Stateline Special Features

Focus: Economic Development

A three-part series by Stateline reporter Pamela M. Prah on states’ struggles to rise from the Great Recession.

Legislative Review 2012

Stateline's annual look at the major budget and policy developments in state legislatures across the country.

Data Visualizations

Stateline's collection of infographics

Explainers

An occasional series

State of the States 2012

Stateline takes its annual look at the trends and issues that will be the most discussed topics in state government in the coming year.

Backlogged: the growing wait for state services

After years of budget cuts, layoffs, furloughs and hiring freezes, the everyday work of state government is piling up.

The Local Crunch: How states pass the pain to cities and counties

Tough times are taking a toll on the relationship between states and localities.

Legislative Review 2011

Stateline's annual look at the major budget and policy developments in state legislatures across the country.

Five Fiscal Futures

In this series, Stateline takes a long-term view of the budget choices the nation's five biggest states are making and avoiding.

State of the States 2011

Stateline takes its annual look at the trends and issues that will be the most discussed topics in state government in the coming year.

Hope for the Long Term

A series on state efforts to improve care for the aged and disabled.

Behind on Bills

In the past year, Illinois, California and New York have experienced cash flow problems that kept them from paying their bills on time. Vendors, nonprofits, universities and local governments have had to wait months to be paid.

Legislative Review 2010

A series of stories looking at the actions taken in state legislatures in 2010.

Focus on Performance

A collaboration between Stateline and the Government Performance Project of the Pew Center on the States.