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Ex-Prisoner Reentry and Reintegration

Nathan Newman on March 5, 2007 - 9:46am
Nearly 650,000 people are released from state and federal prison every year, with larger numbers reentering communities from local jails. Over 50 percent of those released from incarceration are sent back to prison for a parole violation or new crime within 3 years.

Beating the drug industry at its own game

Adam Thompson on March 1, 2007 - 11:00am
Pharmaceutical companies spend $11.4 billion each year on marketing.  Much of that is spent on salespeople, known as "detailers", who visit doctor's offices to pitch the latest drugs, in order to increase prescriptions for their company's products-- usually at the expense of older, cheaper, and often more effective drugs. 

Children on the Front-Lines of Health Care Battle

Adam Thompson on February 22, 2007 - 11:29am
While President Bush and Congress duke it out over funding and reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program, states are moving forward with universal kids coverage. 

States Limit Mercury Emissions While the Feds Fail to Act

J. Mijin Cha on February 22, 2007 - 11:29am
Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania sued the Bush Administration this week claiming they failed to adequately regulate emissions of mercury and other pollutants at older cement plant kilns.  Last December, the EPA announced new limits on mercury and hydrocarbon emissions from cement kilns built after December 2, 2005, but left weak rules in place for kilns from before that date.  The states argue that the Clean Air Act requires the EPA to limit mercury from all kilns, not just new ones.

 

Taxing Big Oil's Windfall Profits

J. Mijin Cha on February 15, 2007 - 9:55am
Stop the presses.  Instead of receiving ridiculous tax breaks and taking home obscene amounts of money tax-free, big oil may actually be asked to pay its fair share of taxes for once.

Ripoff Privatizations-- And Why They Keep Happening

Nathan Newman on February 5, 2007 - 11:17am
Want to make a deal? Privatization is in the air and the multinational profiteers are circling. And the action is bipartisan and involves big money:

Health Care in 2007

Adam Thompson on January 29, 2007 - 1:18pm

As the first month of the 2007 legislative session comes to a close, expanding access to health care is clearly a top priority for governors and legislative leaders across the country. From comprehensive health care for all in California and Pennsylvania to incremental cover all kids in North Carolina and to targeted program expansions in New Mexico, the proposals represent an unprecedented focus in states to address the health care crisis that grips our families and businesses.

Renewable Portfolio Standards Across the States

PSN on December 18, 2006 - 10:37am
State governments are not waiting on D.C. to develop an energy independence policy for their states. Instead, almost half the states have taken the lead on promoting and utilizing renewable energy.

What States Can Do for Darfur

PSN on December 14, 2006 - 10:45am

Since the Bush administration first recognized the genocide in Darfur, over 250,000 men, women, and children have died. This number does not count the countless women and children that have been raped or attacked as a result of the Sudanese government's campaign to kill and drive out Darfur's ethnic African populations. The violence and genocide is now spilling over into Chad and the Central African Republic. Yet, even with such horrifying statistics, the situation deteriorates day by day.

PA: Recounts Concluded, Democrats Win the State House

Matt Singer on November 28, 2006 - 1:56pm
Pennsylvania Democrats have taken a 102-101 majority in the state house following two recounts in races that showed narrow wins for Republicans. A recount showed that in one race, the Democrat was actually the victor. Control of the Montana House still is not final. Democrats currently have a 50-49-1 edge in the chamber, pending a recount in a race that was originally counted as a tie. That recount is occuring today.