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Being Online Is Still Not Enough
How does your state’s election websites measure up? This online-only report provides reviews and analysis of election sites for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

December 2011  |  Election Initiatives 

Top Research from the Pew Center on the States 

  1. The Trillion Dollar Gap (February 2010) 
  2. Pension and Retiree Health Care Reform in the States (December 2010) 
  3. Prison Count 2010 (April 2010)
  4. Beyond California: States in Fiscal Peril (November 2009)   
  5. Policy Recommendations to Cut Corrections Costs in Arkansas (March 2011)

More Research from Pew Center on the States Sorted by Topic

Children and Families 

It Takes a Team: How New Dental Providers Can Benefit Patients and Practices
December 2010 | Pew Children's Dental Campaign | Full Report (PDF) 

Pew Inventory of State Home Visiting Programs
October 2010 | Pew Home Visiting Campaign 

  > See more in Children and Families.

Corrections and Public Safety 

Reducing Recidivism: Corrections Directors Share Lessons Learned  
December 2011 | Public Safety Performance Project

Risk/Needs Assessment 101: Science Reveals New Tools to Manage Offenders
September 2011 | Public Safety Performance Project | Full Brief (PDF) 

The State of Recidivism: The Revolving Door of America's Prisons
April 2011 | Public Safety Performance Project | Full Brief (PDF) 

The Impact of Arizona's Probation Reforms
March 2011 | Public Safety Performance Project | Full Brief (PDF) 

 > See more research in Corrections and Public Safety. 

Economy

Housing Wealth and Higher Education: Building a Foundation for Economic Mobility
December 2011 |  Economic Mobility Project

Downward Mobility from the Middle Class
September 2011 |  Economic Mobility Project

Pension and Retiree Health Care Reform in the States
December 2010 | States' Fiscal Health | Full Brief (PDF) 

 > See more research in Economy. 

Elections Administration 

Upgrading Voter Registration Design
September 2011 | Election Initiatives 

Upgrading Democracy: Improving States' Voter Registration Systems
May 2011 | Election Initiatives 

The Cost of Delivering Voter Information: A Case Study of California
March 2011 | Election Initiatives | Brief (PDF)

  > See more research in Elections Administration.

Government Management

Kentucky: Protecting Public Safety and Controlling Corrections Spending 
October 2010 | Public Safety Performance Project | Full Report (PDF)

  > See more in Government Management.

Infrastructure

Measuring Transportation Investments: The Road to Results
May 2011 |  States' Fiscal Health |  Full Report (PDF)

Bringing America Up to Speed: States' Role in Broadband 
June 2010 | States' Fiscal Health |  Full Report (PDF)

Clean Energy Economy
June 2009  | Full Report (PDF) 

  > See more in Infrastructure.

Revenue and Spending

States' Revenue Estimating: Cracks in the Crystal Ball
March 2011 |States' Fiscal Health | Full Report (PDF)

Trillion Dollar Gap: State Pensions and Retiree Health Benefits 
February 2010 | States' Fiscal Health |  Full Report (PDF)

Beyond California: States in Fiscal Peril
November 2009 | States' Fiscal Health | 50-State Scorecard (PDF) | Full Report (PDF)

 > See more in Revenue and Spending.