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State Tax Revenues Start Rebounding

Tax collections for states across the country rose by 2.2 percent in April-June, the second consecutive quarterly increase, according to preliminary data in this “flash” report. Sales tax revenues were particularly strong, rising 5.9 percent compared to a year earlier. Yet revenues remain sharply below pre-recession levels.
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Better Processes Needed for Medicaid Savings

New York State’s assumption of county Medicaid administration could reduce costs, but big savings will depend on improved administrative processes, according to this Institute report. The report examines differences in Medicaid nursing home eligibility denials among counties as an illustration of the challenges the state will face in taking over administration of Medicaid.
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State Jobs Lowest Since Recession Began

Total employment by state governments has dipped below its level at the start of the recent recession for the first time, according to this Institute “Data Alert.” After rising for eight consecutive months after the recession began in December 2007, state and local government employment has declined for 17 of the last 23 months as states have experienced record declines in revenue.
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The State of the State in 770 Pages

The Institute has published the 34th edition of its popular New York State Statistical Yearbook, providing updated information on a vast array of state data and state agency contacts for news media, citizens, government officials and others.
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Oil Spill is Another Call for New Leadership

By Marc Landy
In the wake of the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP has decided it needs new leadership. In analyzing its own efforts during this latest calamity on the Gulf Coast, the federal government might come to a similar conclusion concerning its disaster response operations.

A.R.T.’s Legal Landscape

A Q&A with James W. Fossett and Michelle N. Meyer
"Assisted Reproductive Technologies" span a wide range of practices that aid couples wanting a baby. Though often expensive and invasive, the procedures are minimally regulated. Our bioethics experts discuss why.