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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.

January 10, 2011 By John Gramlich, Staff Writer

As State Budgets, Payrolls Shrink, So Do Ambitions

Three years after the official beginning of the Great Recession, state governments are smaller, stingier versions of what they were a few years ago, a fact that is reflected in everything from the way they compensate their tens of thousands of employees to the way they process driver's license applications. More

January 11, 2011 By Pamela M. Prah , Staff Writer

States Adjust to a More Frugal Washington

Republicans and Democrats alike expect less money to flow from Washington to the states this year. The question is how much less - and whether austerity may come along with a more fundamental change in the state-federal relationship. More

January 12, 2011 By Daniel C. Vock , Staff Writer

Republicans Face Obstacles in Redistricting

Republicans have the clear advantage as states begin drawing new legislative and Congressional districts for the next decade. But the messy, complicated and often self-serving nature of the redistricting process may dilute that leverage somewhat. More

January 13, 2011 By Josh Goodman, Staff Writer

State Budget Outlook: The Worst Isn't Over

Despite a recent uptick in revenues, the coming budget season is likely to be the most difficult yet of the states' ongoing fiscal crisis. More

January 14, 2011 By Christine Vestal , Staff Writer

Health Care Budgets in Critical Condition

Ever since Congress passed a sweeping health care reform law last year, states have been split into two groups moving essentially in opposite directions. More

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