Archived Stateline.org Stories from 2009

January 2009

01/01/2009 - Politically Uncorrected: Bad, worse & worst - the short list of vice presidents who probably shouldn't have been

01/04/2009 - Stimulus, jobs, billions: Obama's huge challenge

01/05/2009 - Policy challenge - How to expand safety net

01/06/2009 - States may defer to Obama on energy, environment

01/07/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/07/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/07/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/07/2009 - Governors to pare back agendas

01/08/2009 - Report: States need to fix military voting

01/09/2009 - Blagojevich is at least 14th impeached gov

01/09/2009 - States swamped by spike in jobless rates

01/11/2009 - Transit: Long-scorned, key to metros' future?

01/12/2009 - Online sex offender info rapidly expands

01/12/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/12/2009 - How to manage a gold rush for Obama infrastructure dollars

01/13/2009 - New 'black gold' looms in Western states

01/14/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/14/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/14/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/14/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/14/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/14/2009 - Stimulus could hurt transportation bill

01/14/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/15/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/15/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/15/2009 - Economics sore subject for public schools

01/16/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/16/2009 - House stimulus plan wins state praise

01/17/2009 - Tracking the recession: Gambling revisited

01/17/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/18/2009 - Obama open government: The stimulus bill test

01/20/2009 - Obama's rise gives hope to '51st state'

01/21/2009 - States urged to help more jobless workers

01/21/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/21/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/21/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/21/2009 - Summary of the state of the commonwealth address

01/22/2009 - Economic Crisis — State perspective

01/22/2009 - Summary of the condition of the state address

01/22/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/22/2009 - 2009 elections — small but significant

01/22/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/23/2009 - State leaders struggle with tough cuts

01/23/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/23/2009 - Economic crisis — today's state perspective

01/23/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/24/2009 - Politically Uncorrected: Gubernatorial appointments and buggy whips

01/25/2009 - Change.gov that matters

01/25/2009 - Tracking the recession: Gloom in Alaska

01/26/2009 - Economic crisis: Today's state perspective

01/26/2009 - Strapped states eye prison savings

01/27/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/27/2009 - Congress won't erase state deficits

01/28/2009 - SD: Summary of the state of the state address

01/28/2009 - Corrections funds vanish in Madoff scandal

01/28/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/29/2009 - Summary of the inaugural address

01/29/2009 - Ill. Senate removes Blagojevich

01/29/2009 - MO: Summary of the state of the state address

01/29/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/29/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/29/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

01/29/2009 - Jobless rates up in every state

01/31/2009 - Tracking the recession: A pier to nowhere

February 2009

02/01/2009 - For energy breakthroughs: Promise of the "e-DIIs"

02/02/2009 - Four-day workweek grows on Utahns

02/03/2009 - Conflicting budget estimates abound

02/04/2009 - GOP looks to rebound in 2010 govs' races

02/05/2009 - Politically Uncorrected: Casey moving into the battle circle

02/05/2009 - Congress, states try to harness West winds

02/06/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

02/06/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

02/06/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

02/06/2009 - Governors react to stimulus proposal

02/06/2009 - Medicaid programs feel weight of recession

02/09/2009 - Tracking the recession: The predictors

02/10/2009 - Governors to track stimulus money

02/11/2009 - Stimulus prompts debate over police funds

02/12/2009 - States brace for new safety net money

02/12/2009 - States need the stimulus — but more important, the stimulus needs the states

02/13/2009 - States await flood of federal money

02/13/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

02/13/2009 - Stimulus to ease, not fix, state budget woes

02/14/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

02/14/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

02/14/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

02/14/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

02/14/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

02/15/2009 - Spiraling prison budgets — there is a smarter way

02/17/2009 - Q&A: How much of a difference will the economic stimulus package make to states?

02/17/2009 - Tracking the recession: Credit crunch eases slightly

02/18/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

02/18/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

02/18/2009 - Court cuts trigger blunt warnings

02/18/2009 - Q&A: How much of a difference will the economic stimulus package make to states?

02/19/2009 - With crisis as catalyst, govs push big changes

02/20/2009 - Stimulus: No blank check for states

02/22/2009 - Governors downplay stimulus rift

02/22/2009 - Latin presidents blast our ill-starred drug war

02/23/2009 - Tracking the recession: Lowering expectations

02/23/2009 - Govs look to shape energy, transportation

02/23/2009 - Obama, governors try to patch stimulus split

02/24/2009 - Govs' Q & A: Spending the stimulus

02/25/2009 - Govs' Q & A: Avoiding deficits post stimulus

02/25/2009 - Crises come quick for nation's newest gov

02/26/2009 - Govs split over expanding jobless benefits

02/27/2009 - Obama plan stresses state priorities

March 2009

03/01/2009 - Stimulus controls vital, but what about results?

03/02/2009 - Govs' Q & A: Rethinking prison time

03/02/2009 - Study finds disparity in corrections spending

03/03/2009 - Tracking the recession: Stimulus holds states accountable

03/04/2009 - Program moves vets from Medicaid

03/05/2009 - States shave workforce to save money

03/06/2009 - Politically Uncorrected: What you want vs. what you get

03/06/2009 - Bills would boost spending transparency

03/08/2009 - High speed rail: Obama 'signature' issue

03/09/2009 - Tracking the recession: States boost foreclosure programs

03/10/2009 - AGs optimistic on better state-fed relations

03/11/2009 - States applaud new stem-cell funding

03/12/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

03/12/2009 - States consider trans fat bans, menu labeling

03/12/2009 - Report: State tax revenue takes a dive

03/15/2009 - City high tech czar switch to White House

03/16/2009 - Tracking the recession: Iowa, N.D. victims of investment fraud

03/16/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

03/17/2009 - Smart grid's growth now depends on states

03/17/2009 - Politically Uncorrected: Fumo's fini

03/17/2009 - Report: Utah first in economic competitiveness

03/18/2009 - States cope with rising homelessness

03/18/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

03/18/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

03/19/2009 - Death penalty rift in states continues

03/20/2009 - Promise and peril of the stimulus

03/22/2009 - Hope for metro regions in new White House office?

03/23/2009 - Tracking the recession: How layoffs affect one small town

03/23/2009 - The economy, the stimulus package and the states

03/24/2009 - Study: Why Pa. Turnpike plan failed

03/26/2009 - Mexico violence sparks state action

03/26/2009 - Q&A: How concerned should Americans be about Mexican drug violence?

03/27/2009 - Q&A: Should armed Guard troops be sent to Mexico border?

03/27/2009 - Rejecting stimulus funds: Pros and Cons

03/28/2009 - Tracking the recession: Who really decides whether to take unemployment money

03/29/2009 - Let clean waters flow

03/31/2009 - Politically Uncorrected: A specter to behold

03/31/2009 - States spar with credit rating agencies

April 2009

04/02/2009 - States team up to save in tight times

04/03/2009 - Home insulation program takes heat

04/05/2009 - Prisons, drugs in America: A turning point?

04/06/2009 - Tracking the recession – Much ado about a small stimulus pot

04/06/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

04/07/2009 - Stimulus tax breaks threaten state revenues

04/08/2009 - Social issues compete with fiscal policy

04/09/2009 - Water crises–global but close to home too

04/09/2009 - Downturn creates state spending 'czars'

04/10/2009 - New York: harbinger of how the stimulus works?

04/10/2009 - A list of point people and Web sites overseeing the stimulus in the states

04/13/2009 - Tracking the recession: USDA hands out stimulus money for flood projects

04/14/2009 - Report: Sales tax collections hit 50-year-low

04/14/2009 - Illegal immigrants dispersing

04/16/2009 - Illinois leads in stimulus highway funds

04/16/2009 - Politically Uncorrected: The Specter Toomey race — why so close?

04/17/2009 - Prolonged job losses strain state agencies

04/19/2009 - Agencies collaborating: Affair of the year

04/20/2009 - Tracking the recession: Tuition programs in danger

04/21/2009 - States advance with patient-centered care

04/22/2009 - States launch Census outreach efforts

04/23/2009 - Obama, Congress to revisit Real ID

04/24/2009 - State budget gaps top $200 billion; fees, tax hikes in the works

04/24/2009 - Q&A: Should there be a 2nd federal stimulus package?

04/25/2009 - Politically Uncorrected: Corruption - no longer an iffy proposition for Pennsylvania

04/26/2009 - 'Decriminalizing' drugs: Sensible halfway stop?

04/27/2009 - Tracking the recession: A chat with two state leaders

04/28/2009 - States retooling laws to bury coal's CO2

04/29/2009 - States prep for possible swine flu pandemic

04/30/2009 - Twitter becomes political tool

May 2009

05/01/2009 - Q&A: What advice on managing the federal stimulus spending does your state most want from the Obama administration?

05/01/2009 - States vexed by stimulus challenges

05/04/2009 - Tracking the recession: Stimulus police funds catch legislators off guard

05/04/2009 - Three sticking points could stunt stimulus education reform

05/05/2009 - States rethink weatherization program

05/06/2009 - Outbreak focuses states' flu response

05/07/2009 - Sports betting next target for some states

05/08/2009 - WWW.CombatCorruption

05/08/2009 - Politically Uncorrected: The endangered Republicans

05/08/2009 - High-speed rail — and us

05/11/2009 - Tracking the recession: Cuts, stimulus create risk for auditors

05/12/2009 - States expand videoconferencing in prisons

05/13/2009 - States help more workers get health care

05/15/2009 - The path to California's fiscal crisis

05/17/2009 - Outreach to immigrants: A suburb's exciting new way

05/18/2009 - Tracking the recession: Cracking down on pension middlemen

05/19/2009 - Food stamp stimulus hits state economies

05/20/2009 - States roll out plans for 'smarter' roads

05/21/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

05/22/2009 - Summary of the state of the state address

05/26/2009 - Tracking the recession: Car dealer closings will add to state budget woes

05/28/2009 - Bill seeks to bolster state hate crimes prosecutions

05/29/2009 - States divided on raising road taxes

June 2009

06/01/2009 - Tracking the recession: Prison economics

06/01/2009 - Politically Uncorrected: Giant killer

06/04/2009 - Reports: Bleak state budgets through 2011

06/04/2009 - Gay marriage legal in six states

06/07/2009 - California's agony can't be ignored

06/08/2009 - Tracking the recession: Investors buying up new state-issued bonds

06/11/2009 - Despite stimulus, schools feel budget pain

06/12/2009 - Federal stimulus dollars, state deficits -- and federalism

06/12/2009 - Weekly wrap: California faces July 1 deadline

06/14/2009 - Berlin's remarkable 'neighborhood mothers'

06/15/2009 - Recession pounds states' budgets

06/16/2009 - Tracking the recession: State leaders suffer political backlash

06/17/2009 - Recession ushers in more tobacco taxes

06/18/2009 - New courts tailored to war veterans

06/19/2009 - Reports: State income levels plunge

06/19/2009 - Weekly wrap: Sales tax fight splits GOP in Arizona

06/21/2009 - Obama picket policy sets dangerous precedent

06/22/2009 - Tracking the recession: States target jobs

06/25/2009 - Ga. hotline aims to cut mental health costs

06/26/2009 - Weekly wrap: Feds release long-awaited stimulus job guidelines

06/28/2009 - An overdue breakout from 'silos,' borders

06/29/2009 - Tracking the recession: Budget deadline looms

06/30/2009 - Furloughs cut into state services

July 2009

07/01/2009 - Financial crisis torments states

07/02/2009 - Weekly wrap: Report questions states' use of stimulus road funds

07/02/2009 - Stimulus eases community college troubles

07/06/2009 - Tracking the recession: States push job training

07/07/2009 - National Guard aids Afghan farmers

07/08/2009 - Energy stimulus could see lower returns

07/09/2009 - Plunging revenue causes new problems

07/10/2009 - Weekly wrap: Bullet point dramatizes crisis

07/12/2009 - Are states obsolete?

07/14/2009 - Tracking the recession: Stimulus helps revive summer youth jobs programs

07/16/2009 - Getting it right for community colleges and the nation's workforce

07/16/2009 - Midwest vies for stimulus aid for fast rail

07/17/2009 - Weekly wrap: States dispute charge that stimulus isn't working

07/17/2009 - Report: State tax revenues see record drop

07/19/2009 - Biking and walking: Our secret weapon?

07/20/2009 - Q&A: What is the next big budget concern for states?

07/21/2009 - States closed record $142.6 billion in gaps

07/21/2009 - States' budget pain eclipses last recession

07/23/2009 - Q&A: What is the next big budget concern for states?

07/24/2009 - Minimum wages to rise in 31 states

07/24/2009 - Weekly wrap: Health care reform takes center stage

07/24/2009 - Q&A: What would make you push for a second stimulus?

07/27/2009 - Tracking the recession: Lawmakers dreading end of stimulus dollars

07/31/2009 - Tax-hike plan fuels Pa. budget standoff

07/31/2009 - Weekly wrap: GOP govs support tax hikes as budget fix

August 2009

08/03/2009 - Tracking the recession: State stimulus Web sites get mixed marks

08/05/2009 - States make deep cuts to health

08/06/2009 - Sales tax breaks erode state revenues

08/07/2009 - Weekly wrap: Recession forcing government overhaul

08/07/2009 - Politically Uncorrected: Pennsylvania's odd man out

08/09/2009 - Spontaneous metro policy: Could this be true?

08/10/2009 - Tracking the recession: Buyouts lure 9,000 state workers into retirement

08/11/2009 - At least 26 states spend less on prisons

08/12/2009 - States weigh in as feds prepare to spend billions on broadband for remote areas

08/14/2009 - Weekly wrap: Florida's population shrinks

08/16/2009 - Prison spending hits a brick wall

08/17/2009 - States plug budget holes, for now

08/18/2009 - Budgets overshadow social, political highlights

08/21/2009 - Weekly wrap: Doing the math on state jobs

08/23/2009 - Could the recovery act help reinvent government?

08/25/2009 - Budget cuts drive DMV changes

08/25/2009 - State capitol reporters recognized

08/26/2009 - Cities, states wrangle over cuts to local aid

08/27/2009 - States draw down rainy day funds

08/28/2009 - Weekly wrap: Rising Medicaid bill a growing concern for states

08/31/2009 - Budget cuts test state personnel policies

September 2009

09/02/2009 - State tax hikes take aim at top earners

09/03/2009 - Credit unions help strapped state employees

09/04/2009 - Weekly wrap: Calif. wildfire costs are another blow to budget

09/06/2009 - City parks' grand rebirth

09/08/2009 - Scandals, social issues headline 2009 governors races

09/10/2009 - Ga. work program grows, attracts followers

09/11/2009 - Politically Uncorrected: The Goldilocks principle in American Politics

09/11/2009 - Weekly wrap: Streamlining state government

09/14/2009 - Mass. Health Connector, other innovations honored

09/17/2009 - States forgive penalties, reap late taxes

09/18/2009 - Weekly wrap: Recession setting records in Wisconsin, Oregon

09/24/2009 - Report: State deficits loom despite stimulus

09/25/2009 - Weekly wrap: Tax panels focus on states' long term fiscal health

09/25/2009 - Stimulus question looms: What next?

09/27/2009 - Bloomberg's "PlaNYC" continues forward moves

October 2009

10/01/2009 - H1N1 flu cases could exhaust state resources

10/02/2009 - Weekly wrap: Washington state, South Carolina clash in jobs competition

10/09/2009 - Weekly wrap: Calls increase to extend economic stimulus to help states

10/13/2009 - Report shows states' revenue sources

10/16/2009 - Weekly wrap: Early stimulus reports show gain in teaching, construction jobs

10/19/2009 - Behind open doors, states track stimulus

10/23/2009 - Politically Uncorrected: Until the bitter end

10/23/2009 - Weekly wrap: Frustration mounts

10/27/2009 - 'Opt out' proposal puts focus on states

10/28/2009 - 'As states, we compete,' Wyo. governor says

10/29/2009 - More states announce mid-year cuts

10/30/2009 - Weekly wrap: Rating agency slams Conn. on borrowing

November 2009

11/02/2009 - Spending limits, gambling top fiscal 2009 ballot measures

11/02/2009 - Budget 'fixes' run into trouble

11/03/2009 - N.J. race could be omen for incumbents

11/04/2009 - GOP wins build momentum for 2010

11/05/2009 - Report: 11 states emerging from recession

11/05/2009 - Tuesday's winners now must govern

11/06/2009 - Weekly wrap: Louisiana pleasantly surprised by haul from tax amnesty program

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