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State Legislatures
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The National Magazine of Policy and Politics
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 StateStats: Legislators Want to Friend You
High school graduation rates are on the rise, especially among Hispanics and African-Americans. An estimated 78.2 percent of all students who were freshmen in 2006 received diplomas in 2010, a 6.5 point increase over 2001’s rate of 71.7 percent, according to a recent report by America’s Promise Alliance and other organizations. The increase is the most significant in 40 years. Hispanics showed a gain of more than 10 percentage points (61 percent to 71.4 percent), and the African-American rate improved seven percentage points (59.2 percent to 66.1 percent.)
The costs of dropping out are high—to the student, the states and the nation. Dropouts earn less, have fewer job opportunities, and are far more likely to spend their lives periodically unemployed, on government assistance, or cycling in and out of prison. State legislatures play critical roles in holding schools and districts accountable, setting expectations and raising public awareness of the problem. More
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Student documentary 'Rubber and Glass Diplomacy' recounts the birth of Nebraska’s Unicameral legislature. More
State Legislatures Archive
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 Find out of the location of this month's secret statehouse photo on our Then and Now page. More
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 Learn more about state film incentives and what producers know about maximizing their incentives.
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 Audio: Former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd, now CEO and chairman of the motion Picture Association of America, discusses film tax incentives. More
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 Read more about state laws affecting farmers' markets. More
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 More on the state role in regulating compounding pharmacies. More
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 Iinterviews with opinion leaders. More
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Our Readers
Subscribers to State Legislatures comprise a successful, influential and involved group of readers—excellent prospects for your advertising dollars. State Legislatures is the only magazine that reaches every state legislator (even at their home/district address when they're out of session), member of Congress, governor, state legislative analyst and county government executive. As an association publication of the National Conference of State Legislatures, State Legislatures magazine has strong relationships and insights to our readers who turn to us for assistance in policymaking.
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Readership Survey Results
An independent study surveyed a random sample of readers of State Legislatures. Its surpassed its competition in nearly every category. The documentation of this independent study proves that State Legislatures has the best readership of any state government publication.
Why State Legislatures Magazine?
Our readers were asked why they liked State Legislatures best and they said because it:
- Is relevent to their jobs.
- Provides timely and thorough coverage of the issues.
- Is a valuable resource.
As a result of reading articles or columns in State Legislatures, our readers have taken the following actions:
- 62% discussed the item with others.
- 50% filed the item for future reference.
- 42% passed the item along to others.
- 28% used/modified an idea.
- 27% sought further information.
- 26% visited a web site.
- Nearly half saved every issue of State Legislatures for reference.
- 92% of readers spend from 15 minutes up to 2 hours reading each issue.
- 82% read or scan every issue.
- 77% of readers refer back to an issue at least 2 to 5 times.
- 61% read half or more of each issue.
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT READEX READERSHIP SURVEY
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