts of such a "revolving door" on public policy decisions.
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- Flawed F-35 Fighter Too Big to Kill as Lockheed Hooks 45 States
- It counts 1,300 suppliers in 45 states supporting 133,000 jobs.
- 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.
- Illinois' Fracking Deal May be National Model
- The Illinois model might also offer a template to other states seeking to carve out a middle ground between energy companies that would like free rein and environmental groups that want to ban the practice entirely.
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- Government Technology Names Top 25 Innovators
- Governing's sister publication recognize the hardest working and most innovative individuals in the public sector.
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- To Aid Utah's Air Pollution Problem, Leaders Promote Natural Gas
- After weeks of protests and criticism over pollution and inversions, Gov. Gary Herbert and legislative leaders unveiled several bills that aim to increase the number of natural-gas powered vehicles.
- Online Gambling Legalized in New Jersey
- After conditionally vetoing the bill earlier, Gov. Chris Christie signed a measure allowing internet gambling in Atlantic City, a move his administration expects to provide a lifeline to the struggling seaside resort.
- Offshore Wind Energy Lacks Sufficient State Support
- Inconsistent tax and grant policies and the need for state government buy-in remain challenges for the energy resource.
- Red-Light Cameras Keep Popping Up Despite Public, Legislative Outcry
- This year, lawmakers in 22 states have filed more than 100 bills dealing with traffic cameras.
- Opposition to Online Sales Tax Bill in Congress Wanes
- The tech industry’s passion for opposing the issue has waned.
- California Sex Offenders Disarming GPS Trackers Themselves
- Thousands of paroled child molesters, rapists and other high-risk sex offenders in California are removing or disarming their court-ordered GPS tracking device.
- Fracking Debate Heating Up in States
- Some lawmakers want to open up their states to fracking, while others hope to impose moratoriums.
- Maryland Police DNA Case Heads to U.S. Supreme Court
- The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over whether to restrict police in collecting DNA to solve crimes.
- Nevada Races to Pass Online Gaming Bill Before New Jersey
- The new law allows Nevada to move ahead with online poker in the absence of federal action and to join in interstate compacts that would expand the customer base for Nevada casinos.
- Municipal-Broadband Battle Spreads to Georgia
- Georgia is the latest battleground in a conflict pitting big-name telecommunications providers against local governments looking to get into the Internet business to provide better connectivity for residents.
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- High-Performance Government - Building "Better, Faster, Cheaper"
- June 20, 2013
- Nationally, six straight years of revenue declines have put enormous pressure on state and local governments, nevertheless, some are thriving. Standard & Poor's, the credit-rating agency, reports that it issued more bond upgrades than downgrades in 2012.
- Health Care Reform is Here: Are You Ready for the Rush?
- June 27, 2013
- The Medicaid expansion and the Affordable Care Act are in full swing. With the influx of people who will be applying for benefits and the ACA requirement for online enrollment, it is more important than ever to verify the identities of those accessing benefits up front.
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