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Stateline

Nonpartisan, Nonprofit News Service of the Pew Charitable Trusts

Stateline is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news service of the Pew Charitable Trusts that reports and analyzes trends in state policy.

Voters wait in line outside the Goldblatts Building in West Town on Nov. 2, 2020.
Security
Despite Security Concerns, Online Voting Advances
In nine states, some jurisdictions have allowed voting via computer or app.
February 18, 2021
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nurses and a man at the Eastfield Mall mass COVID-19 vaccination site on Jan. 29, 2021
Trends
Public Health Systems Still Aren’t Ready for the Next Pandemic
Many public health officials are worried about the lack of preparedness, training, testing and vaccine distributions for COVID-19 and what that could mean for the next pandemic.
January 29, 2021
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Eric Harris, an Iowa resident
State and Local Politics and Policy
More People With Felony Convictions Can Vote, but Roadblocks Remain
Since 2016, at least nine states have restored voting rights to some people with felonies.
August 31, 2020
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Security
Fight Against Fraud Slows Payments to Unemployed
In addition to managing unprecedented unemployment numbers, states have to avoid processing thousands of fraudulent benefits claims. Sorting it all out takes time, only further delaying relief for legitimate claimants.
August 27, 2020
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Archive
Amid Shortage of Psychiatric Beds, Mentally Ill Face Long Waits for Treatment
Across the country, a critical shortage of state psychiatric beds is forcing mentally ill patients with severe symptoms to be held in emergency rooms, hospitals and jails while they wait for a bed, sometimes for weeks.
August 02, 2016
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Archive
New Apps Help Taxpayers Report Waste, Fraud and Abuse
Richmond’s fraud app allows residents to report government waste, fraud and abuse. Though fraud apps can cost thousands to develop, auditors say the money they help recover can more than outweigh their costs.
April 22, 2016
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Archive
State Parks Find New Ways to Save, Make Money
After years of cutbacks, many of the nation’s state parks are facing similar situations to Wyoming's, forced to cut programming, reduce hours of operations, and sometimes shut their gates. The shrinking budgets have prompted park officials to look for new sources of funding.
April 14, 2016
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Archive
States Employ Temporary Workers, But Often Know Little About Them
Many states don’t publish records of their short-term and contract hires. Even states that do have to do a little research to determine how that share of the state workforce may be changing over time and why. A small but growing body of research suggests that work arrangements other than full-time jobs are more common across the economy, including in government. It’s hard to tell, however, how much states contribute to the so-called 1099 economy through their hiring and contracting.
April 13, 2016
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Archive
Why State Legislatures Are Still Pretty White
The nation’s growing diversity is not reflected in state legislatures. Nationwide, African-Americans, who make up 13 percent of the U.S. population, account for 9 percent of state legislators. Latinos, who are 17 percent of the population, only account for 5 percent of state legislators.
December 09, 2015
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Archive
States Try Buyouts to Prevent Flood Damage
As coastal communities are confronted with increasingly costly storms, they are turning to buyouts, to create natural buffers along the coast and help protect nearby neighborhoods and businesses from flooding.
December 08, 2015
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