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Dozens of municipalities and two states have adopted ranked choice voting in recent years, and the system is on the ballot in six states and Washington, D.C. this November. Here’s the recent research ...

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We examine research to help journalists report on strategies to increase childhood vaccinations as the political divide in Americans’ attitudes toward vaccines widens.

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