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Universities Try Three-Year Degrees To Save Students Time, Money
By Elaine S. Povich Stateline With college costs rising and some students and families questioning the return on investment of a four-year…
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States Race To Restrict Deepfake Pornography As It Becomes Easier To Create
By Madyson Fitzgerald Stateline After a 2014 leak of hundreds of celebrities' intimate photos, Uldouz Wallace learned that she was among…
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Plagued By Teacher Shortages, Some States Turn To Fast-Track Credentialing
By Elaine Povich Stateline, an initiative of States Newsroom Faced with alarming teacher shortages, Virginia last month agreed to partner with a…
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Marijuana Safety Rules Lacking In Many States Where It’s Legal
By Amanda Hernandez Stateline, an initiative of States Newsroom Amid the growing acceptance and legalization of cannabis use across the country, a…
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More States Use Taxpayer Dollars To Help People Pay For Private School
Stateline, an initiative of States Newsroom. By Elaine Povich In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which parents and educators reevaluated…
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More States Establishing Tuition-Free Community College Programs, Including Massachusetts
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Elaine Povich As the idea of free community college gains traction across the…
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Four-Day School Weeks, Gaining Popularity, Face Pushback From Lawmakers
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By David Montgomery MINERAL WELLS, Texas — Desperate to fill open positions amid a statewide…
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With Fire Departments Struggling For Volunteers, States Respond To The Alarm
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Alex Brown When firefighters show up to a blaze or medical emergency across…
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Converting Offices To Housing Is Hard; These Changes Might Make It Easier
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Erika Bolstad Stroll around America's vacant downtowns, and a seemingly obvious…
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Lawmakers In Some States See A Need For Higher Speed Limits
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Leigh Giangreco Ohio Governor Mike DeWine didn't mince words last month…
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States Scramble To Replace Ripped-Off Food Stamps Benefits — Including Massachusetts
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Elaine Povich Last September, when Baltimore resident Tzu Yang went grocery shopping for…
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States, Cities Scramble to Combat Animal ‘Tranq’ in Street Drugs
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Christine Vestal As a dangerous new additive found in fentanyl and other street…
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Egged On By Grocery Prices, Cities Welcome Backyard Chickens
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Alex Brown For five years, a woman known as the Chicken Lady of…
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With Howitzers and Helicopters, Western States Trigger Road-Clearing Avalanches
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Jenni Bergal One morning last week, after more than 31 inches of snow…
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As Fentanyl Use Spikes, Feds Urge States to Ease Methadone Rules
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Christine Vestal Ever since the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl began showing up in…
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Governors’ TikTok Bans Make Sense, Cybersecurity Experts Say
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Jenni Bergal At least 18 states, all led by Republican governors, have banned…
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States Take Key Role in Fighting Fake Online Reviews
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Elaine Povich With studies showing that at least three-quarters of online shoppers check…
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Some States Open College Savings Accounts for Every Newborn
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Marsha Mercer States, cities, and community groups that offer free money to families…
