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It’s that time of year, when governors are giving their “state of the state” speeches. Here is Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels giving his eighth and final address on Jan. 10, 2012. Bloomberg reports that the governor promoted his legislation to exempt non-union employees from paying dues when working alongside union workers. The Pew Center on the States has a list of the full text and video of all state-of-the-state speeches.

Good Links

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Reuters: Raymond James buys Morgan Keegan, merging two regional muniland powerhouses

Reuters: Even with an experienced governor, California remains a model of dysfunction

Bond Buyer: Detroit’s independence hinges on getting $100 million of concessions from unions

Bloomberg: Illinois sells 10-year tax exempt debt at 3.1% yield

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@sanjayguptaCNN Dr. Sanjay Gupta  new fed report: 1% of americans accounted for 22% of health care costs in 2009. and, 5% accounted for 50% of costs. what do u make of that?

@jeremyhobson Jeremy Hobson Mitch Daniels makes a deal with Amazon regarding sales tax collection. He talks about it with  @MktplaceRadio here:  mktplc.org/wIYjLM 

@Govistics Govistics by CGR   MI CIO hopes small investments will result in innovative partnerships between state and local government  govtech.com/budget-finance…

@ledbetreuters James Ledbetter  One in three college-educated New Yorkers is struggling to pay for food, says this study:  foodbanknyc.org/blog/index.cfm…

CorbinHiar Corbin Hiar  RT @evgenymorozov Maine makes public new database of inmates and felons on probation flpbd.it/9x0y.