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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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Many States Struggling With Rural Homelessness
In small towns, suburbs and rural corners of the country, the homeless are often hidden, out of sight and mind, hard to reach and hard to help, say people who work with the homeless.
June 29, 2015
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States' New Health Care Workers: Family Members
Oklahoma Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Virginia and West Virginia require hospitals to train a designated family caregiver to tend to the medical needs of a released patient.
June 26, 2015
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Local Governments Pay When States Don't Expand Medicaid
States and localities spent nearly $20 billion for uncompensated care in the United States in 2013.
June 26, 2015
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Some Schools Are Making Parents Pay for Busing
Some school districts are billing parents for bus service to offset budget shortfalls. The move has angered parents in some communities and worried some school officials, who are concerned about children’s safety and access to education.
June 16, 2015
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States and Feds Disagree on Data Breach Proposals
Congress is just now coalescing around federal standards. Pending legislation would preempt the collage of state laws and enforce a definition of personal information that is narrower than what many states use.
June 16, 2015
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States Try Reduced Probation for Prisoners' Health Treatment
Can providing mental health care in exchange for reduced probation improve recidivism?
June 12, 2015
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Some States Consider Better Pay and Benefits for Home Care Workers
Many people who care for the elderly and disabled aren't paid enough to cover their bills.
June 05, 2015
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How to Keep the Mentally Ill Out of Jail
An estimated 2 million adults with serious mental illnesses are jailed each year.
May 20, 2015
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The 'Rapid Rehousing' Solution to Homelessness
It started with a few local experiments 30 years ago, worked well in pilot programs, and went national in 2009 as part of the federal economic stimulus package. Now used in every state, rapid rehousing is considered to be particularly effective for homeless families because it provides stability for children.
May 20, 2015
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States Have Trouble Hiring Good Cybersecurity Staff
States are plagued by a number of problems in hiring and retaining IT staff— especially cybercrime experts.
May 14, 2015
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