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Chris Kardish

Staff Writer

Chris covers health care for GOVERNING. An Ohio native with an interest in education, he set out for New Orleans with Teach For America after finishing a degree at Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. He later covered government and politics at the Savannah Morning News and its South Carolina paper. He most recently covered North Carolina’s 2013 legislative session for the Associated Press.

With backing by the NRA, making hunting a constitutionally protected right has become increasingly popular in the past decade. The latest battlegrounds are Alabama and Mississippi.
Its chances are all but impossible, but supporters of full statehood for the District of Columbia argue there's never been a better time to grant it.
Much of what drives premium prices is beyond government control, but a case can be made for certain state policies that seem to help minimize premium spikes.
After efforts to label genetically modified food have failed in most states, there’s reason to think things will go differently in November in Oregon and possibly Colorado.
Illinois has a record number of ballot measures this year -- nearly all of which Republicans say are designed to mobilize liberal voters to help Democrats maintain lockstep control over state government.
Supporters say the measure would help combat the state's epidemic of painkiller abuse, but polls have fluctuated wildly, and opponents are seizing on a controversial video to question their true intentions.
A new proposal could have bipartisan appeal because it places states in command of reform and offers broad flexibility.
Despite recent improvements in childhood obesity, the overall rate increased in six states last year and decreased in zero.
Currently, 27 states have agreed to expand Medicaid -- the most recent being Pennsylvania.
Medicaid pays for most unintended pregnancies, spurring even some of the most conservative states to make long-term contraception that's proven to be cheaper and more effective than the pill more accessible for doctors and patients.