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Federal Grants to States Subject to Sequester Vary Widely Across Program Areas
Infographic: How budget cuts under the sequester could impact states. more
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- Stateline Story
Automatic Defense Cuts Will Deal Blow to States
A Stateline analysis shows automatic defense spending reductions will hit defense contractors hard. This sector comprises as much as 8 percent of some state economies. more
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February 28, 2013
Sequester Will Impact States
Pew's Anne Stauffer, an expert in the federal-state fiscal relationship, discusses the challenges policymakers face and how the sequester impacts states differently. more
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- Stateline Story
States in Recovery: Revenues
For nearly half the states, recovery is tenuous, with revenues still below peak levels before the recession. more
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- Stateline Story
Deep Divide Apparent as Supreme Court Considers Voting Rights Act
The justices divided along ideological lines in the Voting Rights Act case, leaving the outcome in doubt. more
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- Stateline Story
Supreme Court to Weigh States’ Rights vs. Voting Rights
States’ rights will once again take center stage at the Supreme Court Wednesday as arguments are heard over a challenge to the Voting Rights Act. more
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- Stateline Story
States with Heavy Military Presence Hurt Hardest
The White House published a 50-state list of potential impacts from the automatic budget cuts known as sequestration. States that rely heavily on military spending would be hurt worst.
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- Fiscal Federalism Initiative
Federal Grants to States Subject to Sequester Vary Widely Across Program Areas
How budget cuts under the sequester could impact states. more
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- Stateline Story
States, GOP Lawmakers Eye Tougher Election Laws
The run-up to the 2012 elections was one of court battles and legislative jockeying over Republican-backed voter ID and elections laws that critics called bald-faced attempts to suppress turnout and disenfranchise Democratic voters. more
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- Stateline Story
Social Issues Challenge State-Federal Relationship
States have leapt ahead of Washington on key social issues, ushering in a new era of stress between the two levels of government. more
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- Project Update
- Fiscal Federalism Initiative
Update: Fiscal Cliff Deal Poses Uncertainty For States
An update on how the sequester and possible future federal spending cuts could impact state budgets.
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