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Want To Be Happier? You May Need To Move

msn.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Infrastructure, Education, Job Satisfaction, Wealth, States, Personality, Economy, Well-Being, Social Programs, Satisfaction, Tolerance, Moving, Cambridge, Happiness, Living News

New research suggests U.S. states with wealthier, better educated and more tolerant residents are also happier on average....

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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

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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Mocking Mottos: Find Out What Really Defines Your State!

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Fake State Mottos, State Motto, State Mottos, States, Table, Funny State Mottos, State Motto Contest, Slidepoll, Mocking State Mottos, Comedy News

Hello, readers! We've decided it's time to update our state mottos...with lots and lots of mockery. Hundreds of you have submitted via email and comme...

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50 Best Places To Start A Small Business

FORTUNE Small Business | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Small Business Administration, Small Business, Small Business Owners, States, Economy, Startups, Incentives, US Business, Cities, Business News

Fortune Small Business ranks the 50 best places to start a small business in the U.S. ...

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Emerging GOP Theme: Nullification

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Gop, Bill of Rights, The People, Eighteenth Century, State, Wickard v Filburn, Secession, James Madison, Secede, Democratic, Scotus, Civil War, Perry, Governor, President, John C Calhoun, Republican, Jefferson, Pawlenty, Gonzales v Raich, New Yorker, Federal Government, Bonkers in Georgia, Union, Nullification Crisis, Rick Perry, Virginia Resolution, Kentucky Resolutions, States, State Sovereignty, Hertzberg, Alabama, States Rights, Democrat, Congress, Thomas Jefferson, Texas, 10th Amendment, Democrats, Minnesota, Hendrik Hertzberg, John Calhoun, Tenth Amendment, Nullification, Constitution, Chris Weigant, Madison, South Carolina, Georgia, Tim Pawlenty, Court, Calhoun, Politics News

The code words change over time (from "nullification" to "states' rights" to Pawlenty's "state sovereignty"), but the idea is the same -- we retain the right to ignore any laws we don't feel like following.

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Overstimulated: Governors Got The Goods

Harry Moroz | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Vice President Biden, Stimulus, Governors, States, Cities, Brookings Institution, Jobs, Metros, Politics News

If the federal government does not turn its attention to urban areas soon, not only will city residents suffer disproportionately from the downturn but the entire economic recovery will be slowed.

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Let the States Decide: Proposing an Optional Public Option for Health Reform

D. Brad Wright | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Opt-In, States, Public Option, Health, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Policy, Health Care, Politics News

Is there any way to make the public plan option more palatable to the public? I believe there is.

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Ailing States Face Bleak Outlook For Next Fiscal Year

Washington Post | Keith B. Richburg and Ashley Surdin | Posted 09.10.2009 | Business

Read More: State Budgets, US Economy, State Funds, States, Economy, Recession, Stimulus Funds, Business News

As states across the country grapple with the worst economy in decades, most have cut services, forced workers to take unpaid days off, shut offices s...

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Realigning The Third Wheel

Harry Moroz | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: James Surowiecki, Mayors, Urban Policy, Federalism, Paul Krugman, Stimulus, Third Stimulus, Cities, States, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Politics News

While the stimulus package directed $140 billion to state governments, the recovery act sent very little money directly to cities, which would generate longer-term dividends for federalism.

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States Where The Unemployed Have Stopped Looking For Jobs

US News and World Report | Liz Wolgemuth | Posted 08.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Unemployed, Jobless Rate, States, Unemployment Rate, Business News

In some U.S. states, nearly half of the job seekers who have stopped looking for work have done so because they simply don't believe they'll find anyt...

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The States of Health Care Reform

Harry Moroz | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Foundry, Health Care, American Affordable Health Choices Act, Medicaid, States, Governors, The Heritage Foundation, Politics News

This is less a debate about health care reform and more a debate about federalism.

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Unemployment: The Worst-Hit States In June (MAP)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 08.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, States, Unemployment Rate, Economy, Recession, Business News

Michigan continues to lead the nation in unemployment with a rate of 15.2 percent in June, the government announced on Friday. Michigan, which saw the...

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We Could Get the Third Stimulus Wrong

Harry Moroz | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Reagan, Fiscal Relief, James Galbraith, General Revenue Sharing, Stephanie Kelton, Stimulus, States, Nixon, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, John Judis, Business News

The need for federal aid for states is indisputable. But there are better ways to target stimulus funds than with a grant program like General Revenue Sharing.

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Some Hard-Hit States Get Less Stimulus Money

Wall Street Journal | LOUISE RADNOFSKY | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stimulus and Recession, States, Stimulus, Stimulus Funds, Stimulus Funding, Nevada Stimulus, Stimulus Money, Politics News

Some of the states worst hit by the recession are getting far less federal economic-stimulus money per person than states faring better. Nevada, wh...

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Why I'm Not Freaked Out About the Waxman-Markey Bill

David Roberts | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Gas Prices, States, Progressive Movement, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Cleantech, Todd Stern, Barack Obama, Steven Chu, Carol Browner, John Holdren, Fossil Fuels, Waxman-Markey, Aces, Hillary Clinton, Lisa Jackson, Nancy Sutley, Green News

There is no reason to think that this bill is going to be Obama's only legacy on energy. Already there's been the stimulus bill, the new mileage standards and the big climate impacts report.

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President Obama Reverses Bush Administration's Preemption Policy

Doug Kendall | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Preemption, Constitution, States, Barack Obama, President Obama, Politics News

Yesterday, the Obama administration recognized that states serve as "laboratories of democracy" and often are the most aggressive defenders of public health, safety, and the environment.

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Yes, Maria Bartiromo, There Is Class Warfare

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 06.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Class Warfare, Budgets, Unions, Taxes, Working Life, Maria Bartiromo, Financial Crisis, States, Business News

What was most interesting about my debate with CNBC's anchor Maria Bartiromo is how she became speechless -- and that ain't no easy feat -- when I challenged her about class warfare.

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States Slashing Social Safety Nets

New York Times | ERIK ECKHOLM | Posted 05.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Stimulus, Obama, State Spending, States, Spending, Politics News

Battered by the recession and the deepest and most widespread budget deficits in several decades, a large majority of states are slicing into their so...

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Cash-Hungry States Turning To Web To Auction Goods

Reuters | Tom Ryan | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: State Goods, Web, State Cash, States, Politics News

U.S. municipalities, strapped for cash as the recession decimates revenues, are stepping up sales of everything from old police cars, helicopters and ...

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Utah, Hawaii, Wyoming Top "Happiness" Poll

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 04.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Hawaii, States, Wyoming, Happiest States, Gallup Polls, Poll, Utah, Happy States, Happiness, Living News

WASHINGTON — Looking for happiness _ it's family-friendly communities for some, tropical paradise or the rugged West for others. A survey of Ame...

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Early push positioned states for green jobs now

AP | DIRK LAMMERS and SANDY SHORE | Posted 03.10.2009 | Green

Read More: States Alternative Energy, States, Alternative Energy Jobs, States Green Jobs, Green Jobs, Green News

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The same week that automakers sought billions in aid to avoid bankruptcy, two states, including Michigan, announced huge alt...

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Thanksgiving and People On The Wrong Side Of The Economic Table

Don McNay | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Casinos, Gambling, Lottery, Homelessness, Charity, Wall Street, States, Lottery Winner, Investment Options, Stock Market, Thanksgiving, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Personal Finance, Economy, Business News

When I passed the stockbroker's test many years ago, I called my father and asked, "Why is futures trading legal but betting on the Bengals illegal?" There is no logical answer.

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Public Employee Pensions are Not the Problem

Gerald McEntee | Posted 12.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Pensions, Retirement Security, U.S. Economy, Congress, States, Financial Crisis, Business News

Right-wing critics of public employee pensions will use any angle to convince folks that these plans are bankrupting states, cities and towns. However, they are an essential part of the capital market.

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Election Shows States Moving Forward with Progressive Agenda

Joel Barkin | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

The table is set to wipe away the legacy of decades of failed conservative ideology, but what becomes of that opportunity is up to us.

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Final Electoral Math -- My Election Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tossup, Polls, Vice President, Penultimate, Elector, Election Day, Al Franken, State, Poll, Mccain, Obama, Campaign, Charts, Electoral College, 2008 Electoral Graphics, President, Sarah Palin, Electoral Math, Polling, Electoral, 2008, 2008 Campaign, Election Analysis, Tracking, Bounce, Closed the Deal, Chart, John McCain, Electoral Vote, House, States, Franken, Landslide, 2008 Elections, Joe Biden, 08, Abulsme.com, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, Electoral Votes, 08 Election, Elections, 08 Campaign, Vote, Palin, Barack, 2008 Presidential Race, Samuel Minter, State by State, Battleground, Senate, State Polls, Politics News

About the Cartoonist | Reprint Policy Because it's Election Day, I'm not going to give a detailed analysis of the past week's polls, as I...

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