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- Analysis
- Children's Dental Campaign
Reimbursing Physicians for Fluoride Varnish
For young children, the medical office is an ideal place to deliver a set of preventive dental services—including the application of fluoride varnish.
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Tax Supporters Turn to the Ballot Box
As it becomes more difficult to get state legislatures to pass tax increases, people who think cash-strapped states have cut budgets too much are taking their case straight to voters.more -
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Health Care Law is Bigger Challenge for Some States
TODAY'S TAKE: Eight states will face the greatest difficulties in handling the influx of new Medicaid patients expected after the federal Affordable Care Act goes into full effect in 2014, a new study says.more -
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Reducing California's Car Fleet a Tough Sell
TRANSPORTATION BEAT: California is well short of Governor Jerry Brown's goal of selling half the state's fleet of cars… A national safety group tells states not to outlaw driving while talking on the phone… Utah adds a designation for veterans on its driver's licenses, and other transportation news.more -
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After Standoff, Illinois Road Construction Continues
TRANSPORTATION BEAT: Illinois senators agree to back off in a budget fight that threatened to halt the state's summer road building season … Nevada clears the way for its first and only tollroad … Digital billboards could soon be legal in Missouri and Oregon, and other transportation news. more
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- Stateline Story
How a Court Ruling Ended Nevada Budget Fight
With just days remaining in the legislative session, Nevada's Republican governor and Democratic-led Legislature were locked in a stalemate over the state budget. That's when the Nevada Supreme Court stepped in with a ruling that may change the way all future Nevada budgets are built.more -
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Business Tax Cuts Pass in Michigan But Falter Elsewhere
Republican governors are trying to make good on their promises to cut corporate taxes, but some are finding a bit more resistance than they may have expected.more -
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Court Ruling Upends Nevada Governor's No-Tax Stand
TODAY'S TAKE: A Nevada Supreme Court ruling ripped a $656 million hole in the state budget Thursday (May 26). Republican Governor Brian Sandoval, who has denounced tax increases, now says he will go along with tax extensions sought by Democrats. more
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- Report
- Children's Dental Campaign
The State of Children's Dental Health
More than 16 million children still lack access to basic dental care despite efforts by states to improve their dental health policies, according to the 2011 50-state report card from Pew.
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- Children's Dental Campaign
Fact Sheets: The State of Children's Dental Health
In the face of major budget shortfalls, 22 states were able to improve their dental polices from 2010. See how all the states did in our collection of state factsheets. more
