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Colorado Wants Its Own Aerial Firefighters to Combat Wildfires
Posted By: Dylan Scott | April 19, 2013
Most states rely on federal crews to fight fires from the air. But with those resources often stretched, Colorado wants to become the second state to respond to such emergencies on their own.
Categories: View , Energy & Environment

Physician-Assisted Suicide Bills Die in Montana
Posted By: Dylan Scott | April 18, 2013
Bills to regulate and prohibit physician-assisted suicide failed this session in Montana, but the debate continues nationwide.
Categories: View , Health and Human Services
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The Benefits of Fingerprinting the Homeless
Posted By: Brian Heaton | April 16, 2013
New Jersey is expanding a local program that helps agencies track homeless services more accurately and in less time, increasing their chances of getting the federal funding they need.
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Chronic and Veteran Homelessness Declined in 2012
Posted By: J.B. Wogan | April 16, 2013
Despite some troubling economic conditions, chronic and veteran homelessness both dropped by more than 6 percent last year, according to a new report.
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Michigan Moves to Regulate Mixed Martial Arts
Posted By: Dylan Scott | April 16, 2013
Following the death of a fighter, Michigan is the latest state to consider rules to protect participants in amateur MMA matches.
Categories: View , Health and Human Services

Study: Citizen Budgeting Related to Better Outcomes
Posted By: J.B. Wogan | April 15, 2013
Inviting public comment early in the budget process, and doing so in multiple ways, is closely associated with better performance outcomes, according to a new study.
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Could Postponing Medicaid Hospital Cuts Become the Next 'Doc Fix'?
Posted By: Dylan Scott | April 11, 2013
Obama's budget proposes delaying certain Medicaid cuts another year, complicating the politics of the Medicaid expansion and possibly setting the administration up for an annual headache.
Categories: View , Health and Human Services

Washington Targets Veterans for State Employment
Posted By: Heather Kerrigan | April 10, 2013
As troops begin returning home from Afghanistan, states are looking for ways to reduce veterans' high unemployment rate. Washington state wants to hire them.
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Fact vs. Fiction: Arkansas' Game-Changing Medicaid Expansion Plan
Posted By: Dylan Scott | April 8, 2013
A lot of information is floating around about the state's first-of-its-kind plan to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. Arkansas' Medicaid director sets the record straight.
Categories: View , Health and Human Services
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Oregon May Be 1st with Automatic Voter Registration
Posted By: Ryan Holeywell | April 5, 2013
Secretary of State Kate Brown wants to make Oregon the first state to instantly register voters when they apply for a driver's license.
Categories: Politics , Voting Process & Voting Rules , View , Lawmaking and Legislatures , Politics
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