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Map of the Week: Upward Mobility, State-by-State

Charles Monaco on March 30, 2013 - 9:14am

Map: Relative Upward Mobility, State-by-State

Of the 15 states whose residents have less upward mobility than the national average, 14 are so-called "right-to-work" states. 

Research Roundup 3/30: 100 Years of Opposition to Minimum Wage, Ranking States on Online Access to Spending Data, Medicaid Expansion, and More

PSN on March 30, 2013 - 9:00am

In this week’s Research Roundup: Reports and resources from U.S. PIRG, National Employment Law Project and the Cry Wolf Project, Kaiser Family Foundation, Center for American Progress, and Project Vote.

One Million New Yorkers Set to Benefit from Paid Sick Leave

Charles Monaco on March 29, 2013 - 5:49pm

After years of debate and delay, paid sick days may soon become a reality for approximately one million New Yorkers who do not currently have access to them.

Chart of the Week: Deep Cuts to Higher Education

Charles Monaco on March 23, 2013 - 12:05pm

A chart from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities showing the drastic cuts to higher education over the past five years, state-by-state.

Another New Frontrunner in the Race to Restrict Reproductive Rights

PSN on March 23, 2013 - 12:01pm

Not to be outdone by Arkansas or any of the record number of other states advancing restrictions on abortion in recent years, North Dakota this week passed anti-choice legislation so draconian it is alienating even self-described "pro-life" lawmakers. Legislatures in states including Texas and Kansas also tried to keep up in the race to be the most backward state on reproductive rights this week, passing legislation that would shut down clinics and endanger women's health. Texas Gov. Rick Perry told lawmakers back in December that his goal was to "make abortion, at any stage, a thing of the past" in his state -- and it looks like lawmakers in other states have also set that as a key priority for legislative sessions this year:

Research Roundup 3/23: Progressive State Policies to Rebuild the Middle Class, State Education Cuts in the Sequester, and More

PSN on March 23, 2013 - 12:00pm
In this week’s Research Roundup: Reports and resources from the Center for American Progress Action Fund, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Education Votes.

The End of the "No New Taxes" Era?

PSN on March 23, 2013 - 12:00pm

Following a national debate over the Bush tax cuts that saw federal income tax rates go up on the wealthiest Americans this January, state legislatures continue to diverge sharply on their approach toward taxes in the first few months of 2013. Anti-tax conservatives in some states, looking to hold fast to a Norquistian vision of tax cuts for the wealthy, are running into opposition. Meanwhile, other states are moving in the opposite direction on revenue for the first time in years. Reports this week show this divergence continuing, even as new research revealed the inefficacy of personal income tax cuts as a strategy for economic growth: