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- Opinion
- Election Initiatives
Editorial: Let Voters Opt Out of Sample Ballots Sent by U.S. Mail
Ventura County could save more than $100,000 during every major election if as few as one in five voters would agree to receive the sample-ballot information online instead of by U.S. mail.
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April 11, 2011
State of Recidivism
More than four in ten offenders nationwide return to state prison within three years of their release despite a massive increase in state spending on prisons, according to this 2011 report.
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- Data Visualizations
- Public Safety Performance Project
The Revolving Door of America's Prisons
The correctional landscape varies dramatically in scale, policy and practice from state to state. Pew's analysis of state level data uncovered interesting findings related to prisoner releases and rates of recidivism in the past decade.
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- Stateline Story
Travel Woes for Missouri's Leaders
TODAY'S TAKE: Missouri's Democratic governor and its Republican lieutenant governor are expected to face off in next year's gubernatorial race. For now, both are facing allegations of improper taxpayer-funded travel. more
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- Media Coverage
- States' Fiscal Health
Arkansas' Public Pensions Show Signs of Improvement
Even though some government pension plans across the country are still struggling, Arkansas' two major pension funds are showing signs of improvement after suffering millions of dollars in investment losses in 2008 and 2009. For the fiscal year that ended June 30, the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System reported market value assets of $9.884 billion, which was up $1.037 billion from the prior year.
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- Stateline Story
Missouri Next to Cut Jobless Benefits
TODAY'S TAKE: Michigan this week became the first state to reduce state-level unemployment benefits. Now, Missouri is the first to opt out of a program that provides more federal money for the jobless. About 10,000 workers will be affected, starting next week. more
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- Stateline Story
Missouri is Toughest on Crack Cocaine
PUBLIC SAFETY BEAT: Missouri punishes crack dealers more severely than those who sell the powder version of the same drug… Police are stretched thin in one of the nation's most dangerous cities… The Colorado probation agency comes under scrutiny, and other public safety news. 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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- Report
- States' Fiscal Health
States’ Revenue Estimating
This 2011 report examined state estimates for three major revenue sources—income taxes, sales taxes and corporate taxes—that comprise 72 percent of states’ total tax revenues. 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
