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Stateline

Nonpartisan, Nonprofit News Service of the Pew Charitable Trusts

Stateline is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news service of the Pew Charitable Trusts that reports and analyzes trends in state policy.

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Should Manufacturers Pay for Drug Disposal?
New DEA rules in 2014 allow pharmacies to collect unwanted controlled substances; some state and local officials want drugmakers to pay for drug disposals.
December 04, 2015
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States Zone in on Online Sports Gambling
States are trying to figure out how to regulate and tax fantasy sports sites like FanDuel and DraftKings.
December 03, 2015
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'Look Where You're Going, Biker'
Hoping to improve safety, some cities and states are cracking down on distracted biking.
November 17, 2015
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Automatic State Taxes Are Popular, But Are They Good Policy?
At least seven states have implemented tax cut “triggers” that give refunds, credits or a reduction in rates to taxpayers or businesses on the grounds that government shouldn’t hoard money if it has sufficient revenue to run the state. But such policies can create huge fiscal problems.
November 17, 2015
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Many States Barely Train Security Guards
Forty-one states, plus the District of Columbia, license security officers, but requirements vary greatly from state to state. Alaska, for example, mandates 48 hours of training initially, plus another eight hours in firearms training for armed guards. South Carolina requires four hours of training and an additional four for those who carry a gun.
November 13, 2015
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A Real Way to Replace the Gas Tax
Oregonians have volunteered for the state’s experiment with a road usage tax, which could replace the per-gallon gas tax someday.
November 11, 2015
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Cities and States Try to Get Residents to Lose Weight
Governors in New York, Georgia and Tennessee have all announced plans to combat high rates of obesity among their citizens, in order to save taxpayers money. Nationwide, a third of all adults, 78 million of them, are obese,
November 06, 2015
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When Children Are Victims of Identity Theft
Twenty-one states have passed laws that allow parents or guardians to freeze their child’s credit record.
November 02, 2015
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States Set Up 'Business Courts' for Corporate Conflicts
Specialized courts that focus on business disputes have been established in at least 27 states.
October 28, 2015
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Many States Still Don't Know How to Regulate Medical Marijuana
Years after voters made medical marijuana legal, Montana and some other states struggle to regulate it.
October 21, 2015
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