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InfographicSequestration in the States
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InteractiveElections Performance Index
Recent RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
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- Fiscal Federalism Initiative
Federal Grants to States Subject to Sequester Vary Widely Across Program Areas
How budget cuts under the sequester could impact states. more
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- Interactive
- State Health Care Spending
Medicaid Anti-Fraud and Abuse Practices
This first-of-its-kind database compiles and categorizes promising practices states employ to combat Medicaid fraud and abuse. more
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- Dispatch
- Election Initiatives
Military and Overseas Voters in 2012
At its recent summit, the Overseas Vote Foundation released its fifth post-election survey of military and overseas voters. Read more about the findings. more
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- State Health Care Spending
Health Care Spending Slowdown? Not for States and Localities
While total U.S. health care spending grew slowly in 2011, rising about 4 percent, the story for state and local governments was dramatically different.
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- Election Initiatives
Vote by Mail in Hawaii
A new poll conducted by Honolulu Civil Beat found that 47 percent of registered voters in Hawaii favor moving to an all vote-by-mail system like Oregon and Washington use, and 35 percent oppose such a shift. more
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How Many People Would Medicaid Expansion Cover?
States must decide whether to expand their Medicaid programs to low-income, able-bodied adults. How many people would be affected varies widely among the states. more
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- Featured Collection
- Home Visiting Campaign
Home Visiting Webinars
The Home Visiting Campaign regularly holds webinars of interest to state agency staff and home visiting program administrators. more
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Extreme Weather Extracts Heavy Toll Across States
Extreme weather wreaked havoc on the nation in 2012, as almost every state was touched by a climate event whose economy-wide cost exceeded $1 billion. more
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- Dispatch
- Election Initiatives
New Hampshire Voter ID Update
We noted late last year that New Hampshire was, for the first time, going to send confirmation letters to voters who arrived at the polls without the ID required by the state’s new law and had to sign affidavits before voting. more
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Gay Marriage and Marijuana Legislation Divides States
Dozens of states still ban gay marriage, but millions more people gained the right to marry. Most states still forbid marijuana, but several states allow medicinal or recreational use. more