2 Busting backlogs with donations.

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Two states are taking novel approaches to the costly challenge of clearing their backlogs of untested rape kits. In New Mexico, a new, first-in-the-nation law lets residents donate to the testing effort when they file their state tax returns. The state has some 5,000 untested kits, which can cost up to $1,000 each to analyze. The law takes effect in 2018. Next door, The Lone Star State, which also has several thousand untested kits, is...

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