Yahoo! News - Unfunded Programs Cost States $29 Billion
It's an old gripe, but one with an increasingly large price tag: States say they're now paying at least $29 billion for programs that Washington launched but did not fully fund — including education, prescription drugs, homeland security and more.

Similar complaints a decade ago spurred a federal law reining in the practice. But loopholes mean the buck is being passed more and more, state leaders said Wednesday as they called on the Bush administration and Congress to use the federal budget to set things right.