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Drones, Fences and Sensors Influence Immigration Debate
Border security is a big part of the immigration overhaul. But who will define it? more
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After Years of Defeats, Immigrants Win Big State Victories in 2013
Arizona’s immigration crackdown is a fresh memory for many, but now many states are passing immigrant-friendly laws. Find out what is driving the change. more
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Road Deaths Climb in 2012, Ending Six-Year Slide
New England and the Southwest top the country in highest rate of increase in traffic fatalities. more
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Motorcycle Deaths Climb as States Repeal Helmet Laws
With fatalities rising, safety experts say states should force motorcyclists to wear helmets. But legislators are heading in the opposite direction. more
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Florida Governor Knocks Obama for Unpaid Port Bill
Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants more than just a presidential visit to Miami’s port; he wants the federal government to pay its share of the bill for big improvements under way at Florida’s biggest ports. more
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Congress Debates Highway Safety Funding Cuts
Budget battles on Capitol Hill could cost states federal money to fight distracted driving and to roll out graduated licenses for teen drivers. more
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Rural States Struggle to Reduce Road Deaths
Why some states have a lot of traffic deaths is linked to rural roads, seat belts, drunk drivers and speed. more
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Stateline: Traffic Death Rates Across the States
States with high rates of traffic deaths tend to have a large network of rural roads, low seat belt usage, a high percentage of deaths caused by drunk drivers and a high number of fatal accidents involving speed. Stateline reports.
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Governors Fear Loss of Bond Tax Exemption
A panel of top tax policy analysts has warned the nation’s governors they face an ongoing risk of increased borrowing costs if President Obama and Congress curb or eliminate the tax exemption on municipal bonds to bring down the federal budget deficit. more
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Backlash for Red-Light Cameras Hasn’t Slowed Spread
Throughout the country, state legislatures are considering how broadly to use traffic cameras, but the number of communities using them keeps growing. more
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Where Is Manufacturing Making a Comeback?
After years of losing jobs to lower-cost, overseas operations, several Rust Belt states are seeing a resurgence of manufacturing, led surprisingly by Michigan. In the last three years, Michigan gained nearly 70,000 manufacturing jobs, the most of any other state, according to the latest government figures. Indiana
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Gas Tax Loses Favor as Governors Look for New Transportation Money
In the search for more transportation money, governors and state lawmakers are largely avoiding one of the most obvious and straightforward funding sources: state gasoline taxes. more
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Transit Repair Backlog Will Get Renewed Focus
The condition of bus and train transit systems will soon draw more attention because of a new federal law. The extra scrutiny could put pressure on state lawmakers to address their share of a $78 billion national backlog of transit repairs and upgrades. more
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States Hope for Rebound in Construction
Construction jobs are slowing coming back to the states hit hardest by the recession and that includes states you might not think of, like Idaho. more
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Federal Government Gives States More Time on Real ID
Only 13 states issue driver’s licenses that comply with the federal Real ID law, but states that do not will have at least six months to bring their licenses up to those standards. more
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Ohio Awaits Turnpike Study
Many Ohioans are eagerly awaiting the results of a yearlong study on the future of the Ohio Turnpike, but almost everybody, it seems, assumes that the study will call for privatization of the 241-mile-long toll road. more
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States Begin Giving Driver’s Licenses to Young Immigrants
The federal government thrust states back into dealing with the contentious issue of driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants, after years when the practice had become rare and the issue dropped off most legislative agendas. more
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After Tax Hike, Arkansas Plans Highway Building Boom
Transportation funding advocates have suffered setbacks in several states recently. In Arkansas, they won big. more
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California’s High-Speed Rail Gains Momentum, But Doubts Remain
A project to whisk train passengers from L.A. to San Francisco in under three hours project keeps moving forward, despite critics who call it a pipe dream. But completion could be two decades away. more
