1.   People are living longer, and costing the state more in the final years of their lives.

2.   Although it may cost the states more in the short run, greater responsibility for their own future would make them better off in the long run.

3.   And then vetoing bills that had bipartisan support, including a Medicaid bill whose failure will cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars, raised eyebrows and hackles.

4.   Border-state leaders urged a congressional panel Tuesday to expand efforts to stop illegal immigration that cost states billions of dollars.

5.   A boycott in South Carolina last year cost the state millions in lost tourist and convention dollars.

6.   But the report contained no information about which schools were padding attendance, who was responsible or exactly how much the alleged fraud cost the state.

7.   Federal officials said they had no immediate estimate of how much it would cost states to comply.

8.   Gov. Pete Wilson argues that illegal immigrants cost the state more than they contribute to the economy, though many experts disagree.

9.   It is unclear how much the bill would cost the state.

10.   It would neither cost the state nor alter the overall distribution of aid.