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- Stateline Story
Colorado Theater Shooting Revives Gun Rights Debate
The nation’s latest mass shooting has revived debate over its patchwork of gun laws. But advocates on both sides of the issue expect that public shock and outrage over the killing of 12 people at an Aurora, Colorado movie theater will do little to shift momentum in statehouses and on Capitol Hill toward harsher restri
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- Stateline Story
States Consider Politically Fraught Welfare Waivers
States consider their options — and the politics — of the federal welfare waivers proposal. more
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July 19, 2012
Who Borrows, Where They Borrow, and Why
This report answers major questions about who borrowers are demographically; how people borrow; how much they spend; why they use payday loans; what other options they have; and whether state regulations reduce borrowing or simply drive borrowers online.
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- Media Coverage
- Public Safety Performance Project
Rising Cost of Incarceration Alarms South Dakota Officials
A South Dakota committee will examine rising prison costs and the state’s exceptionally high lockup rate in an effort to reform the criminal justice system and save money.
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- Media Coverage
- Safe Small-Dollar Loans Research Project
'Fast Cash' Payday Loans Cost Borrowers $520 Per Year in Fees
Americans tempted by the promise of fast cash are paying an average of $520 a year in fees for short-term credit lines known as payday loans.
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- Stateline Story
Report: Without Major Overhauls, State Budget Crises Will Linger
A lack of government transparency and a focus on federal budget woes have masked state budget crisis, leaving them largely unaddressed, according to a report released Wednesday. Without major change, the report warns, soaring costs of Medicaid and shrinking tax collections will only worsen the problem. more
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- Stateline Story
Best of #StateReads: Illinois Fails to Investigate Abuse and Neglect in Deaths of Disabled
This week’s extraordinary journalism about state government, tagged to #StateReads on Twitter. more
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- Dispatch
- Election Initiatives
The Impact of Election Jurisdiction Size
A recent draft paper by David Kimball, University of Missouri-Saint Louis, and Brady Baybeck, Wayne State University, found that, in the 2008 presidential election, large jurisdictions—those serving more than 50,000 voters—accounted for approximately two-thirds of the nation’s voters.
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- Stateline Story
Report: State Fracking Oversight Laws Need Overhaul
States aren’t doing enough to ensure that water supplies are safe during the controversial fracking process, a new report finds. Natural gas companies are able to circumvent laws, it says, through loopholes protecting “trade secrets.” more
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- Stateline Story
Infographic: S&P State Credit Ratings, 2001–2012
Private, independent credit rating agencies evaluate states’ financial health. States with the lowest grades typically have trouble keeping their spending in line with their tax revenues. more
