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Obama Health Care Law: Legal Challenge Can Go to Trial, Florida Judge Says
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyA lawsuit filed by Florida and 19 other states, challenging the new health care law, may be headed to trial for consideration of at least some parts of the civil complaint. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, at a hearing in Pensacola, said he would allow parts of the lawsuit to proceed to trial, but would throw out other portions, the Associated Press reported. Vinson didn't spell out what he liked or didn't like, but said he would rule by Oct. 19. States like Florida object to the individual mandate in the law -- requiring virtually everyone to acquire health insurance -- and also to ...
Unemployment Drops in 34 States, But U.S. Average Still at 9.9 Percent
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyWhile the nation's overall unemployment inched up to 9.9 percent in April, the jobless rate decreased in 34 states and a number of states added non-farm jobs, the Labor Department reported Friday. Even hard-hit Michigan, leading the nation with a 14 percent unemployment rate, improved by a fraction from its March reading. Unemployment grew slightly in Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Nevada, Texas and Utah. The better climate in many states and also the District of Columbia confirms the labor market is getting stronger, even though it is not approaching pre-recession levels, the Wall Street Journal ...
State Tax Collections Fall Short
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyMany states already coping with huge budget gaps are faced with a new problem: declining tax revenues. Tax collections in April dropped short of forecasts and in some states even fell below last year's already low levels, forcing some governors to tap into reserve funds, The Wall Street Journal reported. New figures suggest the ongoing recession, which has brought high unemployment numbers, is cutting into income taxes. States usually look forward to increased revenue in April. But the month's collections fell short of expectations in California by 26.4 percent, or $3.6 billion. ...
Strapped States Cash In on Gambling and Other Vices
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyStates faced with budget shortfalls in the billions of dollars are changing their tunes about how they generate revenue for law enforcement and other public services, condoning activities such as gambling that were restricted in the past. In Ohio, residents recently voted to allow casinos, and Gov. Ted Strickland dropped his longtime opposition to video lottery machines, proposing to add them to racetracks to generate new funds, The Wall Street Journal reported. "If I had not been confronted with these difficult circumstances, I would have obviously opposed expanding gambling in Ohio," ...
Governors Gather in Washington to Launch U.S. Chamber's Jobs Report
By David Sessions - Politics DailyA group of governors from both parties met Monday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for a discussion of state-level job creation. Govenors Rick Perry (R-Tex.), Bill Richardson (D-N. Mex.), Jack Markell (D-Del.), Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.), Donald Carcieri (R-R.I.), and Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) were on hand to celebrate a new report commissioned by the Chamber that ranks states on the job-creation performance. The report, completed by the Praxis Strategy Group, is part of the Chamber's "American Free Enterprise" initiative launched last October to promote free-market alternatives to the Obama ...
Health Care Law Poses Financial Pitfalls for States
By Lou Cannon - Politics DailySpeaking at the University of Iowa soon after he signed the Patient Protection and Care Act into law, President Barack Obama told an amused audience that he hadn't seen any asteroids falling from the heavens. It was his way of saying that the sky won't collapse because the United States has finally joined the long list of industrialized democracies providing near-universal health care coverage. Considering the political obstacles he overcame to obtain a health care bill, it is understandable that the president is using a time-worn tactic of ridiculing the more extreme claims of the opposition ...
States in Budget Trouble Turn to the Bottle
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailySeveral financially strapped states with with strict alcohol controls are considering saving money by privatizing the regulation and sales of booze, beer and wine. The states say they could raise revenue by selling distribution centers and auctioning liquor licenses to private companies, The Wall Street Journal reported. Virginia, North Carolina, Washington, Vermont and Mississippi are all looking at proposals that would loosen control of distributorships or retail stores. As ways to boost revenue, Colorado now allows spirits to be sold seven days a week instead of six, and Pennsylvania ...
Labor Unions Move To Reform State Laws
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyMany unions are shifting their efforts to reform labor organizing laws from the federal to the state level. The change in strategy comes as a push to rewrite national legislation remains stalled in Congress, according to the Wall Street Journal. Unions are keeping a particularly close eye on Oregon, which recently passed the Worker Freedom Act, a measure that prohibits companies from holding mandatory employee meetings to talk about organizing. The law is a victory for labor groups, which say employers use the meetings to pressure workers not to join unions. The companies say the mandatory ...
States Raising Taxes to Cover Recession Shortfalls
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyThe recession has forced some states to raise taxes -- both personal income and sales -- to make up for budget shortfalls. In the first half of 2009, 10 states made major changes to personal income-tax rates, most of which are retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year. ...
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