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- Report
- Election Initiatives
Provisional Ballots
This July 2009 brief served as an introduction to a larger discussion regarding the role of provisional ballots as a partial solution to underlying problems in our election system.
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- State Fact Sheet
- Public Safety Performance Project
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- Stateline Story
Q&A: Should Armed Guard Troops Be Sent to Mexico Border?
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) recently asked the federal government to send 1,000 armed National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent drug violence from spilling over into the United States. The Obama administration is weighing Perry's request. Stateline.org asked several experts whether they think armed citizen soldiers should be sent to the border.Inside, New Mexico Attorney General Gary King (D); Arizona state Rep. Ray Barnes (R); James Jay Carafano of the Heritage Foundation; El Paso, Texas, Mayor John Cook; and Randall Rhyne, president, Texas Narcotics Officers' Association talk about whether the National Guard should be sent to the border.more -
- Stateline Story
Q&A: How Concerned Should Americans Be About Mexican Drug Violence?
As the Obama administration unveils a new plan to fight surging drug violence in Mexico, Stateline.org asked several experts for their thoughts on the scope of the problem.Inside, Arizona state Rep. Ray Barnes (R), New Mexico state Sen. Cisco McSorley (D) and James Jay Carafano of the Heritage Foundation talk about how concerned Americans should be.more -
- Stateline Story
Mexico Violence Sparks State Action
(Updated 2 p.m. EDT, March 26, 2009)While Mexico's raging drug war looms as the Obama administration's next big foreign policy battleground, states on the front line are taking steps to combat the violence already spilling into their back yards.more -
- Analysis
- Economic Mobility Project
Opinion Poll on Economic Mobility and the American Dream
In early 2009, the project commissioned a national survey and series of focus groups to provide a more accurate picture of how Americans view their own economic mobility and to better understand how their perceptions square with the reality of
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March 2, 2009
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- Stateline Story
State Leaders Struggle With Tough Cuts
The recession is forcing governors and legislators to cut services and raise taxes and fees. They'd rather make a difference in other ways.more -
- Stateline Story
Arizona State of the State Address 2009
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Jan. 12 - Following is the prepared text of Gov. Janet Napolitano's (D) 2009 state of the state address. Speaker Adams, President Burns, Honorable Senators and Representatives, Chief Justice McGregor and justices of the Supreme Court, Secretary of State Brewer and other constitutional officers, t
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- Stateline Story
Economy Could Imperil State Readiness
Budget cuts could undermine the progress states have made to respond to public health emergencies and natural disasters, such as the recent wildfires in California and outbreaks of Salmonella on tainted vegetables that sickened more than 1, 440 people in 43 states, says a new report released Dec. 9.more
