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Report: State Fracking Oversight Laws Need Overhaul
States aren’t doing enough to ensure that water supplies are safe during the controversial fracking process, a new report finds. Natural gas companies are able to circumvent laws, it says, through loopholes protecting “trade secrets.” more
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Infographic: S&P State Credit Ratings, 2001–2012
Private, independent credit rating agencies evaluate states’ financial health. States with the lowest grades typically have trouble keeping their spending in line with their tax revenues. more
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States Bolstered by GlaxoSmithKline Settlement
The country’s largest health-care fraud settlement will send millions of dollars back into state Medicaid programs. more
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- American Cities Project
Many Major Cities Gain Population Faster Than The Rest Of Their Metro Areas
Recent Census data shows that America's largest cities are growing more rapidly than their surrounding regions, and the nation as a whole.
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City vs. Metro Population Growth
This interactive shows recent changes in city and metropolitan populations for biggest city in the nation's 30 largest metro areas.
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Best of #StateReads: Florida Closes TB Hospital as Outbreak Spreads
This week’s extraordinary journalism about state government, tagged to #StateReads on Twitter. more
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Food Stamp Fight on Capitol Hill
Congress is considering dramatic changes in the way states administer their food stamp programs. more
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Why Are Welfare Rolls Flat, While the Food Stamp Program Grows Rapidly?
Advocates for the poor say welfare programs are ill-designed for hard economic times. Some Republicans, however, don’t see welfare as broken, but instead as a model for other social initiatives. more
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New Food Laws Go Into Effect, Others Blocked
Some new food and tobacco laws went into effect July 1, but others have been blocked. more
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Court Lets States Opt Out of Medicaid Expansion
Some states are worried about the cost of the health law’s expanded Medicaid coverage. Now they can choose not to participate in it. more
