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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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Colorado Figures Out How to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
The state’s teen birthrate dropped 40 percent between 2009 and 2013, driven largely by a public health initiative that gives low-income young women long-acting contraceptives.
February 18, 2015
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Politicians Pitch Middle-Class Tax Cuts, in Both Blue and Red States
There’s not much red states and blue states agree on these days. But lawmakers across the political spectrum are talking about boosting the middle class this year, touting tax cuts to do it.
February 18, 2015
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Who Would Lose Health Care If the Supreme Court Rules Against Obamacare?
Employed white Southerners are most likely to lose coverage if the court rules against the Obama administration.
February 11, 2015
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States Forced to Deal with New Heroin Problems
In the past decade, heroin abuse has exploded—and it is hitting white people in suburbs and rural areas particularly hard. As the demographics of heroin use have changed, so have states’ efforts to combat the problem.
February 04, 2015
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States' Hispanic Education Problem
They drive drive population growth in most states, but the relatively low percentage of them earning college degrees is becoming a pressing concern.
January 29, 2015
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How Some Stores Cheat the Lottery, and Cost States Money
Most often, lottery officials say, scams involve retailers who are cashing in winning tickets for a fee for people who don't want to collect their jackpots personally because they owe back taxes, child support payments or other debts that states generally deduct from lottery winnings.
January 28, 2015
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States Trying to Tax E-Cigarettes
Is it because of safety fears or just a desire for more revenue?
January 23, 2015
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States Will Get More Money for School-Based Health Services
The Obama administration’s reversal last month of a 17-year-old policy should mean more Medicaid dollars for school-based health programs for combating chronic diseases, such as asthma.
January 22, 2015
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Many Cities Are Creating Policies Apart from Their States
A number of cities are enacting measures that have conflicted with or gone beyond state laws.
January 15, 2015
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In Many States, GOP Tax Cut Promises Can't Work with Budget Realities
Budget shortfalls will make it difficult for some newly-elected Republican governors to keep the tax-cutting promises they made during their campaigns.
January 14, 2015
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