Top 10 Issues Facing States
As state legislatures prepare to meet for their 2012 sessions, they will continue to deal with the issues that confronted them in 2011, and for years before that. Many of the top issues are the same as they have been the past few years. In most cases, it all comes down to money—the amount states collect and the amount they spend. State leaders attending The Council of State Governments 2011 National Conference and North American Summit ranked the top 10 issues from a list of 15. They picked energy volatility and its impact on the economy as the number one issue facing states. Read more about these issues, and others, at www.csg.org/capitolideas.
