Recent Trends in State Spending

After more than three decades of institutional and fiscal capacity-building, the debate over the states' commitment to their citizens and local governments continues. Federal domestic disengagement, the national recession, taxpayer unrest, and anti-incumbent sentiments, among other factors, have raised concerns about the states' performance. This article reviews recent trends in state spending for public education, Medicaid, corrections, AFDC, and local aid to discern changes and assess their implications for the states' role and record

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