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Minnesota offers the highest quality health care overall in the nation, according to a new federal government report. Minnesota scored 67.31 out of 100 points on the 2011 State Snapshots report, compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The lowest performing state overall, Texas, scored 31.61 … Continue reading
The specter of unfunded pension liabilities is haunting U.S. state and local government. These liabilities were an underlying factor in recent municipal bankruptcies in California. They hover over Pennsylvania, which is pondering pension reform while trying to rescue distressed cities. Anxiety over pension costs helped save the job of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) in … Continue reading
Last week, SNCJ checked in on some of the issues we predicted would be among the most active in statehouses in 2012. With the year now half over — and many states already having adjourned — here’s a look at how a few more of those issues have fared. JOB STIMULATION — As of May, … Continue reading
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