41.   Federal officials said states had used accounting gimmicks to reduce their contributions far below the shares specified by law.

42.   Federal officials will also publicize the techniques used by states to insure that people moving from welfare to work get Medicaid.

43.   Fewer than a dozen states still use caucuses as a method of choosing party nominees.

44.   Experts say most states use a combination of measures in awarding tuition.

45.   Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles declared a state of emergency, allowing the state to use the National Guard and lift tolls along evacuation routes.

46.   For care for the poor and uninsured, the state would use a tax on hospital services, which was the basis for the original State Senate plan.

47.   Forty states use debt to pay for roads, he said.

48.   Four other states use some sort of code for their HIV reporting systems.

49.   Forrest Wright, executive director the Shoals Economic Development Authority, said most states use a tiered system.

50.   For years the state had used federal dollars to pay for dialysis and chemotherapy for undocumented immigrants who could not pay for their care.