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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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People Are Moving Back to Southern and Western States
New census figures show people have started returning to recovering housing markets in the South and West.
January 09, 2015
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States Go Beyond Federal Law to Protect Pregnant Workers
Decades after a federal law banned discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace, some states are providing additional protections to pregnant workers who want to stay on the job.
January 07, 2015
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Minimum Wage Increases in 20 States
In 2015, for the first time, a majority of states have minimum wages above the federal minimum, which is $7.25. Activists, fast-food workers and others are calling for increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour in some cities.
January 06, 2015
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The Trouble with Legal Marijuana: Banks
Colorado and other states are frustrated they cannot bring banking to the cash-heavy legal marijuana business.
January 05, 2015
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Green Energy Industry Has Power in Statehouses
Renewable energy industry has used its growing clout to push back against efforts to repeal laws that require utilities to generate more electricity from wind, solar and other renewables.
December 16, 2014
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Are Religious Freedom Laws Really about Discrimination Protection?
Nineteen states have "Religious Freedom Restoration Act" laws on the books and 10 states have contemplated similar legislation in the past two years.
December 12, 2014
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Too Many Pedestrians Injured by Looking at Their Phones
States and cities are looking for new strategies to combat injuries and deaths among walkers distracted by their cell phones.
December 11, 2014
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The Virtual Courthouse
Many courts across the country are moving to paperless systems in an effort to save money.
December 09, 2014
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States Try a New Health Care Reform: Special Facilities for 'Super-Utlizers'
Health homes are intended to coordinate physical and mental health treatment for “super-utlizers” of health care, people whose complex medical problems make them disproportionately heavy users of expensive health care services.
December 08, 2014
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Future of CHIP Under Obamacare Is Unclear
States don't when or whether funding for the federal-state, low-income Children’s Health Insurance Program will be authorized beyond Sept. 30, when it is set to expire.
December 04, 2014
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