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Residents Left Behind As Pandemic Hurts Bus Companies
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Jenni Bergal Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, Rochester City…
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Robocalls Prompt States to Join Feds in Crackdown
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Elaine Povich Nearly half the states are joining forces with the Federal Communications…
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Baseball Players Press Lawmakers For Minor League Labor Standards
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Jenni Bergal Lawmakers in a handful of states are crafting policies to protect…
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Ukraine War Puts United States On Cyber Alert
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Jenni Bergal President Joe Biden this week urged U.S. companies to be…
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Regulators Scrutinize Buy Now, Pay Later Plans
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Elaine Povich The buy now, pay later enticements increasingly offered on web sites&…
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As Rents Soar, States Take Aim at Local Zoning Rules
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Kristian Hernández Caitlyn Mann, 29, moved to the Phoenix metro area from Boston…
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In Support of Ukraine, U.S. Governors Cut Economic Ties With Russia
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Sophie Quinton Outraged by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, governors and state lawmakers…
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Even Democratic States Are Now Pushing For Tax Cuts
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Sophie Quinton Both Republicans and Democrats are calling for state tax cuts this…
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Think Twice Before Scanning That QR Code
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Jenni Bergal During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have become accustomed to using…
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Nursing Shortages Limiting Available Hospital Beds
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Sophie Quinton Nurse Hannah Drummond routinely must watch patients for hours as they…
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Snowplow Driver Shortage Could Mean Slower Road Clearing
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Jenni Bergal The nation's snow belt is facing a severe snowplow…
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More states start funding colleges based on outcomes
Under a new state law, Rhode Island's public colleges won't get additional state funding simply for enrolling more…
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Massachusetts getting rid of toll booths
If you're driving on the Massachusetts Turnpike two months from now, don't expect to see any toll collectors.…
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Fewer receive food stamps as states change rules
As more states require adults to work or get job training in order to receive food stamps, the number of people receiving…
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Where millennials are more likely to live with mom and dad
By now, Karen Wilk thought she would have sold her five-bedroom house in Colts Neck, New Jersey, and downsized to a…
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Data, drones and apps: States debate privacy protections as technology speeds ahead
With drones flying overhead, apps tracking our every move, and more personal data flowing into cyberspace every second, there is widespread concern…
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Amid opioid epidemic, more schools offer ‘sober dorms’
Ryan had a pattern: He'd enroll in college with the best of intentions, start drinking and drugging, then drop out.…
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Enforcement of mental health care coverage lacking
It has been eight years since Congress passed a law requiring health insurers to provide Americans suffering from mental illness or substance…
