State Govenrment

Turn Away from the Cliff on Trade, State Legislators Group Tells Obama

Lori Wallach | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lori Wallach

It says a lot when the new trade policy platform adopted by the bipartisan National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) is more progressive than w...

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Wall Street Greed vs. Human Need: Some Basic Facts

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Dreier

Which do you think is bigger -- the combined budget shortfalls of all 45 states that are currently running a deficit, or the combined annual pay packages of employees at the top 38 Wall Street firms?

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Pew Center: TABOR's Restrictions Putting Colorado In Fiscal Peril

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Emily Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Colorado isn't in the top 10 states in "fiscal peril," according to a new report from Pew Center on the States. It's number 11. Along with Georg...

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