GovBeat: The top policy issues in the 50 states, according to the reporters who cover them

The most dominant public policy concern in the states is a perennial one.Of all the issues state legislatures are working through—unemployment, health care, education, incarceration — the budget was the one most frequently cited as the top priority, according to a new CQ Roll Call survey of 72 state and local reporters representing more than 60 print, television, radio and online publications.Read full article >>