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Helping you understand how government works—or doesn’t. Freelancing. Illinoisan in D.C. Reach me at dcvock at gmail dot com

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State Traffic Fatalities Depend on Country Roads, Seat Belt Use, Drunk Driving and Sp...

State Traffic Fatalities Depend on Country Roads, Seat Belt Use, Drunk Driving and Sp...

Montana shares several characteristics with states that have high traffic deaths rates: a large network of ru…

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As Federal Immigration Overhaul Looms, California Schools Slash Adult English Classes

As Federal Immigration Overhaul Looms, California Schools Slash Adult English Classes

States’ ability to provide adult English classes could be a problem in negotiations over a federal immigratio…

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States Begin Giving Driver's Licenses to Young Immigrants Who Qualify for Deferred Ac...

States Begin Giving Driver's Licenses to Young Immigrants Who Qualify for Deferred Ac...

Only three states let illegal immigrants drive, but the Obama administration's decision to stop deporting som…

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Montana's Bakken Oil Boom Reshapes Race for Governor

Montana's Bakken Oil Boom Reshapes Race for Governor

BILLINGS, Mont. - The challenge for the next Montana governor will be to capitalize on the current Bakken oil…

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Alabama Police Start Slowly in Enforcing "Stop and Verify" Immigration Law

Alabama Police Start Slowly in Enforcing "Stop and Verify" Immigration Law

CLANTON, Ala. -- Even though Alabama is off to a slow start in rolling out the law, it is ahead of the other …

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In Wisconsin, assessing a new labor law's impact

In Wisconsin, assessing a new labor law's impact

RACINE, Wis. - For James Ladwig and other local leaders in Wisconsin, however, this new era of managerial fle…

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The lasting impact of losing candidates

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By Dan Vock 
| Substack
Thanks for reading D.C. Vock! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Welcome to the D.C. Vock newsletter, a mix of news and analysis from a very versatile Washington-based reporter. Please share this with friends and social media if you find it compelling, and subscribe if you haven’t already.My goal is to get 500 subscribers for this newsletter. And if you’re an editor in need of a freelance or full-time politics and policy reporter, well, let’s talk.
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Massachusetts voters to consider ditching high school graduation requirements

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By Daniel C. Vock, Dan Vock 
| Route Fifty
It’s not often that voters get to weigh in on the standardized tests that have become a mainstay of American public schools this century, but Massachusetts residents will get that chance in this November’s elections. Specifically, they will decide whether passing the standardized tests should be a graduation requirement for high school students.
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Biden administration doles out $4.2 billion for big-ticket infrastructure projects

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By Daniel C. Vock, Dan Vock 
| Government Executive
Boston’s transit agency will receive $472 million from the federal government to replace a century-old rail bridge, as part of $4.2 billion for 44 major infrastructure improvements announced by the Biden administration Monday. Other projects that received awards include replacing a two-mile bridge in the Florida Keys, untangling a busy intersection in Arizona, electrifying port equipment in Miami and replacing a highway bridge that collapsed in Providence, Rhode Island.
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