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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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Asian Dixie
The Asian-American population is increasing steadily across the country, but the South has seen some of the fastest growth.
October 03, 2014
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State Databases Face Increasing Cyberattacks
State databases are under intensifying attacks from a growing number of sophisticated hackers trolling for personal information about citizens. Can they be stopped?
October 02, 2014
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Yes, the Rent Really Is Too Damn High
Renters across the country are struggling as their incomes fail to keep up with escalating housing costs.
September 29, 2014
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States' Official Poverty Rates Often Obscure 'Deep Poverty'
Some states with the lowest overall poverty rates in 2013 also had some of the highest percentages of low-income residents living very far below the poverty line.
September 25, 2014
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Why Some Places Have More Surgeries Than Others
The country has a remarkable variation in surgery rates that can't be explained by differences in age, gender, race, ethnicity, insurance status or even local disease prevalence.
September 23, 2014
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States Unsure How to Address Domestic Violence Among Ethnic Minorities
Advocates say the best way to prevent domestic violence is to use culturally-specific programs aimed at individual demographic groups, but states have been slow to adopt that strategy.
September 22, 2014
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Many Places Tax 'Summer People' Different from 'Townies'
Some vacation cities and states make “summer people” pay higher property taxes than year -round residents. Is that fair?
September 19, 2014
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Income Growth Varies Widely Across States
Income growth has been stagnant since the recession, but the country's pasterns are very different. From booms in the District of Columbia and the oil-producing states of North Dakota and Wyoming to shrinking paychecks in Nevada, Georgia and Arizona, economic recovery looks pretty complicated.
September 19, 2014
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States Wrangle over Supreme Court Control
In many states, determining control of their top courts has resulted in political and ideological battles.
September 17, 2014
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No One Really Knows How Much Money Marijuana Will Bring to States
Many states are watching to see how much tax revenue legalized marijuana brings in – so far in Colorado, sales have been far under projections.
September 16, 2014
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