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Texas Cancer Agency Fights Controversy
The state’s $3 billion effort to attack cancer is under fire for the way some awards have been made. 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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Oklahoma Among States Limiting Property Taxes
Lowering property taxes is always popular, and results from the November 6 elections show this year was no exemption more
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Voters Approve More State Debt
Voters in New Jersey and Alabama heed their governors’ call and approve bond issues as a way to boost their states’ economies. more
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Infographic: Ballot Measures Gave Voters Say on Divisive Issues
Voters in 38 states will decide 174 statewide ballot measures on Election Day. Are any on your ballot? more
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Historic Gay Marriage, Marijuana Measures Win Approval
After years of rejecting same-sex marriage at the ballot box, three states endorse it. more
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Bond Measures Put Some Governors’ Clout on Line
Some governors are urging voters to approve bond issues as way to boost their states’ economies. more
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Idaho Education Changes Under Attack
Last year Idaho passed comprehensive new education laws aimed at altering classroom practices. Now there’s an effort to repeal them at the polls. more
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Changing Black Attitudes Could Boost Same-Sex Marriage in Maryland
In just the last year, attitudes of black voters toward same-sex marriage have shifted. The size of that shift could decide whether same-sex couples can marry in Maryland next year. more
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California Reconsiders “Three Strikes”
Voters in California will decide whether to revise the state’s “three strikes” law, largely considered to be the nation’s harshest on repeat offenders. Polling is strong for revision, but many police officers, victims’ advocates and district attorneys oppose the change. more
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A New Battleground in 'Right to Die' Debate
Advocates of physician-assisted suicide are taking on entrenched opposition as they seek a high-profile victory in Massachusetts. more
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States Back Challenge to Federal Law on Marriage
Three states say that the federal law failing to recognize same-sex marriages considered legal within their borders violates the U.S. Constitution. more
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A Marijuana Revolt?
Colorado, Oregon and Washington voters will decide this November if they want to decriminalize and regulate marijuana production and possession, which could generate millions in state revenue. But any of these initiatives would put the states in conflict with federal law, which classifies marijuana as a controlled substance with no acceptable medical use. more
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A Fight Over Food Labels in California
A ballot measure to require labeling of genetically modified foods has brought big money and prominent players to the table. more
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Alabama’s Past, Future on the Ballot
Alabama voters will get the chance this fall to rid their state constitution of antiquated references to the “telegraph” and use of the gold standard and eliminate racist language adopted during the time of Jim Crow laws. more
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In Kansas Primary, Results Could Advance Governor’s Agenda
On a busy primary day in four states, conservatives in Kansas are looking to oust moderate Republicans, freeing up room for the governor to push his ambitious agenda. more
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Georgia Ponders Spending Billions on Roads and Rails
Voters will decide July 31 whether to pay more sales taxes to pay for dozens of road and rail improvements aimed at reducing congestion. more
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Obama Moves Shake Up Maryland Dream Act Debate
A major shift in U.S. immigration policy from the White House could have repercussions for a ballot measure in Maryland in November that would let undocumented students qualify for in-state tuition.
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North Dakota Voters Sidestep Controversies
On an Election Day that featured intraparty legislative races in several states, North Dakota voters shied away from several controversies over the University of North Dakota's “Fighting Sioux” nickname, protections for religious liberty and local property taxes.
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Walker Win in Wisconsin Tops Historic Primary Day
In one of the busiest election days of 2012 and one of the most historic, voters in Wisconsin decided not to recall their Republican governor who set off a national debate by curtailing collective bargaining rights for state public employees. Voters in six other states also went to the polls. more