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Economic Mobility of the States
Economic Mobility of the States is a new interactive tool that captures the findings of the first analysis of Americans’ economic mobility—their movement up and down the earnings ladder—at the state level, including data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Users can click the map to see where in the country Americans are most likely to move up rather than down, and where they are most likely to move down rather than up. more
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Pew Finds States in Mideast & New England Have Better Economic Mobility Than National Average; States in South Have Worse
Economic Mobility of the States, released today by Pew’s Economic Mobility Project, is the first time research has identified where in the country Americans are more likely to move up or down the earnings ladder. more
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- Stateline Story
State Courts Replacing Paper with Electronic Record-Keeping
State courts have been slow to computerize, but they are gradually replacing stacks of paper with electronic documents. more
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- Home Visiting Campaign
Child Abuse Prevention Month
39% of child abuse cases happen in the first four years of life. A good home visiting program can cut this number in half. more
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April 12, 2012
Evidence Counts
A report by the Pew Center on the States concludes that 13 states are leading the way in generating much-needed answers about tax incentives’ effectiveness. Twelve states have mixed results. Half the states have not taken the basic steps needed to know whether their incentives are effective. The study highlights a wealth of promising approaches states have taken to help lawmakers find those answers.
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- Pre-K Now
Proof Into Policy: Pre-K Milestones
View our infographic on nationwide pre-k funding in the last decade. more
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- Stateline Story
Nebraska's Heineman Pitches a Broad Tax Cut Package
TAX & BUDGET BEAT: Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman thinks cutting taxes will make his state more business friendly, but critics are concerned that Nebraska and its local governments need the revenue. more
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- Election Initiatives
Pew Study Finds 1 in 8 US Voter Registrations Contain Significant Errors
Some 24 million voter registrations in the United States contain significant errors, including about 1.8 million dead people still on the rolls and many more approved to vote in multiple states, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Democracy From Afar
Since 2010, 47 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws that greatly improved the ability of Americans abroad to vote and have their votes counted.
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