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- Stateline Story
Weekly Wrap: Report Questions States' Use of Stimulus Road Funds
States are spending too much stimulus money on new road construction and not enough on public transit projects, a national advocacy group claims in a report issued Monday (June 29). Meanwhile, Michigan and California consider teaming up to solve their prison problems and North Carolina and Rhode Island face off with Amazon.com over taxes.more -
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- Economic Mobility Project
Opinion Poll on Economic Mobility and the American Dream
In early 2009, the project commissioned a national survey and series of focus groups to provide a more accurate picture of how Americans view their own economic mobility and to better understand how their perceptions square with the reality of
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- Stateline Story
Tracking the Recession: States Boost Foreclosure Programs
The Obama administration has lots of company in its effort to slow home foreclosures. States have been coming up with solutions of their own.more -
March 2, 2009
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- Stateline Story
Study Finds Disparity in Corrections Spending
States spend seven times more money on prisons than on probation and parole, even though the vast majority of the 7.3 million people now under correctional supervision are not behind bars, according to a Pew Center on the States report, the first detailed survey of state corrections spending since 2002.more -
- Stateline Story
Govs' Q & A: Rethinking Prison Time
With corrections costs rising and tax revenues falling, governors in a handful of states recently have sought to save millions of dollars by shortening the time some prisoners spend behind bars. Stateline.org asked two governors about their plans.more -
- Stateline Story
With Crisis as Catalyst, Govs Push Big Changes
Governors are using the economic crisis to sell big changes in how state and local jurisdictions operate, promising overhauls that could alter the face of government around the country. Their proposals range from sharing state helicopters between Minnesota and Wisconsin to shrinking Pennsylvania's system of 500 school districts to just 100.more -
February 11, 2009
Trade-Off Time
This February 2009 report showed how tough economic times could be a crucible forging better decision making and a heightened vigilance to ensure every precious tax dollar delivers maximum value for the public.
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- Stateline Story
State Leaders Struggle With Tough Cuts
The recession is forcing governors and legislators to cut services and raise taxes and fees. They'd rather make a difference in other ways.more
