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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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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzBanking & InsuranceForeclosuresForeclosures Publications and ResourcesReports4/11/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1251512515_971Foreclosures Publications, Links and Resources
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzBanking & InsuranceFinancial LiteracyFinancial Literacy 2013 LegislationBill Summaries/ Databases4/2/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2603626036_9722013 Financial Literacy Legislation
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzBanking & InsuranceForeclosuresForeclosures 2013 LegislationBill Summaries/ Databases4/2/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2604826048_9712013 state foreclosure legislation
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLabor & EmploymentWage & LeaveState Minimum Wage ChartBill Summaries/ Databases2/13/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1331013310_964State minimum wages, as of January 1, 2013.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzBanking & InsurancePayday LendingPayday Lending State StatutesBill Summaries/ Databases1/18/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1247312473_970Payday Lending State Statutes
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzBanking & InsurancePayday LendingPayday Lending 2012 LegislationBill Summaries/ Databases1/18/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2435524355_9702012 Payday Lending Legislation
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLabor & EmploymentWage & LeaveState Family and Medical Leave LawsBill Summaries/ Databases12/31/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1848818488_964Chart of State Family Medical Leave Laws with provisions similar to the Federal FLMA and Parental Leave for Children's educational activities.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzBanking & InsuranceFinancial LiteracyFinancial Literacy 2012 LegislationBill Summaries/ Databases11/21/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2465124651_9722012 Financial Literacy Legislation
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzBanking & InsurancePayday LendingPayday Lending in the States WebinarMultimedia10/26/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2531025310_970Listen to this archived webinar to learn more about the issues surrounding payday lending.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzBanking & InsuranceFinancial LiteracyPayday Lending in the States WebinarMultimedia10/26/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2531025310_972Listen to this archived webinar to learn more about the issues surrounding payday lending.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLabor & EmploymentBusiness DevelopmentState Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs Administered Through State Department of TransportationReports10/23/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2152721527_992The U.S. Department of Transportation has administered the Business Enterprise (DBE) program since 1983. Eleven states administer a state DBE program in conjunction with the federal DBE program.
Minority BusinessEconomic DevelopmentBusiness Development[Minority Business] MBE Certification ProgramsReports10/16/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1280312803_954State programs for certification of minority-owned businesses.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLabor & EmploymentBusiness DevelopmentMinority Business Development: State Certification ProgramsReports10/15/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1995919959_992Directory of Minority Owned Business State Programs/Offices
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHealthAccess to Health CareMedicaid Home PageReports10/9/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1451814518_947Medicaid Home Page
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzBudget & TaxBusiness DevelopmentBoosting State EconomiesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/13/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2498924989_953Six legislative leaders talked with State Legislatures about efforts to improve the economy and spur job growth in their states.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLabor & EmploymentAsset BuildingEITC 2009-2012 Enactments Bill Summaries/ Databases7/1/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1947819478_973This is a table of the enacted bills regarding earned income tax credits in 2009-2012.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLabor & EmploymentAsset BuildingIDA 2009-2012 Enactments Bill Summaries/ Databases7/1/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1949819498_973This is a table of the enacted bills regarding individual development accounts in 2009-2012.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLabor & EmploymentWorkforceLetter Supporting Reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import BankLetters/Testimony4/16/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2460424604_963NCSL Labor & Economic Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Anna Fairclough and Sen. Gary LeBeau sent a letter to Congress in support of a multiple year reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzWomen's NetworkAsset BuildingFederal EITC: What Legislators Need to KnowArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1542815428_1017Text of NCSL Earned Income Tax Credit brochure.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHuman ServicesSafety Net ProgramsState Legislation on HungerBill Summaries/ Databases1/27/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2321223212_948Examples of state legislation on hunger and nutrition
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLabor & EmploymentAsset BuildingAsset Limits in Public ProgramsArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/13/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2410424104_973More than 46 million people receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (food stamps), and almost 4.5 million receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) assistance. Eligibility for these programs is based on income and sometimes the value of assets—a savings account, house or car. Assets are considered to help ensure the benefits aren’t abused and are reaching the people who really need them.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLabor & EmploymentWorkforce2011 Workforce Development LegislationBill Summaries/ Databases12/31/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2419224192_9632011 legislation on workforce development.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLabor & EmploymentAsset BuildingWebinar: Policies to Encourage SavingsMultimedia12/9/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2377323773_973Saving money for emergencies and for the future can be difficult. Research shows that one quarter of Americans have no savings and 60 million adults do not have or underutilize a bank account. In these tight budget times it has become more important to encourage constituents to save to weather financial storms. Hear how legislators have worked to boost savings in their states with split refunds and prize linked savings.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzBanking & InsuranceFinancial LiteracyFinancial Literacy 2011 LegislationBill Summaries/ Databases11/23/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2223822238_9722011 Financial Literacy Legislation
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzEducationWorkforce ReadinessNCSL Testimony to Senate HELP Committee on ESEA ReauthorizationLetters/Testimony11/8/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2383423834_968The NCSL Education Committee provided testimony for the record to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) for its hearing entitled “Beyond NCLB: Views on the Elementary & Secondary Education Act,” held on November 8, 2011.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHealthAccess to Health CareRural HealthArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters11/4/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2177421774_947State Rural Health Policy
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLabor & EmploymentBusiness DevelopmentState Financial Assistance Programs Supporting Small BusinessesReports10/24/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2236622366_992State Financial Assistance Programs Supporting Small Businesses
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHuman ServicesSafety Net ProgramsHuman Services and Welfare Committee Summary of the Debt Ceiling LegislationBill Summaries/ Databases8/5/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2334423344_948Human Services and Welfare Committee Summary of the Debt Ceiling Legislation
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHuman ServicesSafety Net ProgramsFederal Nutrition Programs ChartReports7/28/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2330623306_948Gives descriptions and funding levels for major federal nutrition programs.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHuman ServicesSafety Net ProgramsData and ResourcesReports7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2321723217_948Provides easy-to-use data sources for state legislators interested in poverty, food insecurity, federal nutrition program enrollment, unemployment and access to healthy food in their states and districts
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHuman ServicesSafety Net ProgramsBringing Legislators to the Table: Public-Private Partnerships to Address Hunger in StatesReports6/30/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2321323213_948Describes promising public-private partnerships to address hunger in several states
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHuman ServicesSafety Net ProgramsHealthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 SummaryBill Summaries/ Databases3/24/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2243622436_948Summary of P.L. 111-296, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzBanking & InsuranceFinancial LiteracyFinancial Literacy 2010 LegislationBill Summaries/ Databases2/17/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1949719497_9722010 Financial Literacy Legislation
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzBanking & InsuranceFinancial LiteracyHelping Working Families Build Financial SecurityArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/8/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2218022180_972Several state policies can be used to help low- to middle-income families build financial assets and enabling them to survive a financial crisis.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzBanking & InsuranceAsset BuildingHelping Working Families Build Financial SecurityArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/8/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2218022180_1016Several state policies can be used to help low- to middle-income families build financial assets and enabling them to survive a financial crisis.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLabor & EmploymentAsset BuildingGlossary of Terms: Working Families PolicyArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters12/1/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2361923619_973This document contains definitions of terms used in working families policy.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHealthAccess to Health CareWebinar: States Implementing Health Reform: 2011 Timeline Multimedia11/10/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2151921519_947States Implementing Health Reform: 2011 Timeline
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHealthAccess to Health Care2010 State Implementation of Federal Health Reform (State Activity)Bill Summaries/ Databases11/8/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2023120231_947This page tracks state implementation of the 2010 federal health reform law.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHuman ServicesSafety Net ProgramsChild Poverty Rates Reports9/30/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1855718557_948Child Poverty Rates, 2009 and comparison data, 2007-2009.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHealthAccess to Health CareState Health Programs To Cover The Uninsured, 2009-10Reports9/27/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1387813878_947State Health Programs To Cover The Uninsured, 2009-10
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHealthAccess to Health CareDependent Health Coverage (State Implementation)Bill Summaries/ Databases9/23/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1449714497_947Covering Young Adults Through Their Parents or Guardians Health Policy. State policymakers are proposing and enacting legislation that extends dependent benefits to young adults not enrolled in college full-time. At least 30 states have now enacted similar legislation to extend dependent coverage regardless of enrollment in school.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHealthAccess to Health CareExtension of the Enhanced Medicaid MatchLetters/Testimony5/6/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2028420284_947Letter to Congress: NCSL expresses its support for provisions that would extend the enhanced Medicaid match established in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for an additional six months to June 30, 2011.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzTelecommunications & ITBroadband AccessBroadband WebinarMultimedia3/17/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1971219712_1001Broadband is a key ingredient for economic success, and policymakers and businesses are exploring new strategies to make high speed access available to underserved areas. Learn about recent broadband incentive projects that improve the lives of rural community citizens, provide expanded on-line opportunities for children and economic success stories for low-income families.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHuman ServicesSafety Net ProgramsTen Ways to Use Short-Term TANF BenefitsReports12/9/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1867418674_948Ten ways to use short-term TANF benefits to help low-income children and families.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHealthAccess to Health CareChildren's Health Reform State LawsBill Summaries/ Databases8/31/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1447714477_947A snapshot of state laws related to childrens health reform. Also includes information on the federal poverty guidelines, recent NCSL publications and additional resources.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHuman ServicesSafety Net ProgramsSL Magazine: An Old Battle RejoinedArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/1/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1743717437_948States are at the front of a renewed fight against poverty.
LegisBriefTelecommunications & ITBroadband Access[LegisBrief] Bringing Broadband to Rural and Low-Income Families: November/December 2008Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters11/20/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1343113431_1001Expanding broadband infrastructure to rural communities offers opportunities for economic growth. States use several initiatives to ensure availability in underserved areas.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzEconomic DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentEvaluating Enterprise ZonesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/26/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1280612806_954Further analysis on the effectiveness of enterprise zones in encouraging growth.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzBanking & InsuranceForeclosuresLegisBrief: State Foreclosure Solutions - January 2008Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/7/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1252112521_971LegisBrief State Foreclosure Solutions January 2008
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLabor & EmploymentWage & LeaveLegisBrief - Minimum Wage, March 2007Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/15/2007 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1332913329_964States look at raising their minimum wages.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzTelecommunications & ITBroadband AccessLegisBrief: Connecting America with Broadband - August/September 2006Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters8/1/2006 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1343813438_1001Today's major challenge is to provide universal access to broadband Internet services. Access to broadband service differs in urban and rural areas, however. States and the federal government are addressing ways to increase access to this service.
Small BusinessEconomic DevelopmentBusiness Development[Small Business] Revolving Loan Funds for Small Business DevelopmentArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/1/2006 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1834418344_954Self-perpetuating funds providing capital to start-up small businesses. (LegisBrief)
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzEconomic DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentEnterprise Zones: Development for Distressed CommunitiesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/1/2005 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1834018340_954Special economic zones in the states. (LegisBrief)
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzLabor & EmploymentAsset BuildingFinancial Literacy: A Primer for PolicymakersReports4/23/2005 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2111121111_973American consumers have more credit options today than ever before. With the availability of goods and services at an all-time high, it is critical that people be educated about their finances. Many Americans find themselves deep in debt and not saving as much as they once did.
Minority BusinessEconomic DevelopmentBusiness Development[Minority Business] Minority-Owned Business DevelopmentArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1834218342_954Direct and indirect state encouragement of iminority business growth. (LegisBrief)
Small BusinessEconomic DevelopmentBusiness Development[Small Business] Microenterprise DevelopmentArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1834318343_954Business assistance and lending to micro business. (LegisBrief)
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