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State Expenditures
States Feeling Medicaid's Squeeze |
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| New Survey Shows Soaring Health Care Costs are Crowding Out Other Priorities |
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Despite rebounds in their fiscal conditions, state budgets across the country are still struggling under the increasing weight of Medicaid, a new survey has found. A latest report from the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) showed that, for the first time, states are expected to spend more on Medicaid than on elementary or secondary education in fiscal year 2004.
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Election 2004
Gubernatorial Elections in the States, Commonwealths and Territories - 2004 |
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In 2004, gubernatorial elections will be held in 11 states, and in American Samoa and Puerto Rico. Here is a listing of governors' races and the candidates running in each state.
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Purchasing Pools
States Working Together to Lower Prescription Drug Costs |
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| NGA Issue Brief Spotlights State Efforts to Pool Resources, Reduce Rising Costs, Improve Quality |
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Access to quality affordable prescription drugs is critical for an aging America. As the cost of prescription drugs continues to rise, a recently released report from the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices shows how states are increasingly joining forces to develop and implement innovative and creative strategies to combat these price hikes.
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Streamlined Sales Tax
State Sales Tax Agreement Closer to Reality |
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| As States Lose Billions from E-Commerce, Effort to Simplify State Sales Tax System Readies Launch |
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The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, which was approved in November 2002 by 34 states and the District of Columbia, moved one step closer to implementation after Michigan recently became the latest entry in the multistate effort to collect taxes on Internet and catalog purchases. Recent studies support state efforts to collect billions in lost e-commerce revenue.
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