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Legislative Control and Redistricting, 2011
Of the 7,382 state legislative seats, Republicans gained nearly 700 in 2010.
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How a Small Town's Bond Bust Led to a Model State Debt Policy
Lewisburg, Tennessee, got tangled up in an interest rate swap deal gone bad. As the town of 11,000 wrestles with the fiscal fallout, the state comptroller is forcing local governments to think hard before they engage in exotic investment deals. more
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Maine Republican Legislators Contemplate End to Labor Committee
TRANSITION WATCH: Maine Republicans seek to fold historic panel, Connecticut's pension gap gets bigger, and more news of the historic shift in power in the states. more
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Arizona's Brewer to Request Federal Waiver to Cut Medicaid
TRANSITION WATCH: Arizona's governor seeks new limits on Medicaid eligibility to balance the budget, Chet Culver's alternative energy program could be eliminated in Iowa and more news of the historic shift in power in the states. more
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Rhee is Possible Education Commissioner for Florida's Scott
TRANSITION WATCH: Florida's governor may offer a job to one of the best-known figures in public education, Colorado's new governor pledges apolitical appointments and other news of the historic shift in power in the states. more
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Trickle of Democratic Legislators Become Republicans
TRANSITION WATCH: Fewer state-level Democrats are becoming Republicans than in 1994, new Speakers of the House are elected in Montana and Tennessee and other news of the historic shift in power in the statesmore -
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Conservatives Battle for Tennessee House Speakership
TRANSITION WATCH: The Tea Party becomes involved in the race for Tennessee House speaker, Arizona contemplates a flat tax and other news of the historic shift in power in the states.more -
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Tennessee's Bold Leap in Care for the Aged and Disabled
A determined governor has rallied his state behind long-term health care reform. As more people begin to receive care in their homes - instead of in costly nursing facilities - Tennessee is betting on managed care organizations to keep costs in check. more
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Should Hunting, Fishing Be Constitutional Rights?
TODAY'S TAKE: Four states have measures on the ballot this year that would enshrine the right to fish and hunt in their state constitutions. Some question whether the proposals are necessary. more
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National Parties Hone in on Legislative Races
TODAY'S TAKE: Legislative elections will be particularly important this year in states such as Tennessee, where Republicans control the House of Representatives by only three seats. Democrats hope to flip the chamber in time for redistricting. more
