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Former federal and state officials took part in a Pew Charitable Trusts forum on recession planning. They talked about about challenges and strategies for implementing the federal stimulus p…

Policy experts talked about the findings of the State Health Care Cost Containment Commission report that states need to take a leadership role in controlling health care costs. The report, …

Urban Institute scholars talked about the impact of the current economic climate on children. Among the topics they addressed were the role of the federal government, entitlement reform, and…

The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on U.S economic recovery efforts. Among the issues they addressed were the severity of the fiscal crisis, unemployment rates, the housing market, a…

Panelists talked about the challenges facing the newly elected governors in the face of strained state budgets, high unemployment, and a slow economic recovery. They also responded to questi…

Panelists talked about state and local pension funds, focusing on funding and investment issues. Among the topics they addressed were the impact of a weak economy on pension funds, tax polic…

Raymond Scheppach and Scott Pattison spoke to reporters about the release of the biannual Fiscal Survey of States. Among the findings are that fiscal year 2010 was the most difficult for sta…

Governors and state health officials discussed some of the challenges states will face if the health care reform legislation is passed. They talked about the need to be partners with the fed…

Physicians and and an economist talked about programs for preventive health care and wellness. Dr. Frieden talked about long-lasting preventive plans that can be implemented to improve heal…

Participants spoke about the national debt, global economy, and fiscal policy. They focused on potential actions and ideas to reduce the size of the debt, either through spending reductions …

Raymond Scheppach and Scott Pattison spoke to reporters about preliminary findings of the biannual Fiscal Survey of States. Among the topics they addressed were spending and revenue levels, …

Raymon Scheppach and Scott Pattison spoke to reporters on the release of the biannual Fiscal Survey of States report. They talked about the potential impact of declining budget revenues and …

This was the second in a series of roundtable hearings intended to bring health care policy and industry experts together to inform the development of comprehensive health care reform legisl…

The National Governors Association (NGA), founded in 1908 with the help of then President Theodore Roosevelt, celebrated its centennial in 2008. To mark this occasion, the NGA has worked wit…

Participants spoke to reporters about the release of the biannual Fiscal Survey of States. The Fiscal Survey of States reflects actual fiscal 2007, estimated fiscal 2008, and recommended fis…

Participants talked about implementation of national identification cards and personal documentation standards. Topics included the attorneys general role in the implementation of regulation…

A day-long meeting of the Advisory Commission on Medicaid examined the future of the program. Mr. Smith and Mr. Holtz-Eakin discussed with the Commission potential fiscal and administrative …

Mr. Pattison and Mr. Scheppach spoke on the fiscal health of the state governments and their budgets. Using charts and graphs, the officials discussed the stability of revenue and pressures …

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and Ray Scheppach Executive Director of the National Governors association spoke to reporters about federal, state and local responses to terrorist thre…

Participants talked to reporters about about the fiscal survey of the states. Scott Pattison talked about state government spending and means of meeting budget deficits. Raymond Scheppach ta…