Publications on State Government
This section features selected Pew Research Center reports (since 2005) on state policy trends. Individual project websites contain more reports related to this topic. In particular, please visit Stateline.org, which is entirely focused on all areas of state policy and features original stories, a daily news roundup from statehouses nationwide, in-depth backgrounders, and more.
Will States Fix the 2012 Primary Process?
6 May 08Not a moment too soon, party insiders and state election officials are in informal talks to improve procedures for the next contest for the White House.
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Justices' OK for Indiana's Voter ID May Prompt Other States to Follow Suit
29 Apr 08With bills pending in state legislatures across the country, more states may move to require photo identification for voters in November.
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Turf Wars: A Fight Over Fake Grass
24 Apr 08Debates in a handful of states really are pitting those who back the artificial variety of turf against supporters of natural grass for playgrounds and athletic fields.
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States Push Food Stamps for the Needy
14 Apr 08As the economy sputters, states are taking extraordinary measures to help people keep food on the table, and a federal program is their primary tool.
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Help from Hugo Chavez: Free Heating Oil for Needy U.S. Families
14 Apr 08Close to 200,000 poor families in 15 cold-weather states can thank Venezuela's controversial president for helping them heat their homes this winter.
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States Think Smaller, Slower On Immigration
3 Apr 08Under pressure from business groups and budget stringency, states are no longer rushing to pass immigration control measures.
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Who will be the next David Paterson?
27 Mar 08Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s downfallthat catapulted David Paterson to the governor’s mansion spotlights the quirky arrangements that determine who is next in line after a governor in many states.
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States Besieged by Budget Woes
19 Mar 08Already, 22 states have a collective budget shortfall of at least $37 billion; if the current slowdown follows the path of previous recessions, 35 to 40 states could face budget cuts in 2009.
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Presidential Calendar Boosts '08 Govs' Races
12 Mar 08Voters in the Tar Heel and Hoosier states will be the first to consider gubernatorial contenders at the same time they make their presidential preferences.
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Govs Press For More Money on Real ID, Medicaid
25 Feb 08Meeting in Washington, the states’ chief executives made clear their unhappiness with federal standards for driver’s licenses and costly new Medicaid rules.
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Govs' Talks Target Clean Coal, Carbon Tax
24 Feb 08Governors have few doubts that global warming is a looming threat, but have some major differences about how to address the problem.
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Star-Struck States Sweeten Film Incentives
21 Feb 08In their efforts to attract big money from the film industry states are offering tax rebates, no-interest loans and training credits. Come Sunday (Feb. 24), New Mexico may even be able to brag about an Oscar or two. Four films nominated for Academy Awards were shot in the Land of Enchantment.
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Evolution Battle Flares in States
14 Feb 08Evolution has won some recent battles, but its supporters are bracing against what they see as a growing effort to undermine the theory’s credibility.
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Bush Budget Gives States Little to Cheer About
5 Feb 08President Bush’s $3 trillion fiscal 2009 budget comes at a time when many states face a budget shortfall; new restrictions on health insurance for children, Medicaid and other programs may add to their burdens.
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Independent Voters Vexed at Polls?
1 Feb 08Some 4.5 million independent voters in six states (Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Oklahoma and Utah) will be completely locked out of their states’ presidential primaries on Feb. 5.
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States Take Sides in Stem Cell Debate
31 Jan 08A Stateline.org backgrounder covers various aspects of the stem cell debate, including an interactive feature illustrating the main techniques used in creating pluripotent cells, a summary of ethical questions raised by scientific advances and a description of the evolution of related state policies.
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Are States Prepared for Problems When Voters Go to the Polls in 2008?
30 Jan 08Do the glitches reported during the Florida primary show that many states aren't ready for election day? Two experts debate the question.
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'Present' votes defended by Illinois lawmakers
25 Jan 08Obama's former colleagues in the state legislature say that attacks on his 'present votes' show that either his opponents don't understand how things work in Springfield or they are deliberately distorting his record.
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Look Out Below! America's Infrastructure Is Crumbling
22 Jan 08"Much of America is held together by Scotch tape, bailing wire and prayers," says one expert of the state of the country's dams, bridges, roadways and sewer lines.
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Do State Tests Make the Grade?
17 Jan 08It’s hard to overestimate the importance of standardized tests in public schools today, but differences in state standards and the reluctance of some states to spend money for high-quality, challenging tests have caused a great disparity from state to state.
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States Vie For Stem-Cell Scientists
15 Jan 08As the pace of stem-cell research quickens, seven big states are financing the science in hopes of attracting the world's best scientists.
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With Focus on the Presidential Race,
Stakes are High at the State Level Too
10 Jan 08While attention is focused on this year's presidential election, races with equal or even greater power to impact folks' everyday lives will be decided at the state level, including 11 governors' contests, key legislative races and numerous ballot initiatives.
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Report: Teachers Earn Less than Peers
9 Jan 08In 40 states, public school teachers fail to make as much as workers in comparable professions, such as reporters and insurance underwriters, according to a new report by the Education Research Center.
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22 Governors Weigh in on Presidential Race
8 Jan 08Candidates covet endorsements by state chief executives, and so far 22 governors have announced their choices.
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Legislative Roundup: 2007 Marked by Activism
2 Jan 08Disgusted with federal gridlock, states are carving out their own global-warming and immigration laws and expanding health coverage for uninsured children.
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New Year, New Laws
28 Dec 07As partygoers count down the seconds toward New Year's Day, not everyone will be celebrating. At least 31 states will start to enforce new laws, and some of them can seem pretty tough, ranging from where you can smoke in Illinois to how much it costs to enter a strip club in Texas.
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Greetings from Your Governor!
21 Dec 07Stateline has collected this year's set of gubernatorial holiday greetings including a cowboy poem, original artwork, lots of family photos, several pets and even a few mentions of a Merry Christmas.
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With Feds Stuck, States Tackle Immigration
13 Dec 07State lawmakers have taken widely divergent approaches to dealing with an influx of immigrants; some are rolling out welcome mats while others are slamming shut their doors.
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States Take Lead in Housing Crisis
7 Dec 07From establishing foreclosure hotlines to temporarily freezing sub-prime interest rates, states are at the forefront of policymaking to minimize damage from the mortgage meltdown.
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Tobacco Case Could Limit State Powers
28 Nov 07Forty state laws regulating internet tobacco sales -- and many other laws governing dangerous products -- are at stake in a case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this week.
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States Clammed Up After 9/11
19 Nov 07The 2001 terrorist attacks led every state but South Dakota to restrict access to all sorts of information deemed critical to homeland security.
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Will California Jumpstart National Health Care Reform?
19 Nov 07With more uninsured than any other state -- more than the entire population of Massachusetts -- the Golden State could once again emerge a trendsetter.
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Election '07: Tuesday's Winners and Losers
7 Nov 07A roundup of state legislature and gubernatorial race outcomes and a look at the fate of high profile ballot initiatives across the states.
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State-level Republican Candidates Stress Immigration
18 Oct 07Candidates in several states are capitalizing on voter anger over illegal immigration after Congress failed for the second year in a row to pass major immigration reforms.
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The Precarious State of Statehouse Budgets
10 Oct 07A slumping housing market and skimpier sales tax collections are busting budgets from California to Florida with national job growth sluggish and consumer confidence near a two-year low.
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The Right-to-Die Debate and the Tenth Anniversary of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act
10 Oct 07Similar measures considered in several other states have failed in the state legislature or at the ballot box, while polls show the country still divided on the issue.
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
Cancer Research, Vouchers on '07 Ballots
1 Oct 07Proposals on cancer research and school vouchers are among the questions that voters in seven states will take up during this fall's quiet election season.
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Lethal Injection Goes on Trial, But Goes On
26 Sep 07The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on a case brought by two Kentucky prisoners, who argue that the state's lethal injection drug regimen exposes inmates to illegal cruel and unusual punishment. But – to the disappointment of death-penalty opponents – the use of lethal injection continues.
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Much Campus Crime Goes Unreported
New Post-Virginia Tech Report Gives Added Weight to Concerns
20 Sep 07Schools and colleges across the country do not report violent incidents on campus consistently or accurately -- in many cases because they are not required to, according to safety experts and a new report by 27 state attorneys general.
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Just how bad are things in Springfield?
Democrats' dysfunction hobbles Illinois
17 Sep 07Democrats hold full sway in the Illinois Capitol but their infighting is paralyzing the legislature and blocking important programs.
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States Scramble for Gambling Jackpot
12 Sep 07Fed up seeing their residents dole out millions of dollars at out-of-state casinos and tracks, more than a dozen states this year worked on dramatically expanding gambling within their own borders.
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Craig Scandal Highlights Governors' Appointment Powers
10 Sep 07The sudden departure from office of a U.S. senator -- or the threat of a departure -- often thrusts governors into the national spotlight, highlighting the sometimes murky and often politicized process of how states choose congressional replacements.
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Home Insurance Woes Mount in U.S. Coastal Areas
As Private Firms Balk at Rising Risks, States Are Scrambling to Fill the Void
4 Sep 07Two years after Hurricane Katrina, state governments along the Gulf Coast and in other storm-prone areas struggle to keep affordable coverage available in areas seen as increasingly risky.
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States Seek to Dampen Text Book Sticker Shock
Returning College Students May Get Some Pocketbook Protection at Campus Bookstores
29 Aug 07Returning college students may get some pocketbook relief at campus bookstores as states and university officials take aim at some publisher and faculty practices blamed for raising prices.
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Beyond Foster Care
States Extend Help to 18-Year-Olds Facing Bleak Futures on Their Own
23 Aug 07States are trying to extend help to the growing number of "emancipated" parentless 18-year-olds who face bleak futures on their own.
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Minnesota Takes the Lead in E-Cycling
21 Aug 07Five state legislatures took steps this year to curb the threat of toxic waste created by the proliferation of discarded computer gear and other digital junk, making 2007 a banner year for passage of electronic recycling laws.
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States Let Adult Kids Stay on Parents' Insurance
15 Aug 07Legislatures in eight states voted this spring to require insurers to let adult children stay on their parents' health insurance, even after the traditional cut-off dates on a child's 18th birthday or college graduation.
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States Forge Ahead on Immigration, Global Warming
30 Jul 07From the Iraq war to illegal immigrants to global warming, states are showing impatience with Washington, D.C., and are blazing new policies often contrary to the feds.
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States Work to Plug ‘Brain Drain'
25 Jul 07States in the Midwest and Northeast are struggling unsuccessfully to keep educated young people from moving elsewhere. In response, some states have mounted tourism-like marketing campaigns while others consider giving hefty tax breaks to in-state college students who stay after they graduate.
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Florida is Test Bed for Medicaid Overhaul
18 Jul 07Halfway through a two-year test run, Florida's nationally acclaimed pilot program to introduce competition to its Medicaid program has met mixed success.
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New State Laws as of July 1
Bad News for Body Dismemberers in Iowa, Brass-Knuckle Wearers in Mississippi; Good News for Grocery Buyers in Arkansas, Flag-Makers in Arizona
2 Jul 07The start of a new fiscal year in 46 states has activated a host of new laws bringing bad news for body dismemberers in Iowa and brass-knuckle wearers in Mississippi, but good news for grocery buyers in Arkansas and flag-makers in Arizona along with a host of other winners and losers.
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Ethanol Demand Outgrows Corn
The Limits of Food-Based Biofuels Are Already in Sight With Major Shifts in The Nation's Agricultural Markets
28 Jun 07Corn is king of renewable auto fuels, for now. But federal and state governments already are racing to find alternatives to corn as they look for ways to use ethanol to help break the nation's dependence on foreign oil.
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Embryonic Stem Cell Research Divides States
President Bush's second veto of federal funding puts the issue squarely in states' hands
21 Jun 07President Bush's decision to again veto legislation allowing federal funding puts the issue squarely in states' hands – and some states are already vying to lure scientists and investors.
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Govs to Grads: Goodbye and Good Luck!
14 Jun 07Like any graduating class, the crop of governors giving commencement addresses in 2007 had its own standouts.
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Legislators Balance the Books, Head Home
8 Jun 07In an exclusive roundup of legislation that has emerged from state capitols in 2007, Stateline.org finds -- on issues ranging from civil unions to "living wages" -- Democrats are making their mark now that the party is in control of 28 governorships and 23 statehouses. Policymakers in Washington, D.C., may get more attention, but the action is in the states.
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Governors Expect Tighter Budgets in 2008
6 Jun 07Only three states ran into red ink this year, while more than half sailed through with higher-than-expected revenues. States overall are finishing a spending spree, but the best revenue picture in six years may be behind them.
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Study Finds Dramatic Math, Reading Gains
5 Jun 07A new analysis of state (as opposed to national) test results show dramatic improvements since passage of the NCLB Act five years ago, but it's too early to tell if the gains are linked to the law, a new report finds.
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Civil Unions Spread, But Gays Want to Wed
31 May 07New Hampshire today became the fourth state in the nation (joining Vermont, Connecticut and New Jersey) to enact a same-sex civil union law, but gay activists continue to press for so-called marriage equality.
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Florida's Fast Break Accelerates Presidential Primary Stampede
23 May 07The state's leapfrog move further complicates an already chaotic presidential primary process.
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Have National Guard Deployments in Iraq Eroded States' Disaster Response Capability?
Kansas' Problems in Helping Tornado Victims Less Severe than Initially Claimed
10 May 07The tornado that tore apart Greensburg, Kan., dramatized what could happen when a state's equipment is thousands of miles away in Iraq. But it now seems that Kansas' problems in rushing aid to the disaster scene weren't as acute as the governor first implied.
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Abortion Ruling Sets New State Battle Lines
30 Apr 07Prompted by the U.S. Supreme Court's approval of a federal ban on partial-birth abortion, activists on both sides of the abortion battle are aiming their sights at state capitols, where new campaigns already are under way.
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States Wax Fluorescent
26 Apr 07Lawmakers in at least seven states want to ban ordinary light bulbs in favor of longer-lasting, energy-efficient compact fluorescents.
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After the Tragedy: Va. Tech Shootings Revive Debate over Gun Control
17 Apr 07The rampage at the Blacksburg, Va., campus touched a nerve over gun safety on college campuses, including among Virginia lawmakers who had recently sparred over a firearms ban.
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Vouchers See Mixed Success This Session
9 Apr 07After a string of successes, voucher advocates see setbacks in this year's legislative session.
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Quick Cancer Vaccine Mandate Stirs Controversy
2 Apr 07The new cervical cancer vaccine has ignited debate over teen sex, lobbying and the role of states in mandating vaccines as well as some medical concerns.
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States Say No to Teen Tanning
Utah and Virginia Join 25 Other States in Limiting Underage Access to Bronzing Beds - Is There a 'Personal Right to Tan'?
27 Mar 07Spurred by worries about skin cancer, Utah and Virginia have joined 25 other states in limiting underage access to bronzing beds
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Death Penalty on Hold
Role of Doctors in Lethal Injections Is Forcing Reexamination of Capital Punishment in Many States
21 Mar 07After 897 executions by lethal injection over the past 25 years, the role of doctors in carrying out the death penalty is surfacing as the latest ethical issue to force a re-examination of capital punishment in the United States.
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Which Governor Has the Most Clout?
Massachusetts' Chief Executive Out-Powers His Peers in Alaska, Maryland, and New Jersey -- Not to Mention New York and California
9 Mar 07In a new ranking of the states, Massachusetts' chief executive out-powers his peers in Alaska, Maryland and New Jersey -- not to mention New York and California.
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Gay Marriage Ripe for Court Decisions in Three States
1 Mar 07A Stateline.org backgrounder examines the issue of gay marriage three years after a historic Massachusetts court ruling legalized same-sex marriage in the state. All eyes are now on the highest courts in California, Connecticut and Maryland, where decisions on the constitutionality of gay marriage are likely this year.
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Cell Phone Counter-Revolution
State legislators seek to bar electronic distractions
22 Feb 07To keep lawmakers focused on debate -- and limit lobbyists' influence -- statehouses from coast to coast are restricting cell phones, instant messaging and use of those mini-computers found under the thumbs of compulsive e-mailers on the floors of state legislatures.
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How Many Kids Will Congress Cover?
15 Feb 07The federally assisted State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) has substantially reduced the number of American children without health coverage; advocates in Congress and governors of both parties, see the program as the foundation for universal health coverage. But the Bush administration is calling for cutbacks.
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Primary Scramble Prompts Calls to Slow Down
12 Feb 07The scramble among states to move up their presidential primaries next year has renewed calls from a number of the nation's chief election officers to end the helter-skelter and move to a slower nominating process, such as by staging four regional primaries.
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Mega-donors Get Mixed Election Returns
Wealthy Contributors Find that Big Bucks Sometimes Backfire
5 Feb 07A bevy of big donors poured some of their personal fortunes into last year's gubernatorial, state legislative and ballot-measure contests. But the super-rich had a mixed record in their single-handed efforts to sway election outcomes. In some cases, the motives of wealthy donors even backfired against their candidates or causes.
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Lake Wobegon, U.S.A.
Where All the Children Are Above Average - At Least by Their Schools' Ways of Counting
31 Jan 07Huge discrepancies exist between student scores on state-designed tests and on national tests.
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Bush Builds on States' Agenda
24 Jan 07It's too soon to know how far the new Congress might go in accepting the president's State of the Union proposals on health care, energy, immigration and education, but states aren't waiting to find out - they've taken the lead on these domestic issues.
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Lethal Injection on Trial
Already on hold in 12 states, the death penalty faces further attacks in courts and legislatures this year
17 Jan 07Already effectively on hold in 12 states, the death penalty will come under further attack in state legislatures and courts this year. In particular, lethal injection, once seen as a more humane alternative to the gas chamber, electric chair, firing squad or gallows now faces serious challenges.
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Want to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge?
10 Jan 07It's not for sale yet, but in the latest trend of revenue generating strategies, states have taken to selling off, leasing out and cashing in on some of their most valuable assets, primarily toll roads. Several big deals were consummated in 2006, including a $3.8 billion deal in Indiana to lease a state toll road to a private Australian-Spanish consortium.
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States Step Ahead on Health Care Reform
28 Dec 06Massachusetts has accomplished the improbable: It got Democrats and Republicans to agree on how to provide nearly every resident with health insurance. And it did so without boosting taxes or pushing aside private health plans. Other states – from Vermont to California -- are also trying to close the uninsured gap.
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Surpluses, Social Issues Mark 2006
Awash in Revenue, States Made Progress in Areas Where the Feds Feared to Tread
26 Dec 06Statehouses awash in surpluses ventured into new projects in 2006, from first-in-the-nation preschool for all 3-year-olds in Illinois to a space pad in New Mexico plus advances on such issues as health care, immigration, the minimum wage and global warming that stymied Congress.
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Season's Greetings
21 Dec 06Governors spiced up their annual greeting cards with a mix of sacred and secular themes, personalizing holiday messages with family recipes, Bible verses and even some original artwork.
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Mixed Messages on Ballot Measures
8 Nov 06Even as seven more states on Election Day joined the 20 states that already had passed constitutional prohibitions on gay marriage, Arizona became the first state to reject a ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage. South Dakota voters overrode a law that would have banned abortion in that state; anti-tax activists failed to impose limits on state spending in three states; and minimum wage hikes passed in six states.
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Democrats Score in Statehouses and Governors' Mansions
8 Nov 06For the first time since 1994, Democrats won control of a majority of the nation's governors' mansions, wresting away five Republican seats with unofficial results of the Nov. 7 election putting Democrats in charge in 28 states. Democratic gains also vastly outnumbered Republican gains in the nation's state legislatures, enough to take control of legislative chambers in at least six states -- including the New Hampshire House for the first time since at least 1922.
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Election '06 - GOP Edge at Stake
6 Nov 06Heading into Election Day, at least a dozen governors' races and 14 of the most competitive statehouses are still up in the air, as Democrats aim to overturn the edge Republicans gained at the state level in 1994.
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Election Day Stakes in the States
An interactive look at the issues and candidates
6 Nov 06Check out the issues on the ballot in each state, find out who's running for governor and other state wide offices and see what's at stake in state legislatures.
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Longer Ballots Pose Many Questions
4 Nov 06Voters will be confronted with a near-record number of citizen-generated questions at the polling place Nov. 7. The questions range from the politically explosive - such as whether to ban gay marriage and abortion - to the quirky, such as whether to let grocery stores in Massachusetts sell wine.
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Historic Election Year in Gov Races
26 Oct 06This year's sweepstakes for 36 governors' seats is shaping up as one for the history books. Democrats appear poised to reverse 12 years of growing Republican gubernatorial power.
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In the States, Maximum Activity on Minimum Wages
Minimum-Wage Hikes Sweep States
21 Sep 06An interactive look at how this hot issue is playing out across the country
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In Statehouses, 2006 is Year of Surpluses, Social Issues
14 Sep 06Minimum wage hikes and new rights of self-defense for crime victims have been popular with state lawmakers this year. Also, with a budget climate that's been the sunniest in six years, lawmakers have splurged on a host of new projects.
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Emergency Contraception and Moral Misgivings
FDA ruling puts pharmacists in crossfire
6 Sep 06The FDA's recent decision to let women over age 18 buy the morning-after pill without a doctor's prescription won't end heated disputes in state capitols over emergency contraception and thrusts pharmacists - more than ever - into the middle of the fray.
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States Probe Limits of Abortion Policy
While Public Attention Is Focused on the Supreme Court, the Real Action May Be in State Capitols
22 Jun 06The U.S. Supreme Court may loom largest in the legal history of abortion in the United States, but state capitols from the 1800s to today have been the crucibles of America's evolving abortion policies. Stateline.org highlights the pivotal role that states continue to play in setting abortion policy.
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Addicted to Gambling
State Governments Now Depend on the Proceeds to Finance their Budgets
23 May 06Although a handful of states are moving this year to ban certain types of electronic gambling machines, experts say tax-averse states are growing increasingly dependent on gambling revenues while ignoring the social cost of problem gamblers.
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Is Massachusetts a Model for Broader Health Coverage?
9 May 06The Bay State's ambitious plan to see that nearly all its citizens have health insurance depends on some unique local conditions, but policymakers in other states are eying components that could be duplicated elsewhere.
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Maximum Support for Raising the Minimum
Most Americans Now Live in States That Have Raised the Wage Floor
19 Apr 06Republican or Democrat, rich or poor, north, east, south or west, the U.S. public says it's time for a big boost for the lowest paid.
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Eying Boomer Bonanza, States Woo Retirees
7 Mar 06As baby boomers search for the perfect place to spend their golden years, states - especially ones not typically considered seniors' havens - hope to grab a share of the retirement pie.
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States, Flush with Cash, Still Face Tough Issues
13 Feb 06From Medicaid to immigration, state lawmakers grapple with contentious issues as elections loom.
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Supreme Court's Decision in Gonzales v. Oregon
High Court Rejects Federal Regulation of Physician-Assisted Suicide
31 Jan 06The Pew Forum analyzes the Supreme Court's January 17 decision that the 1970 Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not give the U.S. attorney general the authority to prohibit Oregon doctors from prescribing lethal doses of drugs to certain terminally ill patients who want to end their own lives.
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State of Education: Who Makes the Grade?
26 Jan 06Stateline.org takes a look at the progress made by states on national reading and math tests since the mid-90s.
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Trends 2005
20 Jan 05The first publication of the Pew Research Center explores American public opinion and values, religion and public life, media, the Internet, Hispanics, the states and global opinion.
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