Read more US states stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3476/us-states.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:22:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73475/let-states-lead-on-health-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe states have a handle on health care reform, write Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry, and the federal government urgently needs to take a lesson from them. “Texas, for example, has adopted approaches to controlling health-care costs while improving choice, advancing quality of care and expanding coverage” write the former...http://www.newser.com/story/73475/let-states-lead-on-health-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 13:44:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71387/if-swine-flu-is-a-test-america-is-failing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTake a good look at how states are dispensing swine flu shots—if they're dispensing them at all yet—and there's no escaping one conclusion: What a mess. Despite federal guidelines, each state seems to have its own ideas on who should get them first, and when—yet another example...http://www.newser.com/story/71387/if-swine-flu-is-a-test-america-is-failing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 Oct 2009 9:57:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67467/jobless-rates-jump-in-26-states.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJobless rates climbed in 26 states last month, suggesting employment recovery will be slow and governors may face worsening budget woes, Bloomberg reports. Unemployment in California, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Nevada was at its highest since record-keeping started in 1976. While California’s rate rose from 11.6% to 11.9%,...http://www.newser.com/story/67467/jobless-rates-jump-in-26-states.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 14:05:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58534/us-aid-rules-perplex-needy-in-downturn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHobbled by the recession, millions of Americans are struggling to navigate benefit programs that dispense aid in often arbitrary and frustrating ways, the New York Times reports. In many cases, it's all about geography. Need food stamps? It's better to live in Missouri than California. Unemployment? The lucky live in...http://www.newser.com/story/58534/us-aid-rules-perplex-needy-in-downturn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 May 2009 18:27:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50472/governors-back-house-on-stimulus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the House and Senate reconciling their competing stimulus bills, governors are pushing for the House version to prevail, the Washington Post reports. States would receive billions in aid if that version goes through—or next to nothing if the Senate's legislation passes. "If the Senate version holds, there will...http://www.newser.com/story/50472/governors-back-house-on-stimulus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Feb 2009 8:02:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46554/keep-states-woes-from-dragging-down-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen the economy goes south, the government has no business aiming for a balanced budget. But all 50 governors are faced with slashing spending to do so, and “at the expense both of their most vulnerable constituents and of the nation’s economic future,” Paul Krugman writes in the New York...http://www.newser.com/story/46554/keep-states-woes-from-dragging-down-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Dec 2008 10:13:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46082/cash-squeezed-states-warn-of-collapsing-infrastructure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThousands of infrastructure projects across the country are on hold as states wrestle with budget crises, the New York Times reports. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned yesterday that California was “on a track toward disaster" as school, bridge, and road construction projects ceased, the victims of the credit squeeze and institutional...http://www.newser.com/story/46082/cash-squeezed-states-warn-of-collapsing-infrastructure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Dec 2008 6:57:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40001/states-warn-feds-they-may-ask-for-cash-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe credit crisis is threatening states with budget shortfalls, and they could be the next group seeking a federal bailout, the Christian Science Monitor reports. California, looking at a $7 billion deficit, has informed the Treasury that it could come calling. States take loans to cover lean times, in the...http://www.newser.com/story/40001/states-warn-feds-they-may-ask-for-cash-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Oct 2008 12:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33256/lean-times-prove-taxing-for-state-budgets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagReduced sales, income, and corporate taxes are forcing states to cut back on services and consider laying off workers as they look for ways to slash spending and balance budgets, the Wall Street Journal reports. The National Conference of State Legislatures says states face a $40 billion budget shortfall as...http://www.newser.com/story/33256/lean-times-prove-taxing-for-state-budgets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Jul 2008 9:29:34 CDT