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- Economic Development Tax Incentives
- Source: The Orlando Sentinel
For Taxpayers' Sake Keep Eye on Business Breaks
Give Gov. Rick Scott credit for trying to convince businesses to relocate to Florida. If he wants to turn that sales pitch into a lasting legacy, though, he'd better figure out how to ensure state tax incentives deliver a good bang for the buck. Mounting evidence suggests they don't.
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- Public Safety Performance Project
- Source: VT Digger
Vermont’s Prison Reforms Tamp Down Incarceration Rates
Vermont’s prison population is on the decline, reversing a trend that led a 2007 study by the Pew Center on the States to project a 26 percent increase by 2018.
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- Public Safety Performance Project
- Source: WCAX
Fewer VT Offenders Go Back to Prison
Gov. Peter Shumlin, D-Vermont, says fewer Vermont offenders are finding their way back into prison after serving their sentences. more
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- Public Safety Performance Project
- Source: Vermont Public Radio
VT Inmate Population Down, Recidivism Rate Improves
Governor Peter Shumlin is celebrating victories in what he calls "the war on recidivism." He says the state has made progress in reducing the prison population while also cutting the crime rate. more
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- Public Safety Performance Project
- Source: The Republic
Shumlin: Vermont. Prison Population Down, Crime Rate Remains Low Thanks to Statewide Overhaul
A five-year overhaul of the Vermont corrections system is showing good results, Gov. Peter Shumlin said Wednesday, with the state's prison population and violent crime rates both shrinking.
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- Public Safety Performance Project
- Source: Burlington Free Press
Shrinking Prison Population and Fewer New Offenders in Vermont, Figures Show
The state's prison population is decreasing and so is the number of offenders committing new crimes, Gov. Peter Shumlin said Wednesday.
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- Election Initiatives
- Source: We Are Central Pennsylvania
Study Says Political Elections Full of Waste
BELLEFONTE, CENTRE COUNTY - With Tuesday's election over, there's a good chance valuable taxpayer dollars were wasted.
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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: The Portland Phoenix
Inside Maine's Mouth
Last summer, 29-year-old "Jane," who lives in Portland, had a serious problem involving an "old root canal gone wrong."
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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: The Philadelphia Tribune
Dental Program Launches Chester Outreach
Keystone Mercy Health Plan and Dentex Dental Group, a Philadelphia-based dental care company, are teaming up to bring a new mobile dental health program called “Chester Smiles” to residents in the city.
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- States' Fiscal Health
- Source: State Journal Register
Many States Are Cutting Back on Benefits Promised to Public Employees, Sparking a Political Debate
In the state of Illinois’ current economic climate, it is important to help businesses create and retain jobs needed to revitalize our economy. But there must be assurances the state is making responsible investments. We must critically examine economic development tools currently being used to ensure state dollars are being used efficiently and that taxpayers are getting the best return on every incentive.
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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: ABC News
Hidden America: Medicaid's Youngest Face Dental Crisis
With more than 16 million low-income U.S. children on Medicaid not receiving dental care—or even a routine exam—in 2009, according to the Pew Center on the States, dentists and ERs say they are treating very young patients with teeth blackened from decay and bacteria and multiple cavities.
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- Election Initiatives
- Source: MSDN
Engineering Better Tools for Voters – Guest post by Matthew Morse, Senior Associate, Pew Center on the States
Next Monday, April 30, civic-minded coders will join forces near Washington, D.C., to build new applications that help voters get the information they need on Election Day. The event, co-sponsored by the Pew Center on the States, The Sunlight Foundation, and Microsoft will focus on the tools and data provided by the Voting Information Project (VIP), which answers common questions including “Where is my polling place?” “Who is on my ballot?” and “How do I navigate the voting process?”
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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: ABC News
Do Dentists Turn Away Children?
ABC World News Tonight airs a story about the serious challenges that many low-income children have finding dentists to care for them. The story cites data from the Pew Children’s Dental Campaign.
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- States' Fiscal Health
- Source: Marketplace
Teachers Reflect on State Worker Pension Reform
Many states are cutting back on benefits promised to public employees, sparking a political debate.more -
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- Public Safety Performance Project
- Source: Capitol Ideas
Corrections Secretary Wetzel: One-Third Of All New State Prison Inmates Have A Sentence Of One Year Or Less
One-third of all new state prison innmates are serving a sentence of a year or less when they enter Pennsylvania's prison system, putting a strain on resources and increasing the likelihood that they'll become repeat offenders, Corrections Secretary John Wetzel said this afternoon.
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- Election Initiatives
- Source: Government Technology
Voting Information Project Takes Aim at Open Data, Social Media
This November, Foursquare users will be able to receive an "I Voted" badge when they visit their polling places. In addition, voters in 37 states will have an easier time finding election information via social media and mobile devices, thanks to the Voting Information Project (VIP), an initiative of the Pew Center on the States, Microsoft, AT&T, Foursquare, Google, state elections offices, media partners and others.
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- Children's Dental Campaign
- Source: News Leader
Medicaid Coverage Is No Guarantee of Care
Adults on Medicaid in Missouri have to be blind, pregnant or in a nursing home to qualify for dental care. It’s better for children.
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- Source: Bankrate.com
Checking Slowly Gets Safer
If you've opened a checking account, chances are you've skipped reading the mile-long account agreement that comes with it. Thanks to the Safe Checking Project from the Pew Charitable Trusts, those lengthy documents are starting to get shorter.
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- Source: Bloomberg
Nine U.S. Banks Said to be Examined on Overdraft Fees
Two years after regulators gave Americans more power to manage overdrafts of their checking accounts, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reviewing bank practices to determine if the crackdown went far enough.
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
- Source: bloomberg.com
Nine U.S. Banks Said to be Examined on Overdraft Fees(2)
Two years after regulators gave Americans more power to manage overdrafts of their checking accounts, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reviewing bank practices to determine if the crackdown went far enough. more
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- Public Safety Performance Project
- Source: 'Hartford Courant
Re-Entry Programs Unlock Prison Doors For Good
The persistent social issues that haunt Connecticut center on disparity: urban poverty encircled by wealth, the academic achievement gap between poor and more affluent students, and our criminal justice system, in which people of color are 70 percent of all prison inmates while being only 20 percent of the state's population.
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
- Source: New York Times
Second Big Bank, TD Bank, Simplifies Checking Disclosures
Another big bank has joined the “simple checking disclosure” movement advocated by an arm of the nonprofit group Pew Charitable Trusts. more
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
- Source: Time
Prepaid Debit Cards: The Lesser of Two Evils?
We don’t like the fees, but we like banks even less—and trust providers of prepaid cards more than we trust mainstream banks. more
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- Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative
Guest Blog: 13 States Get on Board for Cutting-Edge Cost-Benefit Analysis
In an era of persistent budget deficits, at least a dozen states are moving to adapt and implement a cutting-edge tool for policy research and analysis, beginning with criminal justice policy and eventually expanding to other areas. States are under increasing pressure to ensure that scarce resources are invested in programs that yield the best results. In addition, many policy makers are looking for information that would allow them to target cuts more strategically, rather than making across-the-board reductions that treat effective and ineffective programs alike.
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- Economic Development Tax Incentives
- Source: chicagotribune.com
Report: Cash-Strapped States Fail to Track Whether Business Tax Breaks Are Sparking Job Growth
A new study finds that most states are doing a poor job tracking whether their tax breaks for businesses are actually spurring job growth. Some have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into corporate incentives even while grappling with record deficits. more