The LATEST from NC
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- Report
- Election Initiatives
Provisional Ballots
This July 2009 brief served as an introduction to a larger discussion regarding the role of provisional ballots as a partial solution to underlying problems in our election system.
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- State Fact Sheet
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- Stateline Story
Tracking the Recession: A Chat With Two State Leaders
Two prominent state legislative leaders, a North Carolina Democrat and a Georgia Republican, offer an early take on whether the stimulus is working in their states.more -
- Stateline Story
States Launch Census Outreach Efforts
With the 2010 Census a year away, some states already are bracing for the nationwide head count that will decide their share of U.S. House seats and billions of federal dollars. Determined to get every resident counted, states are launching Web sites and committees to spread the word to residents, including hard-to-count groups.more -
- Stateline Story
States Advance With Patient-Centered Care
As President Obama pushes for widespread health care reform, state-based programs for chronically ill patients that focus on prevention and improving long-term health - and cutting costs - are emerging as working models.more -
- Analysis
- Economic Mobility Project
Opinion Poll on Economic Mobility and the American Dream
In early 2009, the project commissioned a national survey and series of focus groups to provide a more accurate picture of how Americans view their own economic mobility and to better understand how their perceptions square with the reality of
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- Stateline Story
Tracking the Recession: States Boost Foreclosure Programs
The Obama administration has lots of company in its effort to slow home foreclosures. States have been coming up with solutions of their own.more -
- Stateline Story
North Carolina State of the State Address 2009
RALEIGH, N.C. - March 9 - Following is the prepared text of Gov. Beverly Perdue's (D) 2009 state of the state address: Click here to access the governor's Web page and view the address. Speaker Hackney, President Pro-Tem Basnight, Lt. Gov. Dalton members of the General Assembly and honored guests. Let me
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March 2, 2009
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- Stateline Story
With Crisis as Catalyst, Govs Push Big Changes
Governors are using the economic crisis to sell big changes in how state and local jurisdictions operate, promising overhauls that could alter the face of government around the country. Their proposals range from sharing state helicopters between Minnesota and Wisconsin to shrinking Pennsylvania's system of 500 school districts to just 100.more
