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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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Social Impact Bonds Matter a Lot in Public Health
The bonds tap private money for public health and human services projects. Some wonder whether such “pay-for-success” contracts are useful or cost-effective.
November 10, 2014
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Elections Shake Up State CIOs
Another shake-up is underway in what’s become one of the most crucial jobs in state government: the top information technology officer.
November 06, 2014
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States Fight Over Chicken Treatment
Californians approved a ballot initiative prohibiting farmers from confining hens in cramped cages. Six states are challenging California’s restrictions.
November 04, 2014
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Many Local and State Governments Are Defying Feds on Immigrant Deportation
Almost 300 cities and counties, plus the states of California, Colorado and Connecticut have refused to cooperate with federal immigration actions.
November 04, 2014
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States Have No Common Rules About Dealing with Official Email
Polices about whether employees should delete or save email vary considerably. Many open government advocates say states need to do a better job preserving electronic communications to be transparent and accountable to citizens.
October 30, 2014
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Too Much Student Tracking?
States backtrack on radio frequency chips for student monitoring after breaches of government and commercial computer databases.
October 28, 2014
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Alternative Families Create Challenges for State Laws
The group hit hardest by the economic downturn was “multiple-partner fertility” families, or families in which a woman has conceived children by more than one man.
October 27, 2014
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State Income Tax Revenue Is Increasingly Volatile
States that heavily rely on income taxes are having a hard time crafting budgets as income tax revenue has become unstable from year to year.
October 14, 2014
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States Work to Make Driving Safer
Two dozen states are now working with federal officials on programs that use data to determine which intersections or roads are the most deadly and how to use low-cost fixes to make them safer.
October 07, 2014
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How Some State Medicaid Programs Limit Drugs to Only the Sickest Patients
Because of skyrocketing prescription drug prices, some state Medicaid programs and prison systems provide certain drugs to only the worst-off patients. Some states are trying to negotiate better pricing.
October 06, 2014
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