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Five More Governor's Races Set for Fall
TODAY'S TAKE: Voters in five states chose their major-party candidates for governor on Tuesday (June 8), while the Republican contenders in a sixth - South Carolina - are headed for a runoff. Among the prominent headlines: Nevada's Jim Gibbons became the first sitting governor in state history to be rejected in a primary, and former Iowa governor Terry Branstad is one step closer to a return. more
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Tuesday's Primaries: What to Watch
TODAY'S TAKE: In the busiest primary election day of the year, voters in 10 states will go to the polls Tuesday (June 8) to decide a wide range of questions from whether Maine will reform its tax code to which Republican will face off against Jerry Brown in the California governor's race. Stateline outlines key themes to watch in the state-level contests.more -
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Arizona Law Stokes Immigration Talk in D.C.
TODAY'S TAKE: An Arizona law, signed Friday (April 23) by Governor Jan Brewer, that gives local police broad new powers to arrest illegal immigrants drew a rebuke from President Obama and revived long-stalled efforts to overhaul the country's immigration laws. more
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April 1, 2010
Prison Count 2010
For the first time in nearly 40 years, the number of state prisoners in the United States has declined, according to Prison Count 2010, a survey by the Pew Center on the States. more
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- Stateline Story
Bill Raggio: Master of Nevada Politics
RENO, Nev. - Bill Raggio is the master of the Nevada Senate, and has been the key player in much of state government for nearly 40 years. More dealmaker than dictator, he retains his influence even though his party is no longer in the legislative majority. Some say he has as much power as the governor. Others say that's wrong - he has more.more -
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Smaller Prison Count Breaks 38-Year Trend
State prisons have been a dynamic growth industry over the past four decades, with the number of inmates exploding by more than 700 percent. No longer. A survey released Wednesday (March 17) by the Pew Center on the States, the parent organization of Stateline.org, finds that the total number of prisoners in state custody declined last year for the first time since 1972.more -
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Fee Hikes OK For Some Anti-Tax Govs
TODAY'S TAKE: Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons and Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell both are Republicans who have vowed not to raise taxes. Gibbons even has said that he would rather cut his way out of a projected $3 billion budget shortfall next year - or about half the state's two-year budget - than raise taxes. But both governors are eyeing fee increases as a part of their budget solutions.more -
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Nevada Closes 22 Percent Budget Gap
TODAY'S TAKE: Nevada lawmakers and Governor Jim Gibbons on Sunday (Feb. 28) agreed to a plan of deep cuts and fee increases to close a shortfall that amounts to 22 percent of the state's current two-year budget. But the agreement is just a prelude to what will likely be even deeper problems a year from now in a state that has repeatedly slashed its already-lean budget.more -
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Spinning the Stimulus
Economists credit the federal stimulus package for helping bring an end to the recession. Most governors say the money prevented more drastic spending cuts and tax increases in their states. But a few Republican governors who took the money contend the stimulus was a mistake.more -
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A Crack in the Prison Door
The recession is forcing lawmakers in some states to search for savings in places that might have been unthinkable a few years ago, including in their prison systems. One of those states is Oregon, where lawmakers last year approved a measure that will result in about 3,500 inmates being released from prison earlier than scheduled.But a recent backlash over the law serves as a reminder of the political sensitivity surrounding "early releases" as a money-saving effort. California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin are among the other states that have recently accelerated prisoner releases or are considering doing so.more
