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Aug 28, 2009
Weekly wrap: Rising Medicaid bill a growing concern for states
New Mexico may foreshadow a Medicaid crisis facing states next year as the federal economic stimulus money dwindles. During a recent PowerPoint presentation by New Mexico Human Services Secretary Pam Hyde to state lawmakers, she said the state's Medicaid program could be facing a shortfall of up to $300 million by 2011 unless costs are contained. The stimulus money will be gone by then, she str[...]
Aug 21, 2009
Weekly wrap: Doing the math on state jobs
On the same day (Aug. 20) the Rockefeller Institute of Government released a report saying state and local governments have added 110,000 jobs since the start of the recession, six states were discussing layoffs of state employees.
