National
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: A Ranking of State Economies
Governing.com - 8/22/2016
Why Pensions Beat Bonds in Bankruptcy Court
Bond Buyer - 8/22/2016
Welfare reform 20 years later: What worked, what didn't
USA Today - 8/21/2016
Food Stamp Rolls Drop as States Decline Federally Funded Benefit
Bloomberg.com - 8/20/2016
What it would take to fix Obamacare exchanges
Christian Science Monitor - 8/20/2016
Getting Better Data on Which Drugs Are Killing People
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 8/19/2016
The Week in Public Finance: Demanding Better Government Disclosure, Uneven Recoveries and a Party at the Pump
Governing.com - 8/19/2016
Alabama
Senate could hash out plan for Alabama's $1 billion BP settlement
Birmingham News - 8/22/2016
Alabama lottery bill has problems after amendments inserted
Mobile Press-Register - 8/22/2016
Alabama Senate approves Bentley's lottery bill
Huntsville Times - 8/19/2016
Alaska
S&P removes credit watch after governors vetoes, but keeps negative outlook
Alaska Dispatch News - 8/23/2016
Governor issues disaster declaration for Matanuska River erosion
Alaska Dispatch News - 8/23/2016
Arizona
Judge tosses out attempt to keep marijuana initiative off ballot
Tucson Arizona Daily Star - 8/20/2016
Director: DCS is cutting costs, not services
Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com & KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix - 8/19/2016
California
California crime measure triggers 52,000 fewer arrests
Sacramento Bee - 8/22/2016
California homeowner drought relief bill passes Senate
Fresno Bee - 8/19/2016
Legalizing marijuana in California: Proposition 64 is complicated, but highly likely to pass
Los Angeles Times - 8/19/2016
Connecticut
Push for regional cooperation intensifies in Connecticut
Waterbury Republican-American - 8/23/2016
State Beats Weak Forecast For Pension Funds
Hartford Courant - 8/22/2016
In record lottery year, Connecticut 'wins' another $1M
Danbury News-Times - 8/22/2016
Most of anticipated $22.7 million budget surplus wiped out
Waterbury Republican-American - 8/20/2016
Malloy's budget office releasing funds to watchdog agencies
New London Day - 8/20/2016
Florida
State to audit 5 more local hospitals
Herald Tribune.com - 8/19/2016
Georgia
Georgia dental hygienists, dentists at odds over program for kids
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 8/22/2016
Idaho
Idaho attorney general got $3M in consumer restitution last year
Boise Idaho Statesman - 8/22/2016
Illinois
Rauner vetoes legislation to abolish room-and-board lawsuits against prisoners
Chicago Tribune - 8/19/2016
Rauner approves repeal of sales tax on tampons
Chicago Tribune - 8/19/2016
Indiana
Superintendent Ritz seeks big school funding boost
Northwest Indiana Times (nwi.com) - 8/22/2016
Hoosier leaders not impressed by Illinois road funding lockbox
Northwest Indiana Times (nwi.com) - 8/19/2016
Iowa
Branstad: Iowa Medicaid program saves 'significant' money
Quad-City Times - 8/23/2016
IPERS fund, facing $5 billion shortfall, misses investment goal
Des Moines Register - 8/22/2016
Medicaid managers report millions in Iowa losses
Des Moines Register - 8/22/2016
Kansas
Brownback officials working to amend state layoff, rehiring policy
Topeka Capital-Journal - 8/21/2016
State agencies face large rent increase from their landlord — the state
Lawrence Journal-World - 8/21/2016
Universities take steps to absorb 4 percent allotment cut
Lawrence Journal-World - 8/19/2016
Kansas starts $215M overhaul of Medicaid computer system
Lawrence Journal-World - 8/19/2016
Kentucky
Bevin to appeal ruling that blocks removal of pension board member
Lexington Herald-Leader - 8/23/2016
Legislators win; state employees, teachers lose in pension report
Lexington Herald-Leader - 8/22/2016
Kentucky Supreme Court hears appeal of Bevins university budget cuts
Lexington Herald-Leader - 8/19/2016
Louisiana
How is Louisiana, already hurting for cash, going to pay for mounting flood expenses?
Baton Rouge Advocate - 8/20/2016
Feds send $2 million for emergency repairs to flooded Louisiana roads, bridges
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 8/19/2016
Louisiana flood: State will likely need loan for disaster recovery
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 8/19/2016
Maine
Maine DHHS chief says immigrant welfare probe raises terrorism concerns
Bangor Daily News - 8/19/2016
Maryland
Governor will roll back septic rule, demands repeal of transportation bill
Baltimore Sun - 8/20/2016
Maryland public defenders juggle heavy caseloads; critics say indigent clients suffer
Baltimore Sun - 8/20/2016
Massachusetts
Some tolls go up as booths come down
Boston Herald - 8/23/2016
Michigan
Public colleges spend millions to subsidize athletics
Mlive.com - 8/23/2016
Snyders Flint water legal bills nearly triple
Detroit News - 8/19/2016
Minnesota
Minnesota offers $900K to help American Indians finish high school
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 8/20/2016
Dayton, legislative leaders, abandon special session hopes
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 8/19/2016
Mississippi
Lawmakers zero in on college readiness during budget hearing
The Sun Herald - 8/23/2016
Lawmakers look at buildings, bureaucracy
Hattiesburg American - 8/23/2016
FEMA halts $30M for retrofitting Miss houses after Katrina
The Sun Herald - 8/21/2016
Mississippi officials expect $10M for after-school programs
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - 8/20/2016
Missouri
MU fall enrollment now expected to drop by 2,600 students
Columbia Missourian - 8/22/2016
Montana
Cruzado predicts another magic year for MSU
Bozeman Daily Chronicle - 8/22/2016
Nebraska
Casino supporters ponder options after petition drive fails
Lincoln Journal Star - 8/23/2016
Nevada
Committee asks for $3.6 million to fund troubled youth programs
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 8/22/2016
New Hampshire
Comments sought on change to incarceration rule
Manchester Union Leader - 8/23/2016
New Jersey
Why public pre-K programs could die under Christie plan
Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com - 8/22/2016
N.J. towns sue 35 hospitals over property taxes
Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com - 8/19/2016
New Mexico
Dip into reserve funds ” and then what?
Santa Fe New Mexican - 8/21/2016
New York
State tax collections of $24.2 billion for the first four months of this fiscal year are down.
New York Daily News - 8/22/2016
DraftKings, FanDuel can restart in NY
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - 8/22/2016
Cuomo wants the government to pay union workers higher wages
New York Post - 8/22/2016
New York spends biggest on film tax breaks
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - 8/19/2016
North Carolina
Legislatures push for environmental policy causes unease at UNC
Raleigh News & Observer - 8/21/2016
North Dakota
Gov. Dalrymple issues state of emergency in response to pipeline protests
Grand Forks Herald - 8/20/2016
Ohio
Judge will not dismiss ECOT lawsuit against Ohio education department
Columbus Dispatch - 8/23/2016
Ohio expects to save $12M with change to child care funding rule
Dayton Daily News - 8/19/2016
Oklahoma
Five more state questions added to Nov. 8 ballot in Oklahoma
NewsOK.com - 8/23/2016
Turnpike Authority delays toll increase
NewsOK.com - 8/23/2016
Oregon
Oregon collects $25.5 million in marijuana taxes since start of the year
Portland Oregonian, Hillsboro Argus, Oregon Live.com - 8/22/2016
Rhode Island
R.I. governor's office bolstered by borrowed staff
Providence Journal - 8/21/2016
How R.I. is trying to improve state government
Providence Journal - 8/21/2016
South Carolina
Thousands still need help in wake of historic floods
Charleston Post & Courier - 8/19/2016
South Dakota
State seeks to help elders stay in homes
Rapid City Journal - 8/19/2016
Tennessee
Gov. Bill Haslam takes lead in new college head search
Nashville Tennessean - 8/22/2016
TSEA: No more private prisons in Tennessee
Nashville Tennessean - 8/22/2016
Jim Cooper: Tennessee set to lose $60 million in highway funds
Nashville Tennessean - 8/19/2016
Texas
Texas owes the Medicaid program $57.8 million, report says
Dallas Morning News - 8/22/2016
Texas prisons out 1,200 guards if forced to hit target cuts
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 8/19/2016
Utah
Utah: Lawsuit over public defense system should be dismissed
Salt Lake City Deseret Morning News - 8/23/2016
Virginia
Va. retirement panel to take hard look at high-fee alternative investments
Richmond.com - 8/23/2016
Washington
Washingtons plans for pot research going forward, despite federal rules
Tacoma News Tribune - 8/20/2016
West Virginia
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin: Hobet project shows vast promise
Charleston Gazette - 8/20/2016
WV school boards sue over alleged underfunding
Charleston Gazette - 8/19/2016
Wisconsin
Future of UW tuition freeze unclear as Walker won't commit to two-year extension
Lacrosse Tribune - 8/19/2016
State DOJ asks board not to cover sex reassignment surgery
WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison - 8/19/2016
Wyoming
Proposed wind tax increase draws opposition
Casper Star-Tribune - 8/23/2016
LCCC unveils plan to guide budget cuts
Cheyenne Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - 8/19/2016