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- Stateline Story
Losing Your Home to a Small Tax Debt?
When a little old lady is thrown out of her home two weeks before Christmas because she didn’t pay a $496 sewage bill, people take notice. more
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- Stateline Story
Report: Progress on Juvenile Justice, Problems Remain
A new report sees progress on juvenile justice, but problems remain. more
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- Stateline Story
Even in Hard Times, States Find It Difficult To Recruit Talent
As state government hiring picks back up, competing with the private sector for highly skilled workers is becoming a challenge for some agencies. more
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- Issue Brief
- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Senior Checking Accounts: Are They Worth It?
Banks offer special accounts for specific populations. Consumers should evaluate their options carefully before choosing their account type. As Americans open checking accounts across the country, many are often offered special products that banks market exclusively to seniors.
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- Issue Brief
- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Student Checking Accounts: Are They Worth It?
Banks offer special accounts for specific populations. Consumers should evaluate their options carefully before choosing their account type. As Americans open checking accounts across the country, many are often offered special products that banks market exclusively to students.
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- Stateline Story
Safety Net Hospitals Imperiled by High Court Ruling
Hospitals that serve the poor thought they would be helped by the Affordable Care Act. Now it looks as if they will be hurt by it. more
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- Media Coverage
- Safe Small-Dollar Loans Research Project
Payday Profits
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which failed to control the reckless mortgage lending that helped cause the financial crisis, is widely regarded as a pushover among federal regulators. But the agency showed some welcome muscle and concern
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- Media Coverage
- Safe Small-Dollar Loans Research Project
Why to Steer Clear of Payday Loans
Payday loans are meant as a stopgap for the fiscally pinched. But in many cases, these short term loans create a costly cycle of escalating debt. A payday loan is like a cash advance on your paycheck. Marketed as a
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- Stateline Story
A Likely Reprieve for Food Stamp Program
The food stamp program has been facing the threat of deep reductions that would cut off benefits for millions in states all over the country. But a stalemate in Congress may stave off the pain. more
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- Stateline Story
Health Care Ruling Casts Doubts on Billions in State-Federal Funding
By making the federal health law’s Medicaid expansion optional for states, the U.S. Supreme Court has cast doubt on decades of established state-federal programs and billions of dollars in funding tied to them. more
