State of the States 2011: Stateline takes its annual look at the trends and issues that will be the most discussed topics in state government in the coming year.”

• As state budgets, payrolls shrink, so do ambitions
• States adjust to a more frugal Washington
• Republicans face obstacles in redistricting
• State budget outlook: the worst isn’t over
• Health care budgets in critical condition
• New balance of power – Stateline’s map details the new 2011 political landscape from governors’ offices to the legislatures.”