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Patchwork Nation Gives New Hampshire GOP Primary Analysis
Posted By: Dylan Scott | January 11, 2012
The project director of Patchwork Nation delves into the New Hampshire primary and what it means for the remainder of the 2012 presidential race.
Categories: Politics , Election Results

Nevada Leads Gambling Race
Posted By: Stateline | January 6, 2012
States can act quickly now that the federal government has reversed its ban on Internet gambling. But one state may have an advantage over the others.
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What It Takes for a Governor to Lose Reelection
Posted By: Louis Jacobson | January 5, 2012
Incumbent governors rarely lose reelection. But there are a few factors that could put a state executive at risk.
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How Will the Iowa Caucuses Affect the GOP Nominination Race?
Posted By: Dylan Scott | January 4, 2012
Mitt Romney's razor-thin victory at the Iowa Caucuses Tuesday provided pundits and the general public with a first taste of the 2012 election.
Categories: Politics , Election Results

More Water for Las Vegas Means More Resentment in Rural Areas
Posted By: Stateline | January 4, 2012
One state bureaucrat has the power to decide whether Las Vegas can draw extra water from underneath the state’s eastern counties, a question that has long concerned environmentalists and aggravated a political rift.
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How Texas Conquered Food-Stamp Apps
Posted By: Stateline | December 15, 2011
Texas was slower than any other state at responding to food-stamp applicants. Today, the state ranks near the top.
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2012 Electoral Map Breakdown: If Gingrich Is the Republican Nominee
Posted By: Louis Jacobson | December 8, 2011
A year later, Lou Jacobson takes another look at how the 2012 Electoral College votes would divide up depending on if Mitt Romney is not the GOP nominee for president.
Categories: Governors , National Politics , Parties & Interest Groups , Political Map
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R.I. Pension Vote Shows Changing Political Times
Posted By: Stateline | December 8, 2011
How did an overwhelmingly Democratic state legislature and a union-backed governor come to approve the toughest public pension cuts in the nation?
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If Romney Is the One: 2012 Electoral Map Breakdown
Posted By: Louis Jacobson | December 6, 2011
A year later, Lou Jacobson takes another look at how the 2012 Electoral College votes would divide up if Mitt Romney is the GOP nominee for president.
Categories: Election Results , National Politics , Political Map
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States Struggle to Update Toxic Chemical Regulation
Posted By: Stateline | December 5, 2011
The burden to investigate many chemicals that could endanger human health has fallen to states, which have enacted a patchwork of regulations that environmentalists, policymakers and industry leaders all consider inadequate.
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