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Safety Net Hospitals Won’t Be Docked in States That Don’t Expand Medicaid
Hospitals in non-expansion states feared they would be hit with bigger federal funding cuts than those in expansion states. HHS says that won’t happen – at least for the first two years. more
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Delay in Implementing Sequester Forces Deeper Unemployment Cuts
Unemployment benefits were already on the chopping block thanks to sequestration. But in three-dozen states, the pain for the long-term unemployed is even greater because states have been slow to enact the across-the-board federal cuts. more
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Illinois Follows Nevada with Highest Unemployment
State unemployment numbers fluctuate and once again Nevada tops the country, but the state that comes in second is new. more
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States Taking in More Refugees from Mideast and Asia
People fleeing persecution around the world settle in different states. Pennsylvania, for example, has become home for many refugees from Bhutan. What are the other high-destination states? more
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Congress May Reverse Some of Sequester’s Cuts to WIC
An effort to keep the federal government open could also deliver relief to pregnant women, mothers and young children in need of food. more
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Nevada No Longer Tops in Unemployment
California and Rhode Island have bumped Nevada from the top jobless spot in the nation with the highest unemployment rates among the states at 9.8 percent each. Nevada dipped to 9.7 percent. more
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Census: People with Disabilities More Likely to be Unemployed, Poorly Paid
New data from the Census Bureau shows a wage gap that persists even within particular occupations. more
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Health Care Cuts From Vaccinations to Research
Automatic cuts to federal health-care programs may make it more difficult for low-income Americans to get maternal and infant care, vaccinate their children, and receive treatment for mental illness. more
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Governors Promote Employment for People With Disabilities
A yearlong initiative at the National Governors Association examines the roles that states and businesses can play in finding jobs for people with disabilities. more
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Disability Prevalence Among Income-Based Government Assistance Recipients
What share of Americans on income-based government assistance are disabled in each state? The U.S. average is just over 30 percent. more
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Price tag of Sequester to States: $6 Billion
The belt-tightening from Washington begins in earnest, but states still aren’t sure just what the sequester will mean for them. more
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‘Cliff’ Deal Answers a Few Questions for States
Congress averted the much-feared “fiscal cliff” late Tuesday, passing a legislative package to be signed promptly by President Obama. The deal answered a few burning questions for state governments, but many still linger.
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Election Year Brings Big Changes in State Policy
From battles in the legislatures to battles at the polls, Stateline reporters traveled all over the country in 2012 reporting on news from the states. more
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Jobless Benefits At Risk in Fiscal Cliff Debate
Amid the fervor over the fiscal cliff in Washington, there’s one federal program also facing a Dec. 31, 2012 deadline that if allowed to pass could cost unemployed Americans thousands of dollars and deprive states of crucial federal funding that’s helped them weather the worst of the Great Recession. more
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Concerns Mount Over State Handling of Mortgage Funds
As states spend the $2.5 billion awarded to them as part of the mortgage crisis settlement agreed to earlier this year, there’s growing concern funds aren’t going where help’s needed most. more
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In Massachusetts, Mobilizing Private Investment for Public Good
Massachusetts to tap private investors who want to help pay for money-saving public programs more
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Activists Aim to Bolster Rhode Island’s Homeless Bill of Rights
After passing the nation’s first Homeless Bill of Rights this year, Rhode Island activists are looking to defend its provisions and expand their campaign to other parts of the country. more
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States Struggle With Unemployment Funds Still in the Red
More than $26 billion in lingering debt and billions in mounting interest have forced a number of states to scale back unemployment benefits, raise taxes, tap general funds and even turn to the private bond market. more
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As Funds Dwindle, Governors Ask for Heating Help
Rising heating costs coupled with increased austerity in Congress could leave many low-income Americans out in the cold this winter, 13 state governors warned this week. more
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Welfare Waiver Proposal Hits Potential Roadblock
It took less than a month for the Obama administration’s move in July to grant states more flexibility in handling their welfare programs to shift from low-profile policy proposal to hot-button political issue that quickly permeated the presidential race. more