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'Bottle Bills' Draw Renewed Interest in Legislatures
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT BEAT: Hoping to increase recycling rates, environmentalists are returning to the old idea of a deposit-and-return system for beverage containers.more -
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Introducing the Voting Information Project
The Voting Information Project is an innovative and proven service that uses the latest technology to provide voters with the information they need to cast a ballot. more
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- 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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Workers' Comp Systems Getting Stricter
States are changing the rules for employees claiming benefits as a result of injuries suffered on the job.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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Alternatives to Incarceration Prevail in Some States
PUBLIC SAFETY BEAT: Kentucky, Ohio and Oklahoma all approved bipartisan legislation to address overcrowding in their prison systems this year. But in California - the state with a crowding problem so bad it was deemed unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court- Democrats and Republicans could not agree on what to do.more -
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As Shuttle Program Ends, States Step Up Roles in Space
With NASA focused on deep-space missions, the federal government is increasingly turning to private companies to handle more routine flights. Now, states are competing to lure the space entrepreneurs-and the high-tech jobs they promise-to their new or refashioned launch facilities.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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- 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
