States up R&D spending

A National Science Foundation study shows state government expenditures for research and development hit $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2011, up 11 percent from the previous year. Individual state government expenditures varied widely with New York, Ohio, Florida, California and Pennsylvania accounting for 51 percent of all state government R&D. Gulf Coast states’ spending numbers included: Florida at $150.8 million, Texas $47.4 million, Alabama $19.7 million, Louisiana $9.2 million and Mississippi $7.4 million. Source: National Science Foundation, November 2013.