Weeks after college commencement ceremonies, this is a time when many young adults are polishing their resumes and asking themselves, “OK, I have my diploma, now what?” The search for jobs may lead them to careers within the states where they attended college, but in many cases recent graduates will join the exodus to find work someplace else.

In an effort to encourage in-state graduates of Connecticut colleges to put down roots and stay at home, the Connecticut legislature this month adopted HB 6525. One provision of the bill is dubbed “Learn Here, Live Here.” It allows Connecticut residents who graduate from in-state colleges to set aside up to $2,500 annually from their state income tax liability for up to 10 years and deposit the funds into a first-time homebuyer’s account. That money can be withdrawn to use as a down payment on a house. After purchasing their homes, the graduates would have to live in Connecticut for at least five years or would be required to repay a percentage of the funds.

He felt it was the only decision he could make.  He stepped down as the district’s number-one administrator in hopes of helping his cash-strapped budget.

Medora Community Schools Corp. Superintendent John Reed resigned Wednesday after his school board accepted his resignation.  This small, 270-student rural school district is facing cuts mandated by the Indiana legislature.  “I told the board that to maintain your programs – all that you offer the kids – the only thing that’s logical is that you do something at the administrative level.  And that’s when I gave them my resignation,” said Superintendent Reed. 

Oregon Attorney General John Kroger has been soliciting support for Senate Bill 40. If passed, this bill will punish charities by stripping them of their tax-deductible status from donations to charities that spend less than 30 percent of their money, averaged over three years, on programs and services.

This week 29 Republican governors have written a letter to Congressional leaders asking for more flexiblity within the Medicaid program. These governors are dissatisfied that the Obama administration and Congress have limited states' options to control Medicaid budgets.