The LATEST from WV
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- Stateline Story
AAA Criticizes Higher Fees for Out-of-State E-ZPass Drivers
The national drivers’ group wants tolling agencies to treat E-ZPass users the same, regardless of where they bought their transponders. more
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- Stateline Story
States Scrutinize For-Profit Colleges
Rhode Island is considering whether to approve a for-profit osteopathic medical school, as Kentucky leads 22 other states in investigating the for-profit education industry. more
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- States' Fiscal Health
Evidence Counts
A report by the Pew Center on the States concludes that 13 states are leading the way in generating much-needed answers about tax incentives’ effectiveness. Twelve states have mixed results. Half the states have not taken the basic steps needed to know whether their incentives are effective. The study highlights a wealth of promising approaches states have taken to help lawmakers find those answers.
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- Media Coverage
- Home Visiting Campaign
Editorial: Home Visitation Effort Can Help Prevent Child Abuse
How do people let this happen? That is the question we so often have when we read about child abuse and neglect cases. Whether it is a sensational national story such as the Penn State scandal or a local story about children found in horrible or dangerous conditions, we wonder why someone did not step in to prevent these crimes and situations.
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- Data Visualizations
- Pre-K Now
Proof Into Policy: Pre-K Milestones
View our infographic on nationwide pre-k funding in the last decade. more
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- Stateline Story
West Virginia Tackles Retiree Health Costs
The state makes an unusual down payment on its massive health benefit debt to retired public employees. more
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- Media Coverage
- Election Initiatives
Pew Study Finds 1 in 8 US Voter Registrations Contain Significant Errors
Some 24 million voter registrations in the United States contain significant errors, including about 1.8 million dead people still on the rolls and many more approved to vote in multiple states, according to a report released Tuesday.
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- Election Initiatives
Democracy From Afar
Since 2010, 47 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws that greatly improved the ability of Americans abroad to vote and have their votes counted.
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- Data Visualizations
- Election Initiatives
Democracy From Afar
Four key reforms that states and the District of Columbia have implemented to help military and overseas voters cast timely ballots.
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