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As Short-Terms Rentals Boom, Regulation an Issue
Popular online travel sites like Airbnb and HomeAway are luring customers away from hotels and into the spare rooms and vacation rental homes of locals. The surging popularity of these rentals poses challenging questions for state and local regulators. more
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Lower Minimum Wage Tied to Greater Gender Wage Gap, Analysis Finds
Women make less money than men even at the bottom of the wage scale, those in minimum wage jobs. more
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Q&A: Will Consumers Find Bargains on Health Insurance Exchanges?
Some states are beginning to roll out their plans for health insurance exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. more
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ACLU Reports Marijuana Enforcement Targets Blacks, States Pay Price
Blacks are nearly four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than white people, according to a new report. Meanwhile, states are paying billions of dollars to enforce marijuana laws, even as public opinion about the drug softens. more
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Some States Shoring Up Spending on Pre-K
States are investing in the littlest students after years of cutbacks. more
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Front-Line Heroes Subject to Budget Cuts, Pay Disparity
EMTs who may save your life work under a mishmash of rules and their pay varies widely. more
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New Human Trafficking Laws Focus on Victims
In the latest update of human trafficking laws in Florida and New Jersey, legislators aim to give victims a new start. more
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Cigarette Smuggling Cuts States’ Per-Pack Tax Revenues
Cigarette Smuggling Hurts States' Tax Collections more
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Georgia Has Highest Percentage of Foreclosure Sales
More than a third of residential sales in some states involve foreclosed homes. more
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A Quarter-Million Uninsured Vets Will Miss Out on Medicaid Expansion
A Vietnam War veteran salutes at a war memorial in Schuylkill Haven, Penn. More than a quarter million veterans who live in Pennsylvania and 22 other states will miss out on Medicaid coverage because their states have rejected expansion of
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