February 4, 2013 This Week on the Hill NASBO Spring Meeting Focuses on State Fiscal Conditions OMB Releases Grant Reform Proposal Senate Passes Debt Limit Suspension Bill Outlook for Sequestration Remains Uncertain Tracking Medicaid Expansion Decisions CMS Requests Information on Performance Indicators for Medicaid and CHIP QZAB Funds for K-12 School Districts Recently Released Reports Economy Adds 157,000 Jobs in January; Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly to 7.9 Percent Private Construction Spending Rises in December, While Public Construction Declines