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Nebraska

December 3, 2009
Plus: The jargon divide, even more questionable stimulus spending, and more
November 19, 2009
Plus: Unreported swine flu stats, outsourced water bills, and more
October 1, 2009
From sex to driving to juvenile justice to drinking, state and local laws send young people mixed messages about their own maturity. Is there a better way?
jgoodman's picture
April 1, 2009
The feds are dumping piles of stimulus dollars on all 50 states, but when you look behind the 11-digit numbers, some interesting disparities emerge. Through subtle decisions and complicated formulas, Congress is showering more largesse on some places than others. Take the $48 billion intended to stabilize shaky state budgets. The bulk is for education, so Congress divvied up the funds partially on the basis of each state's school-age population. The result: States with more young people get more money.
jgoodman's picture
October 1, 2008
Legislators can’t make unwanted ballot measures go away. But they can put them through some extra hoops.
November 1, 2007
Plus: Why to avoid group e-mails, taxing other states' muni bonds, and more
zpatton's picture
March 1, 2007
State methods for selecting high court judges.