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Left in the Cold — Utility Shut-Offs and State Responses

PSN on October 9, 2008 - 10:00am
Working families struggling to make utility payments are feeling the chill as companies shut off their gas and electricity. Shut-offs are up across dozens of states, particularly Michigan where unemployment is high, with a 22 percent increase in the number of families left without heat or electricity. The state's Heating and Warmth Fund, which helps those in need pay delinquent heating bills, has seen a record 42 percent increase in people applying for heating payment assistance.

Ranking the States on Online Disclosure of Govt Contracts, Subsidies and Lobbying

Nathan Newman on November 15, 2007 - 9:44am
In the age of Google, citizens expect to be able to find core information on the Internet about government operations, but as a major new report being released today highlights, most states are failing on public transparency.

Unlocking the Prison Puzzle

J. Mijin Cha on January 25, 2007 - 12:36pm
An innovative correction reform program is currently underway in Alabama to decrease the number of long prison sentences. The Pew Charitable Trusts' Public Safety Performance Project and the Vera Institute of Justice teamed together to implement a four year project that supports in-depth research and education for policymakers and the public to help states increase public safety, manage corrections spending, and hold offenders accountable. Alabama is the first of eight states to implement the pilot program.

Shutting the Courtroom Door: How the Corporate Right Mobilized in the States

PSN on January 4, 2007 - 11:28am
When an impeccably pro-business outfit like Business Week declares victory for the business lobby in shutting the courtroom door to victims of corporate negligence, you know injured consumers and workers have been losing badly. But this week's cover story, How Business Trounced The Trial Lawyers, illustrates how the corporate right leveraged campaign contributions in the last decade to hijack state policy on civil justice.

New Latino Voters May Change Political Map

PSN on April 27, 2006 - 1:42pm
"Today we march, tomorrow we vote!" - the chant at the recent immigration rights rallies -- may translate into a changed electoral landscape in many states across the country.