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Missouri Next to Cut Jobless Benefits
TODAY'S TAKE: Michigan this week became the first state to reduce state-level unemployment benefits. Now, Missouri is the first to opt out of a program that provides more federal money for the jobless. About 10,000 workers will be affected, starting next week. more
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Missouri is Toughest on Crack Cocaine
PUBLIC SAFETY BEAT: Missouri punishes crack dealers more severely than those who sell the powder version of the same drug… Police are stretched thin in one of the nation's most dangerous cities… The Colorado probation agency comes under scrutiny, and other public safety news. more
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- Election Initiatives
Fixing the Vote
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
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- States' Fiscal Health
States’ Revenue Estimating
This 2011 report examined state estimates for three major revenue sources—income taxes, sales taxes and corporate taxes—that comprise 72 percent of states’ total tax revenues. more
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As Unemployment Insurance Debts Mount, Interest Payments Loom
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
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'One Person, One Vote' Still an Unsettled Question for States
Two courts have issued conflicting rulings on how much population equality is required for state legislative districts. The U.S. Supreme Court may have to resolve the issue. more
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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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Missouri State of the State Address 2011
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri. - Jan. 19. - Following is the prepared text of Gov. Jay Nixon's (D) 2011 state of the state address: Thank you, Legislative Leaders; Judges of the Missouri Supreme Court; Lieutenant Governor Kinder; state officials; members of the General Assembly; members of my cabinet; and my fellow Mis
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Cold Medicines Targeted in Missouri
TODAY'S TAKE: Missouri will become the third state to require a doctor's prescription for certain cold and allergy medicines if a plan supported by state leaders is enacted. The idea is to curtail production of methamphetamine, the dangerous and highly addictive drug that is abused nationwide. more
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In Missouri, Getting Serious About Cost-Cutting on Campus
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Public colleges and universities face budget cuts that can't be made up for with tuition hikes alone. Now they need to find ways to decrease spending, not just on administration but on classroom instruction, too.more
