The far-reaching package of reforms Governor Nathan Deal signed into law today places Georgia among a growing number of states leading the way towards data-driven, fiscally sound criminal justice systems. more

With the launch of our redesigned website, we want to point out a few features of our online home. more

Every state offers tax incentives to attract, retain, and expand businesses and jobs. But no state ensures that policy makers rely on good evidence about whether these investments deliver a strong return, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States.

Already stressed state budgets are shouldering an extra burden to cover expensive emergency room (ER) treatment for toothaches and other avoidable dental ailments, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States. more

In the past two years, 47 states and the District of Columbia enacted laws to protect the voting rights of military and overseas citizens, according to a report released today by the Pew Center on the States. The 2012 election will be the first time these changes affect the process of voting for a president. more

A new Pew report, Housing Wealth and Higher Education: Building a Foundation for Economic Mobility, finds that low- and middle-income students whose families experienced increases in housing wealth just before reaching college age were more likely to attend college, more likely to attend higher-quality universities, and more likely to graduate.

A congressional briefing held November 16, 2011, recognized the importance of investing in evidence-based home visitation programs. more

Some of our nation’s costliest social problems are rooted in early childhood. Increasingly, states are turning to proven strategies like high-quality home visitation to prevent them. Read our fact sheet to learn more. more

The Pew Center on the States’ Pre-K Now campaign today brought together education leaders, advocates, business leaders, and national and state policy makers to celebrate significant accomplishments in the pre-k movement and highlight Pre-K Now’s capstone report, Transforming Public Education: Pathway to a Pre-K-12 Future.

States making investments in voluntary home visiting programs too rarely use evidence of effectiveness to inform their policy decisions, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States’ Home Visiting Campaign. 

Nearly three-fourths of Americans with checking accounts support regulations that would require banks to better disclose the terms, conditions and fees associated with their checking services, according to a new poll commissioned by the Safe Checking in the Electronic Age Project.  more

The North Carolina Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act (HB 514) was signed into law today by Gov. Bev Perdue (D) at a ceremony in the old capitol building in Raleigh. The legislation, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, makes significant changes to the voting process so that North Carolinians abroad can more easily participate in all elections, and helps ensure that their votes will be counted. more