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| News Highlights: Issues & Research | Hot Topics & Features | Standing Committees | A-Z Issues & NCSL Contacts | Bill Information | Other Resources |
States Step Up to the Plate on Immigration
According to a new immigration report from NCSL, every state in regular session addressed immigrant issues in their legislatures in 2010. More
State Budget Update: July 2010
This new report, released at NCSL's Legislative Summit, gives an overview of state fiscal conditions for all 50 states and Puerto Rico. More
How to Report Hospital Infections
This new report examines challenges, successes, and lessons learned from states that require health facilities to publicly report healthcare-associated infections. More
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Out of the Starting Gate, Into the Winner's Circle
 The NCSL Legislative Summit in Kentucky features excellent budgets and revenue sessions that address that most pressing issues states confront. See the sessions. More
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FY 2011 Budget Status
 Forty-six states begin their new fiscal year (FY) on July 1, 2010. Last year, nine states missed their budget deadlines and began FY 2010 without a spending plan in place. The adverse fiscal conditions that played a role in states missing their deadlines last year have not subsided. In developing their FY 2011 budgets, states face a cumulative shortfall of $89 billion. Resolving these massive gaps can significantly complicate, and often lengthen, state budget deliberations.More
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Zero-Base Budgeting in the States
 Zero-base budgeting (ZBB), in its original form, is a system of budgeting that begins every budget cycle at zero, rejecting any assumption that the activities that were funded in the last budget will continue in the coming one. It requires a rationale for each activity that will be funded for the new budget. It is intended to foster analysis of every activity, prioritization of budget activities, cost-effectiveness and economy. More
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State Measures to Balance FY 2010 & FY 2011 Budgets
 The state fiscal situation is rapidly deteriorating and the figures for fiscal years FY 2009 through FY 2011 have moved from sobering to distressing. In light of these budget gaps, NCSL has compiled this series of tables that document the measures, both proposed and enacted, that states are taking to close their budget gaps. FY 2010 Tables & FY 2011 Tables.
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FMAP Extension and the Impact on States
 The ongoing congressional debate on Capitol Hill over whether to provide a six-month extension to the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) for states could have some major consequences on state budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. The $25.5 billion extension of provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) would cover the period between Jan. 1, 2011 and June 30, 2011, which represents the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2011 for nearly all states. More
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