He thought to generalize this observation from local and state governments to state and national governments.
They examined 167 instances where state governments either passed late budgets or had government shutdowns.
These are tough times for state governments, many of which are contending with huge budget deficits.
Bloated state pension systems need to be re-worked and state governments need to balance budgets.
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California and other state governments have taken up lead bullets as a matter of policy.
But the problem is that the system is broken, and most state governments are broke.
It rose first on college campuses and then spread to municipal and state governments.
State governments hire the employees that drive us crazy down at the Division of Motor Vehicles.
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The Centre on Budget and Policy Priorities wants more help for struggling state governments.
The home ministry has issued an advisory to all state governments to be on high alert.
Banco do Brasil is negotiating to buy several smaller banks owned by state governments.
The bill would also give state governments more money to pass on to social-service providers.
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But maybe one of its state governments will come close to a charter city.
But the U.S. Senate and state governments also have polarized because public opinion in general has.
Federal stimulus money to help cash-strapped state governments funnel money to schools has dried up.
Leavitt has a substantial business in advising state governments on how to set up exchanges.
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The Indian home ministry has advised all state governments to be on high alert.
In 2009 and 2010, local and state governments have cut back 11 percent on services.
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This simultaneously increases the power of state governments and of the federal department of education.
It also made it more difficult for people to sue state governments in state federal courts.
Now state governments, businesses and civic groups all compete with the federal government for news coverage.
In fact, some state governments have already introduced such financial autonomy and funding reforms.
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In 1995 it started selling electricity distributors and encouraging state governments to sell their generation firms.
But many critical housing issues are local and therefore only fixable by city or state governments.
Those in Sydney and Melbourne are big, garish and built under patronage from state governments.
State governments rely on sales and use taxes for roughly a third of their total tax revenue.
State governments would decide who is eligible and how much money they get on a year-to-year basis.
He says that in the communities that submitted the projects, local and state governments were very supportive.
State governments rely on sales and use taxes for nearly one-third (32%) of their total tax revenue.
Several state governments have changed their state laws to make themselves better positioned to receive the funds.
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