slowing the federal revolving door

Connecticut prohibits former legislators from becoming professional lobbyists as does Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont and West Virginia.. ..

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state-run reinsurance programs lowered obamacare premiums: study

Seven states, Alaska, Maryland, Maine, New Jersey, Oregon, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, have set up their own reinsurance programs using Affordable Care Act's Waivers.. ..

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map: illegal immigrants in 42 states, 4.1 million us-born children

While illegal immigrants are found big numbers in 42 states, -- Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, West Virginia, Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota -- but characteristics of unauthorized immigrants could not be estimated due to small samples, said the pro-immigration group.. ..

the epa's war against the states

Transportation officials from Maine, New York, and Mas­sachusetts—not states that are hotbeds of anti-environmentalist sentiment—warned the EPA that its proposed interpretation of “navigable waters” would include roadside ditches. ..

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