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Capital Closeup: More than 40 percent of U.S. state legislative races had no party competition in 2022 Read More

Ceiling of the Illinois State Capitol Dome

Capital Closeup: How legislative pay is set — A look at a recent Illinois court case, and review of other state laws Read More

How and why states are partnering with businesses on child care Read More

Saskatchewan implements scaled-back expansion of provincial sales tax Read More

Leadership, including from legislators, is needed to launch mental health courts — and make them work Read More

Farm economy has outpaced expectations, but high input costs and labor shortages persist as problems Read More

picture of dollars and cents

‘Stress tests,’ long-term budget forecasting position states to handle ups and downs of economy Read More

U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade turns Midwest into a patchwork of abortion rights, access Read More

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