Question of the Month
The staff of the Southern Office are available to answer questions for policymakers from all branches of state government on a wide variety of policy and practice areas. Every month the SLC features a question from our research service. These questions cover the range of issues and topics facing policymakers across the region.
This month's question: |
| How have record-high gasoline prices impacted driving habits in the SLC region? |
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Previous questions:
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2008
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| What are the budgets and the staff sizes of the Southern states' ethics commissions? | |
| What is the financial impact of chronic diseases on the U.S. economy? | |
| Which SLC states have passed legislation for the reuse or recycling of prescription drugs? | |
| What are the methods of selection for leadership positions in the state Legislatures of the Southern Legislative Conference? | |
| In the South, what percentage of the adult population drives while intoxicated or under the influence of illicit drugs? | |
| How many nuclear facilities and reactors are located in the SLC states? | |
| How have record-high gasoline prices impacted driving habits in the SLC region? | |
| 2007 | |
| January | Which SLC states have sales tax holidays? |
| February | What are SLC state funding sources for birth defects surveillance? |
| March | What states passed immigration legislation in 2006? |
| April | What states have regulated the use of mobile phones while driving? |
| May | What states explicitly ban carrying concealed weapons on college campuses? |
| June | What are are the restrictions, if any, on drivers' license renewals for older drivers? |
| July | What are SLC state policies on embryonic stem cell research? |
| August | What are the latest foreclosure rates for households in the SLC states? |
| September | What are the Southern state budgets and staffing for emergency management agencies? |
| October | Which states have enacted legislation pertaining to human trafficking in recent years? |
| November | What have the SLC states done regarding insurance coverage for children with a pervasive developmental disorder, i.e. autism? |
| December | What states in the region have air quality policies for schools? |
| 2006 | ||
| January | What is the recent trend in state general fund expenditures? | |
| February/March | What are the graduate rates in Southern states? | |
| April | What are the latest SLC state rankings for total taxes and per capita taxes? | |
| May | How has the partisan makeup of the state senate and house changed in the SLC region over the past 20 years? | |
| June/July | How many Southern states have smoking bans for workplaces, restaurants and bars? | |
| August/September | What are the latest median household income statistics for the SLC states and how do they compare with the prior review period? | |
| October | Injuries in High School Sports | |
| November | What SLC states currently have alternative fuel plants? | |
| December | Which SLC states currently give tax incentives or grants for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles, or for the construction and/or operation of facilities that produce these vehicles or the fuels they run on? | |
| 2005 | |
| January | What is the partisan composition of the 16 SLC member state Legislatures? |
| February | What were the General Fund (Nominal) Expenditure Changes by Percentage in the SLC states in fiscal years 2004 and 2005? |
| April | What are the latest personal income statistics in the SLC states? |
| May | What are the latest SLC state projections for the federal Medicaid matching rates (Federal Medical Assistance Percentage or FMAP)? |
| June | How are states doing on reducing high school dropout rates? |
| July | How is the methamphetamine epidemic affecting our region? |
| August/September | "What are the obesity rates in the SLC states? |
| October | What do SLC Legislators do professionally? |
| November | How do states measure up with respect to the size of the state workforce? |
| December | What are the latest estimates of alcohol-involved traffic fatalitites in the SLC states? How do the latest numbers compare to statistics from two decades ago? |
| 2004 | |
| January | How will the discovery of “mad cow” disease affect the Southern cattle industry? |
| February | As of January 2004, and in response to states' July 2003 recommendations and the most current 3-year air quality monitoring data, what Southern state areas/counties does EPA intend to designate as nonattainment under the upcoming 8-hour ozone standard? |
| March | What is the role played by state and local business taxes in the SLC state economies? |
| April | How do Southern states stack up on the SAT? |
| May | What is the partisan composition of Southern legislatures? How does the current composition compare to that of 25 years ago? |
| June | How do Southern states rank according to total tax and total tax per capita? |
| July | How do Southern states stack up in educational attainment? |
| August | How did the SLC states fare in the recently-released data on income? |
| October | How have Southern states done on No Child Left Behind Act plan approval? |
| November | How did the SLC states fare in terms of federal government expenditures by state in fiscal year 2003? |
| December | How do SLC states rank with respect to per pupil expenditures? |
