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Governors Meeting Divides Over Davis Recall Vote
California Gov. Gray Davis (D) and his looming recall vote dominated the opening day of the National Governors Associations (NGA) annual summer meeting as Democratic and Republican governors held dueling news conferences to defend and attack him. more
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California Recall Push Has Little Precedent
If supporters of Californias recall movement are successful, Gov. Gray Davis (D) will become only the second governor to face a recall election in U.S. history. The lone precedent occurred in North Dakota more than 80 years ago. more
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Six States Miss Budget Deadlines
California, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Nevada, Oregon and Rhode Island all missed budget deadlines as of 12:01 AM Tuesday because of partisan bickering over taxing and spending. A handful of other states, including Missouri, New Jersey and North Carolina, flirted with blown deadlines but reached budget agreements before July 1, the dawn of the new fiscal year in all but four states. more
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States Mull Borrowing to Bolster Pension Plans
A handful of cash-strapped states plan to borrow to put money into their state employee pension systems, an idea that analysts say is a gamble that might not pay off. New Jersey first tried the approach in 1997, but California, Illinois, Kansas, Wisconsin and West Virginia might be next. more
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Wall Street Settlement Yields Millions for States
California, New York and Texas will get the biggest chunk of an estimated $487 million that states will share as part of a settlement that aims to end conflict of interest in Wall Street investment firms. The amount each state gets is based on state population and an estimate of the number of investors possibly hurt, Juanita Scarlett of the New York Attorney Generals office said. more
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Land Preservation Programs Survive the Ax
Even though most states face major budget problems, voters and state government leaders have shown that preserving land from development is a top priority, no matter what the cost. All across the country, expensive land acquisition programs have survived the budget ax and continue to receive full funding. more
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States Lose Track of Sex Offenders
A child rapist could become your neighbor, and youd never know it. Thats because many state laws requiring sex offenders to register for inclusion in databases arent working. California has lost track of more than 30,000 sex offenders, and Wisconsin, Minnesota and Oregon can't account for more than 10 percent of their registered sex offenders. more
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Governors Propose Major Tax Hikes
The first few weeks of 2003 have seen a spate of proposed tax increases from governors across the political spectrum and around the country. To date, the governors of Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada and Ohio, have proposed tax increases to balance state books. more
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States Budget Crunch Forcing Mid-Year Tuition Hikes
State budget crunches are forcing public universities across the country to take the rare step of hiking tuition midway through their academic years. Tuition hikes range from 4.6 percent at the University of Connecticut to 13 percent at Virginia Tech. more
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California State of the State Address 2003
SACRAMENTO, California - Jan. 8 - Following is the text of Gov. Gray Davis' 2003 State of the State Address: Tonight, I come before you with a challenge as great as any in our state's history - and a real plan to meet that challenge. When Governors speak from this podium, they ordinarily discuss a range of issu
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