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- Stateline Story
Vermont's Pension Solution: Civility
To read the news, you'd think every state was having nasty fights over public pension issues. At least one state has chosen to do it a different way. more
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- Opinion
- Election Initiatives
Fixing the Vote
State lawmakers should speed consideration of election reforms that would permit online voter registration, fight fraud, save money and spare Ohio from lawsuits in the 2012 national elections. more
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- Stateline Story
For Some States, Health Care Waivers Are a Big Deal
States like Vermont and Oregon, with ambitious health plans, stand to benefit if the Obama administration eases up on the rules. more
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- Stateline Story
As Unemployment Insurance Debts Mount, Interest Payments Loom
States have borrowed $42 billion from the federal government to continue paying unemployment benefits to people who can't find work. As it stands now, they'll have to begin paying interest on that tab this fall. more
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- Stateline Story
'One Person, One Vote' Still an Unsettled Question for States
Two courts have issued conflicting rulings on how much population equality is required for state legislative districts. The U.S. Supreme Court may have to resolve the issue. more
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- Infographic
Legislative Control and Redistricting, 2011
Of the 7,382 state legislative seats, Republicans gained nearly 700 in 2010.
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- Stateline Story
Vermont Budget Address 2011
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Jan. 25 - Following is the prepared text of Gov. Peter Shumlin's (D) 2011 budget address: Click here to hear the governor's speech. Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Mr. President Pro Tem, Members of the General Assembly, distinguished guests, fellow Vermonters: Two weeks ago, we gathered he
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- Stateline Story
In New Year, Seven States to Hike Minimum Wage
Nine to twelve cents isn't a lot, but those small, automatically triggered increases in the minimum wage will provide a modest New Year's present for workers in a minority of states that automatically increase their minimum wage levels at the start of every year.more -
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Utah Legislators Skeptical of Governor's Tax Proposal
TRANSITION WATCH: Utah Republicans grapple over the budget, Michigan's incoming governor mulls a new bridge to Canada, and more news of the historic shift in power in the states. more
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- Stateline Story
In Vermont, Single-Payer Health Care in a Single State
Vermont is pondering implementation of an exclusive government-run health care program within its own borders. If it goes ahead, the whole country will be watching.more
