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The Unemployment Extension Depends Just as Much on the States as on the White House

David Adkins | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: State Government, Virginia, Texas, Unemployment, Louisiana, Maryland, Indiana, Unemployment Extension, Business News
David Adkins

Despite encouraging signs of growth in the economy the unemployment crisis is going to be with us for a long time to come. It has left states caught in a vice between plummeting revenues and rising needs.

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Most States Have Yet to Claim Emergency TANF Funds

Michael Laracy | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Spotlight on Poverty, Poverty CLASP, Tanf, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Hhs, Arra, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Recession, Foundation, Stimulus, States, Economic, Low-Income, Non-Profit, Emergency Funds, State Government, Economic Recovery, Tef, Politics News
Michael Laracy

The TANF Emergency Fund is potentially an important resource for states, which get four federal dollars from the fund for each dollar they put up.

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The Albany Saga: Too Much For Hollywood

Liz Krueger | Posted 07.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Capitol, State Government, Pedro Espada, Albany, New York State, New York, David Paterson, New York News
Liz Krueger

If someone actually wrote the screenplay of the Albany debacle, no one would believe that such events could actually take place in an advanced democracy in 2009.

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The Frayed Social Contract is Everywhere

Francine Hardaway | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Income Tax, State Government, California Proposition 13, Arizona, Republican Party, Taxes, Politics News
Francine Hardaway

Hands are wringing throughout Arizona -- no commitment to the future, no support for science and technology, how can we raise our children here? Fingers are being pointed.

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