June 2004
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In this prolonged fiscal crisis, every state has cut into social
programs. But what is happening in Minnesota suggests a new direction
entirely.
When Big Tobacco began paying states billions of dollars a year, making good on a landmark legal settlement, many governments took their share straight to the bond market.
In an era of uncertainty, states and localities are looking to some
unusual options.
Cars that can run on both gasoline and electric power are a hot item
in government these days.
In response to security concerns, many states have been quick to add
exemptions to their open-government laws.
