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NCSL Resources
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VOLUME 38, No. 2 | February 2012
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A FOGGY FISCAL FUTURE
By Edward P. Smith
State budget forecasts call for clearing skies, but no one is breaking out the champagne just yet.
Online: Read NCSL's new "State Budget Update."
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FADING FEDERAL FUNDS
By Michael Bird and Jeff Hurley
Many state-federal programs will feel the pinch as Congress struggles with the deficit.
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LESSONS FROM RHODE ISLAND
By Ron Snell
Bold changes to its pension plans have caught the attention of other states.
Online: Learn more about pension reform legislation.
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ELECTIONS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD
By Wendy Underhill
From registering to vote to finding your polling place, digital solutions are coming online.
Online: Matthew Morse of Pew discusses digital solutions in elections and the report “Being Online Is Still Not
Enough: Reviews and Recommendations for State Election Websites 2010.”
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IT'S NOT OVER YET
By Steven Walters
Last winter’s partisan battles over collective bargaining, immigration and voter ID continue to echo in legislative chambers.
Online: Read an earlier State Legislatures story on the battle over collective bargaining in Wisconsin.
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KEEPING KIDS SAFE
By Hollie Hendrikson
Lawmakers are trying to reduce injuries and deaths among young workers.
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THEN AND NOW
Find out where our statehouse photo comes from this month.
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STATESTATS
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TRENDS AND TRANSITIONS
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STATELINE
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PEOPLE
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TAKING THE FLOOR
Three leaders on budgets, bipartisanship and "boot camp."
Online: Read past issues of Taking the Floor: December 2011, October/November 2011, September 2011; July/August 2011; May 2011; January 2011.
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FOR THE RECORD
Political veterans Donna Brazile and Karl Rove weigh in on the presidential election, leadership and the partisan divide.Online: Read earlier interviews with legislative leaders.
Video: Watch interviews with Donna Brazile and Karl Rove.
Online: Read earlier interviews with opinion leaders.
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