Featured Articles

• Immigration--Left to the States
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  With so many states seeing increases in immigrants, the issue of how to deal with them has fallen at the feet of state lawmakers.

• Politics or Policy?
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  How to deal with the influx of illegal immigrants is a top campaign issue this year.

• SAVIN Lives
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  Notifying victims of their assailants' whereabouts can help fight crime.

• Growing a Middle Class
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  States create opportunities for working families to succeed.

• Taking the Initiative
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  Land use measures steal the show in upcoming ballot measures.

• Contribution Limit Liability
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  The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Vermont's limits on campaign contributions. What might that mean for other states?

• A+ for Rigor
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  States are learning that students not only do better when they are challenged in school, but they also stay to graduate.

• TANF at 10
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  As they reach their 10th anniversaries, state welfare programs have new challenges--keeping parents in jobs and meeting new federal rules.