Stateline's annual look at the major budget and policy developments in state legislatures across the country.
Legislative Review 2012
June 11, 2012
By Josh Goodman, Staff Writer
For Many State Budgets, a Year of Relief
With their fiscal circumstances improving this year, many states had the luxury of debating tax cuts and spending increases for the first time since the recession began. Still, the progress is uneven and more challenges loom. Part one of a weeklong series. More
June 12, 2012
- Stateline Story
- Labor
Civil Service Changes Gain a Foothold
Three states have made major changes to the personnel policies that govern the public workforce. More
June 13, 2012
- Stateline Story
- Education
Public School Alternatives Gather Steam in States
Louisiana gave advocates of charter schools, vouchers and other publicly funded education alternatives everything they could have asked for, but opposition remained fierce elsewhere. More
June 14, 2012
- Stateline Story
- Clean Air, Hydrofracking, Natural Gas
In Energy Policy, A Year Marked by Clashes in Federalism
New federal rules for power plants and natural gas drillers stirred heated debate in statehouses this year. More
June 15, 2012
- Stateline Story
- Health Care Costs, Medicaid
States Push to Contain Health Costs
Medicaid budget numbers look a little better in some states this year. That has made states more creative about investing in long-term ways to control costs. Part five in a week-long series. More