In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.

  • Read about security concerns related to violent drug trafficking in Mexico. (RAND Corporation, 2011)
  • See how taxpayers are benefitting from oil and gas lease sales by the Bureau of Land Management. (U.S. Department of the Interior, January 10, 2012)
  • Browse the 2012 State Business Tax Climate Index. (Tax Foundation, January 2012)
  • Check out trends and issues in state government. (Stateline, January 18, 2012)
  • Review state electricity profiles. (U.S. Energy Information Administration, January 2012)
  • Consider how tobacco control has progressed state by state. (American Lung Association, January 2012)