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- Stateline Story
States Use Connections to Boost China Exports
As President Obama prepares for his visit with the new Chinese President Xi in California this weekend, some states have already cultivated business ties to China and Xi. more
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- Stateline Story
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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- Stateline Story
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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- Stateline Story
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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- Stateline Story
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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- Stateline Story
Some States Shoring Up Spending on Pre-K
States are investing in the littlest students after years of cutbacks. more
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- Stateline Story
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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- Stateline Story
Cigarette Smuggling Cuts States’ Per-Pack Tax Revenues
Cigarette Smuggling Hurts States' Tax Collections more
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- Stateline Story
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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- State Fact Sheet
- Public Safety Performance Project
Public Safety in Oregon
Oregon’s prison population has more than quadrupled over the past 30 years, and since 2000 the state’s imprisonment rate has risen more than three times faster than the national average.
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