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jgoodman's picture
January 1, 2010
States Weigh Pot Reform
With the feds turning a blind eye to medical marijuana use, could states take pot reform a step further?
December 3, 2009
The Buck Stops Where?
Plus: The jargon divide, even more questionable stimulus spending, and more
jgoodman's picture
November 4, 2009
Maine Voters Reject Gay Marriage
Spending limits are overturned in Maine and Washington State as Ohio voters give the OK to casinos.
jgoodman's picture
March 31, 2009
Uneven Stimulus
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.
February 2, 2009
Minding the Detailers
Drug companies spend $23 billion a year marketing pharmaceuticals to America’s doctors. More and more states are challenging them.
October 19, 2008
Dressing Up Online Elections
Easy-to-use, navigable state election Web sites are important. The study, "Being Online is Not Enough," finds that most state's election sites are inadequate.
September 30, 2008
Breakdown
We know how best to care for the mentally ill. But most states lack the political will to coordinate and fund services.
March 1, 2008
Splitting an Affinity
In some places, residents identify with their state, while in others there isn’t that bond. Does it matter?
January 1, 2008
The Prescription Proscription
Many states are making it hard for data-mining companies to use Rx information for marketing purposes.
September 19, 2007
Leaf Peeking Goes High-Tech
As visitors from all over the world come to see the fall colors, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have taken their foliage reports high-tech, letting visitors keep track of the changing colors by mobile and e-mail alerts and computerized maps.
April 30, 2007
Pantry Politics
Whenever the revenue picture in most states is relatively bright, grocery taxes inevitably emerge as a political issue in those places that still impose them.
zpatton's picture
March 1, 2007
The Bench and the Ballot Box
State methods for selecting high court judges.
jgoodman's picture
January 1, 2007
Blue Challenge
Democrats hold power now in places where they have been on the outside a long time. The question is what they will do with it.
jgoodman's picture
January 1, 2007
What Makes New Hampshire Tick?
Every state has its eccentricities, but, more than most, New Hampshire's center on politics.