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TODAY'S TAKE: The fight in the states over collective bargaining shifts this week to Ohio, where the House of Representatives could vote on a Senate-approved measure to limit negotiation powers for public employee unions. more

With more budget cuts on the horizon, many flagship universities are warming to a new bargain with state government:  In exchange for less state funding, they would get more say in running day-to-day operations as well as the ability to impose some tuition increases. more

State lawmakers should speed consideration of election reforms that would permit online voter registration, fight fraud, save money and spare Ohio from lawsuits in the 2012 national elections. more

States have borrowed $42 billion from the federal government to continue paying unemployment benefits to people who can't find work. As it stands now, they'll have to begin paying interest on that tab this fall. more

Of the 7,382 state legislative seats, Republicans gained nearly 700 in 2010.