But Case-Shiller's monthly figures reflect changes in only 20 cities, many in bust states on the coasts, and is value-weighted.
Data from the Census Bureau show that the state's population grew at half the rate of the rest of the country during the 2000s, and at a small fraction of the rate seen in housing bust states like Florida and Arizona.
Some reforms are being pushed through: the near-bust state mortgage bank is being recapitalised, but with tough controls on its lending.
The hostility to labor is most obvious in the attacks on public-sector workers as what Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota's former governor, calls "exploiters" — cosseted, overpaid bureaucrats whose gold-plated pension and health plans are busting state budgets.
We should hope the WTO sides with Airbus and the E.U. this time: These grants and tax breaks are busting state budgets, at a time when every last penny is precious.
No matter how large or small, once a cook site is busted, state law dictates it be " remediated" by a licensed company after police determine there is no immediate threat of an explosion.
It is declining all over, but especially in housing-bust states like Florida, Nevada and Virginia.
In response to Walker's measures, American liberals argued that far from helping students, union-busting states seemed to do far worse by them – the five states that outlawed collective bargaining being among the poorest performers in SAT scores.
After years of voting down almost every proposal championed by pot legalization advocates, the House made a surprising move this week, approving a measure that would prohibit the Drug Enforcement Administration from busting state-licensed medical marijuana operations.
And yet, I make the comparison to point out that what is at stake in public union-busting states like Wisconsin, New Jersey, and soon other state houses across the country is not just about teachers.
