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Tayna Fogle, a member of the social justice group Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, at a Kentucky legislative hearing last fall. Fogle urged lawmakers to back a measure to restore felons芒鈧劉 voting rights.

States debate: Should felons be able to vote?

April 27, 2016 at 6:15 p.m.

States debate: Should felons be able to vote?

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, left, and singer Jon Bon Jovi at a drug rehab program in Paterson, N.J. Bon Jovi, whose daughter survived an apparent heroin overdose in 2012, helped convince Christie to sign a 芒鈧揋ood Samaritan芒鈧� law shielding overdose victims and their companions from prosecution if they seek medical help.

States use Good Samaritan laws, Narcan, to fight drug overdoses

April 27, 2016 at 1:14 p.m.

States use Good Samaritan laws, Narcan, to fight drug overdoses

Wiley Elementary School third grade teacher Angelia Higgins asks a question of her students during math class in Greensboro, N.C. North Carolina is one of 19 states that allow corporal punishment in schools, although most school districts in the state have abolished it.

Lawmaker who wanted corporal punishment that left kids bruised won’t get it

April 27, 2016 at 1:01 p.m.

Lawmaker who wanted corporal punishment that left kids bruised won't get it

Education advocates argue that stiffer school standards must be accompanied by more money for expanded preschool and other changes to help students reach higher goals.

11 states sued for allegedly shortchanging schools

April 27, 2016 at 2:50 p.m.

11 states sued for allegedly shortchanging schools

Under a new federal initiative, states are trying to improve the health care of so-called 芒鈧揹ual eligibles,芒鈧� people who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.

States meld Medicare and Medicaid to offer better, cheaper care

April 27, 2016 at 5:38 p.m.

States meld Medicare and Medicaid to offer better, cheaper care

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Is this any way to create jobs? Governors try unusual pitches

April 27, 2016 at 7:39 a.m.

Is this any way to create jobs? Governors try unusual pitches

A young woman retrieves a patient芒鈧劉s medical records at the Family Health Center in Louisville, Ky. The theft of personal medical information, whether paper-based or electronic, is a large and growing problem.

Identity theft isn’t just about credit cards — it’s about health

April 27, 2016 at 1:06 p.m.

Identity theft isn't just about credit cards — it's about health

ADVANCE FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 31 - Michael Adams, 13, right, hands off a buddy pack to volunteer Allyssa Morse as he and other members of the Shaw-Harg 4-H club fill the bags, which help feed school children, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, at The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri. Local aid agencies worry food stamp cuts that took effect in November will put more strain on the poor just as Congress appears poised to pass more cuts to the program in a new farm bill. (AP Photo / Columbia Daily Tribune, Nick Schnelle)

What’s the likely impact of the cut to food stamps that just passed Congress?

April 27, 2016 at 10:14 a.m.

What's the likely impact of the cut to food stamps that just passed Congress?

Protestors demonstrate in the state Capitol during the governor's State of the State address Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Madison, Wis. Gov. Scott Walker made the case in his State of the State speech that extra money collected thanks to an improving national economy should be returned as property and income tax cuts, even as some Republicans are saying his proposal goes too far.

Some governors getting pushback from their own parties

April 27, 2016 at 2:01 p.m.

Some governors getting pushback from their own parties

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Which states have fared best and worst during the 50-year War on Poverty?

April 28, 2016 at 3:07 a.m.

Which states have fared best and worst during the 50-year War on Poverty?