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A prescription drug assistance program for those who qualify, Hawaii Rx Plus is designed to reduce the price of prescription drugs, keep administrative costs to a minimum, streamline the application process, prevent crowding out the prescription drug benefits already available through the Hawaii Pre-Paid Health Care Act and protect the rights and benefits of Medicaid recipients. 2004 Finalist: From Pollutant to Power: Transforming Marine Debris to Energy This program created a process by which discarded commercial fishnets are burned at the state’s garbage-to-energy plant to generate electricity instead of being sent to a landfill. 2003 Winner: Hawaii 3Rs: Repair, Remodel and Restore Program This program matches public funds with volunteers from private industry, reducing the $450 million of needed maintenance and repairs in the state’s schools and promoting community involvement in the school system. Have an innovative program in your state? Apply for an Innovations award! |
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Michigan Looks to Enhanced Driver's License
This month's cover story in Stateline Midwest examines Michigan's drive for a new enhanced driver's license, as well as why cross-border trade and tourism are so important in the Midwest.
Reducing the Carbon Footprint
The September issue of Firstline Midwest takes a look at new laws, strategies and initiatives in the region designed to reduce the "carbon footprint" of states by curbing the release of greenhouse gas emissions.
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