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STATE TRENDS

STATE TRENDS. National Conference of State Legislatures William T. Pound, Executive Director. 2004 Legislative Party Control. Republican--21. Democrat--17. Split--11. Divided Government. Unified R--12. Unified D--7. Divided--30. Percentage of Legislative Seats Held by Party 1938-2003.

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STATE TRENDS

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  1. STATE TRENDS National Conference of State Legislatures William T. Pound, Executive Director

  2. 2004 Legislative Party Control Republican--21 Democrat--17 Split--11

  3. Divided Government Unified R--12 Unified D--7 Divided--30

  4. Percentage of Legislative Seats Held by Party 1938-2003 Source: NCSL, 2003

  5. Government Receiptsas % of GDP 1991 2001 • State and Local 9.8% 10.0% • Federal 17.8% 19.6%

  6. Government Expenditures 2001 • State and Local 9.8% • Federal 18.4% • In 2001, Federal Grants to State and Local Government were 17% of the Federal budget. Of this, Medicaid was 45.7% and Highway-Mass Transit was 10.5%.

  7. Total State Spending FY 1991 - FY 2001

  8. Allocation of State Spending, FY 1991 And FY 2001

  9. Changes in Total State Spending FY1991- FY2001 Selected Programs, Millions of Dollars

  10. STATE SPENDING PATTERNS • K-12 EDUCATION 30.6% • MEDICAID 14.0% • HIGHER EDUCATION 11.7% • CORRECTIONS 6.0% 62.3% • All other categories - 37.8%

  11. TRENDS 1. A continuous decline in Federal general purpose grant support to State and Local government. 2. Federal support grows in areas requiring significant State Match 3. Growth in Federal Mandates requiring major State expenditures

  12. TRENDS (continued) Unfunded Mandate • IDEA (Special Education) $11-25 billion • No Child Left Behind $ 5-35 billion • HAVA (Election Reform) $ 1-15 billion • Homeland Security $ 9-20 billion

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