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Broad Drop in State Unemployment

Unemployment declined in April in 40 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rates rose in three states and remained steady in the remaining seven states. States with the highest job growth were Texas, New York and Florida. More

State Budget Update: Spring 2013

States continue to move along a familiar path of slow and steady growth as the four-year anniversary of the official end of the Great Recession approaches, according to NCSL's newly released report, “State Budget Update: Spring 2013.” More
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SC EnvironmentFY 14 Budget Overview Environment ProgramsCommittee Reports4/23/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2613426134_926An overview of specific environment programs funding in FY14 budget and appropriations documents from Congress and the president
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!TransportationLetter to Senate EPW Committee Re: WRDALetters/Testimony2/12/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2582025820_1050Letter from NCSL ETA Committee to Senator Boxer and Vitter regarding the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) reauthorization.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!TransportationOn the Move: State Strategies for 21st Century Transportation SolutionsReports1/2/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2504425044_1050Transportation policy and funding are at a critical juncture in the United States. Faced with budget shortfalls and a host of other challenges, state legislatures are exploring and enacting a number of innovative policies to ensure that the future mobility needs of all Americans are met in a manner that is fiscally sound and supports a broad range of policy goals.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz EnergyA Policymaker’s Guide to Climate Economics: Questions to AskArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/20/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2318623186_928This publication is a policy guide on climate economics.
Energy Energy[Energy] Tribal Leader Forum Series: Key Renewable Energy Opportunities for Oklahoma TribesMeetings8/27/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2515725157_928The fifth in a series of planned U.S. DOE Office of Indian Energy-sponsored strategic energy development & investment forums, this forum gave Oklahoma tribal leaders the opportunity to receive the latest updates on DOE’s energy development efforts in Indian Country. The Forum provided a venue for tribal leaders to discuss best practices in renewable energy development, including project development and finance, issues related to Oklahoma land ownership, and energy planning and energy markets
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz EnergyNatural Gas Development and Hydraulic Fracturing: A Policymaker's GuideReports6/6/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2456724567_928Concerns about hydraulic fracturing are behind many states’ reluctance to tap the economic benefits created by natural gas development. This report explores the motivation behind state legislative involvement in fracking regulation and summarizes state legislative action.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SC EnvironmentEnvironment Update - Special Edition on the President's FY2013 Budget RequestNewsletters3/14/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2446024460_926Environment Update - Special Edition on the President's FY2013 Budget Request
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SC EnvironmentEnvironment Directives OverviewPolicy Positions2/22/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2436124361_926Environment Directives Overview
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SC EnvironmentFall Forum PresentationsMeetings12/9/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2199021990_926Fall Forum Presentations
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SC EnvironmentLegislative Summit Materials of InterestMeetings8/13/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2103221032_926Materials of Interest from the 2010 NCSL Legislative Summit
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SC EnvironmentEPA Air RegsCommittee Reports7/26/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2104121041_926EPA Air Regs
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SC EnvironmentDiesel Emmission Reduction ActCommittee Reports7/20/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2104021040_926DERA
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SC EnvironmentStormwater Information AlertCommittee Reports6/30/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2103521035_926Stormwater Information Alert
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Energy2010 Oil Drilling Legislation Bill Summaries/ Databases6/16/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2036720367_928A summary of 2010 oil drilling legislation
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz SC EnvironmentEnvironment Newsletter; Volume III; Number 1Newsletters6/11/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2054620546_926Environment Newsletter; Volume III; Number 1
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