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Va. health bill could foil Obama proposal (The Boston Globe, 8 March 2010)
Virginia First State to Pass Health Care Freedom Act (ALEC, 4 March 2010)
Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN): Hoosiers and Health Savings Accounts (Wall Street Journal, 1 March 2010)
States Seeking to Ban Mandatory Health Insurance (AP, 2 February 2010)
Democrat-Controlled Senate Resists Federal Health Insurance Requirement (Washington Post, 1 Feb 2010)
Health Care Reform's Costs Rankle States (Stateline.org, 19 Jan 2010)
Federal Health Care Foes Plot For State Opt-Outs (Washington Times, 19 Jan 2010)
S.C. Attorney General To Press Fight on Healthcare (5 Jan 2010, Post & Courier (SC))
State AGs say Ben Nelson's Medicaid deal is unconstitutional (Wall Street Journal, 5 Jan 2010)
Gov. Sean Parnell (R-AK): Congress should reject health care bill (Anchorage Daily News op-ed, 28 Nov 2009)
Republican Governors Warn on Costs to States (New York Times, 19 Nov 2009)
State Legislation Opposing Certain Health Reforms, 2009-2010 (National Conference of State Legislatures, 3 November 2009)
Batchelder to Governor: Federal Health Care will Worsen Ohio's Budget Situation (Ohio House of Representatives GOP Caucus, 29 October 2009)
Gov. Mitch Daniels (IN): The Reform Minded Conservative (Washington Times, 26 October, 2009)
Boehner Calls on Gov. Strickland to Oppose Health Care Bill That Will Hurt Ohio (7 Oct, 2009)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty (MN): The Baucus Prescription: Higher Taxes and Higher Premiums (biggovernment.com, 13 October 2009)
Gov. Haley Barbour (MS): Barbour says health reforms to hike taxes (The Clarion-Ledger, 11 October 2009)
Newsmax: FL House Majority Leader Adam Hasner (R) calls for state action vs. ACORN (27 Sep 09)
WSJ: Democratic health bill will break 50 state budgets via Medicaid (27 Sep 09)
Governor Mitch Daniels (R-IN): We Are the Initiators (Wall Street Journal, 26 Sep 2009)
Governor Haley Barbour (MS) Cuts Off ACORN Funding (21 Sep, 2009)
Here's your 'demonstration project,' Mr. President -- it's called Mississippi (Washington Examiner, 21 Sep 2009)
Jindal bans state contracts with ACORN (AP, 17 Sep 2009)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN): Sever All State Ties to ACORN (Star Tribune, 16 Sep 2009)
GOP Leader Blog: Governors Barbour, Daniels Express Alarm at Democrats’ Government Takeover of Health Care (9 Sep 2009)
Gov. Pawlenty Letter Directing State Agencies to Stop Funding ACORN
Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX): States Should Have the Right to Create Health Care Solutions (2 September 2009)
Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN): The Coming Reset in State Government (Wall Street Journal Op-ed, 3 Sep 2009)
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI): Health Care Bill More Bad News for Michigan (RightMichigan.com)
Gov. Mike Rounds (R-SD): States are Already Reforming Health Care (Keloland TV, Sioux Falls, SD, 14 Aug 09)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty: To Fix Health Care, Follow the States (Washington Post, 3 Aug 2009)
Gov. John Hoeven (ND): Gov. Hoeven on FoxBusiness Talking About Job Creation in North Dakota (Glick Report on FoxBusiness, 28 Jul 2009) Gov. Butch Otter
(ID): Gov. Otter Optimistic on Idaho Economy (AP, 28 Jul 2009)
Gov. Rick Perry (TX): OpEd - Texas Proves Limited Government Works (Washington Times, 29 Jul 2009)
New Boehner-Pawlenty Report: Capital Malpractice: How a Washington Takeover of Health Care Will Hurt States (27 Jul 2009)
Gov. Rick Perry: Perry Raises Possibility of States' Rights Showdown with White House over Healthcare (Fort Worth Star Telegram, 24 Jul 2009)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty: Pawlenty Blasts Obama Plan (Politico, 23 Jul 2009)
Gov. John Hoeven (ND): Hoeven Testifies to U.S. Senate Against Cap-and-Trade (KFYR, 21 Jul 2009)
Gov. Bobby Jindal: A Trillion Here, A Trillion There (Politico, 20 July 2009)
Govs resist added federal expenses from Congress (AP, 20 Jul 2009)
Governors Fear Medicaid Costs in Health Plan (New York Times, 20 Jul 2009)
Governors Cool to Second Stimulus Idea (FoxNews, 20 Jul 2009)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty: Gingrich, Pawlenty pan health care proposal (MN Public Radio, 16 Jul 2009)
Gov. Linda Lingle (HI): Hawaii Card-Check Option for Unionizing Vetoed by Governor (The Honolulu Advertiser, 15 Jul 2009)
Gov. Mitch Daniels (IN) & Gov. Haley Barbour (MS): Governors Question Trillion-Dollar Health Care Proposal (USA Today, 15 Jul 2009)
Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK): The 'Cap and Tax' Dead End (Washington Post Op-Ed, 14 July 09)
Wall Street Journal: Gov. Pawlenty Garners Attention With Budget Move (13 Jul 09)
Alabama Policy Institute: Cap-and-Trade Legislation Will Torpedo American Economy (2 Jul 2009)
Pacific Research Institute: Coming Soon: The Nightmare From Up There (Investor’s Business Daily, 2 Jul 2009)
Pacific Research Institute: Don't Mimic the Massachusetts Way on Health Care Reform (DC Examiner, 6 Jul 2009)
States Straining To Repair Budgets (Washington Post, 7 Jul 2009)
Barbour Decries Government Health Care (MSNBC First Read, 23 Jun 2009)
10 Things Governors and State Legislators Should Know about President Obama’s Job-Killing Budget
States Fight Medicaid Expansion (Wall Street Journal, 23 Jun 2009)
Gov. Rick Perry (TX): Gov. Signs Bill to Cut Taxes for Small Business Owners (KDBC, 17 Jun 2009)
Buckeye Institute (OH): Estate Tax is Killing 58,000 Ohio Jobs (17 Jun 2009)
Gov. Jim Douglas (VT): Government should not be in the health care business (Vermont Public Radio, 17 Jun 2009)
State Legislatures Revolt Against Speaker Pelosi's New National Energy Tax (GOP Leader Alert, 15 Jun 2009)
How Obamacare Strangles Reform (New York Post, 15 Jun 2009)
Texas Blasts Federal Efforts to Fight Global Warming (WSJ, 9 Jun 2009)
Nebraska Treasurer Shane Osborn: “In The Green Room” (Heritage Foundation, 12 Jun 2009)
Rich Lowry: What Would Daniels Do? (National Review, 12 Jun 2009)
Gov. Haley Barbour (MS): Mississippi Governor Plans Energy Institute (The Clarion-Ledger, 10 Jun 2009)
Pacific Research Institute: Unmanageable Healthcare in the Making (The Hill, 9 Jun 2009)
Georgia Could Add Almost 42,000 New Jobs at No Cost to Taxpayers (Georgia Public Policy Foundation, 9 Jun 2009)
Texas Blasts Federal Efforts to Fight Global Warming (Wall Street Journal, 9 Jun 2009)
Governors Warn That Energy Plan Could Stifle Growth (AP, 9 Jun 2009)
States Say to Feds: Get Off Our Turf (Politico, 9 Jun 2009)
Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN): Gov. Daniels and Indiana Republicans highlight how national energy tax would hurt Indiana (Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2009)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN): A Governor and His Veto Pen (Wall Street Journal, 22 May 2009)
Gov . Don Carcieri (R-RI): Gov. backs tax cuts to boost sagging economy (AP, 22 May 2009)
Gov. Dave Heineman (R-NE): No new taxes means no line-item vetoes for Nebraska’s a two-year budget (Lincoln Journal Star, 20 May 2009)
Indianapolis Star: State to pay teachers & schools more for success in raising student achievement (19 May 09)
IN State Treasurer moves to protect state pension funds from misguided federal actions (Press Release, IN State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, 19 May 09)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) vows to use line-item veto to balance state budget & prevent tax hikes (Press Release, Office of Gov. Pawlenty, 14 May 09)
Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN): 'No Thanks' to Cap and Trade (WSJ op-ed 15 May 09)
Weekly Standard: Washington Punts on Tough Choices, But States Can’t (Op-ed by Gary Andres, 14 May 2009)
Politico: GOP Govs Plan Tea Party Sequel (13 May 09)
A Stress Test for Government (Illinois Policy Institute)
Atlanta Business Chronicle: Perdue signs business tax breaks (5 May 09)
Honolulu Advertiser: Lingle invites public to watch her veto bills raising Hawaii taxes (5 May 09)
Cincinnati Enquirer: Congress jumps in Warren stimulus fight (24 Apr 09)
NRO The Corner: House GOP Reps to Introduce Bill to Reclaim Rejected "Stimulus" Funds (24 Apr 09)
The Arizona Republic: Scottsdale turns down stimulus funds (23 Apr 09)
Springfield (MO) News-Leader: Missouri GOP to cut taxes with ‘stimulus’ funds (23 Apr 09)
BARBOUR: Cheap energy, yes; cap and trade, no (Washington Times, 22 April 09)
GOP lawmakers, governors pull together (The Hill, 21 Apr 09)
Reason Foundation Blog: California Needs Budget Reform, Louisiana Offers a Model Agenda (Out of Control Policy Blog, 20 Apr 09)
Barbour: Congressional GOP, governors coming together (CNN Political Ticker, 16 Apr 09)