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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.

On July 1, many U.S. states will cut residents' taxes.
Cities and states promote cycling to appeal to millennials.
Many state and local governments believe opening raw government data files can spur a multibillion-dollar industry.
Under a law passed in 2010, districts with free or reduced-price lunches can offer the meals to every student at the school, regardless of household income. It's finally expanding to all 50 states.
Ride services and room sharing are targets for taxes.
Feds to consider paying doctors for end-of-life planning.
As the 2014 summer vacation season opens, state parks have had to get creative about ways to raise money because budget officers are being chintzier with tax revenue.
State colleges get 47 percent of their revenue from tuition, compared to 24 percent in 1988
Pay for state lawmakers varies widely across the country.
They may be trying to sell manufacturing to a new generation.