state policy
Up In Smoke: What Happened to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Money?
In November 1998, forty-six US states, along with the District of Columbia and five US territories, and the major tobacco companies entered into a contract of an extraordinary nature. (The other four states, Florida, Minnesota, Mississippi, and...
Virginia Continues Move to Left
On November 7, 2017, Virginians elevated Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam (D) to the governorship. Democrats also won the other two statewide elected offices and, surprising most forecasters, picked up at least 15 seats in the Virginia House of...
Trump Administration to Allow States to Establish Work Requirements for Medicaid
Since its establishment in 1965, the federal government and the states have jointly administered Medicaid. The program’s characteristics and logistics vary from state to state, and there is always some give-and-take between the states and the feds...
Connecticut and Pennsylvania Pass Budgets
As we finish our Halloween candy and start preparing for Thanksgiving, each of the fifty states has now passed its required budget. As forty-nine of the fifty states require a balanced budget, which means the politicians can’t always resort to...
Maine's Fiscal Future Tied to Medicaid Expansion
On November 7, 2017, Mainers will head to the polls to vote on four ballot measures, including Question 2, which would expand Medicaid in the state to cover able-bodied adults without children whose income is equal to or less than 138 percent of the...
Connecticut Legislature Passes a Bipartisan Budget Plan
Faced with a budget deficit of $3.5 billion over the next two years, and three months overdue on a budget for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, Connecticut lawmakers face a difficult situation and must make tough choices. In
Liberal States Are Trying to Prop Up Obamacare
As Washington struggles with what may be its final chance to repeal Obamacare, the law’s problems in the states continue. One major problem that has
