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• L.A. Mayor Asks Pension Boards to End Gun-Firm Investments
• Jan 17, 2013
• Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said that he has asked the city's three pension funds to review all investments and work to end those in companies that manufacture assault weapons.
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• Amid Immigrant-License Debate, Study Shows Unlicensed Drivers Are More Dangerous
• Jan 16, 2013
• A new California DMV report shows that unlicensed drivers -- most of whom are illegal immigrants -- are nearly three times as likely to cause a fatal crash, adding fuel to the debate over whether illegal immigrants should be eligible for licenses.

• Gov. Jerry Brown Challenges California Universities to Make Big Money-Saving Changes
• Jan 16, 2013
• Gov. Jerry Brown hopes to use state purse strings to force down the state university system's expenses, hold the line on tuition and fees, and graduate more students more quickly.

• Kansas Sec. of State Kobach Calls Obama's Immigration Plan 'Out of Touch'
• Jan 15, 2013
• President Obama must not be very serious about immigration reform because the proposal outlined over the weekend is out of touch with sentiments in the U.S. House and with the American public, said Kris Kobach, one of the nation’s leading anti-illegal immigration advocates and Kansas’ secretary of state.

• Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa Urges Immigration Overhaul in D.C.
• Jan 15, 2013
• Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa delivered a high-profile speech in Washington, D.C., in support of overhauling immigration laws but sidestepping questions about his future once his mayoral term ends.

• California Governor Dodges National Gun-Laws Debate
• Jan 15, 2013
• Gov. Jerry Brown's avoidance of a roaring national debate about gun control is in contrast to a flurry of pro-gun control activity around him at the Capitol.

• Most States Fail to Provide Gun Background Check Info
• Jan 14, 2013
• More than half of the states don't take part in a federal database that tracks mentally ill people who are legally barred from buying guns.

• North Carolina Among the Worst for Children's Dental Health
• Jan 14, 2013
• A new study puts North Carolina in the bottom five of states for school-based dental sealant treatment programs, considered the most effective way to give at-risk children a shot at growing up with healthy teeth.

• Feds Propose Overhaul for Florida's Treatment of Disabled Children
• Jan 11, 2013
• The proposal by the U.S. Justice Department demands the state stop slicing in-home nursing services for frail youngsters, stop ignoring the requests of family doctors who treat disabled children and stop sending hundreds of children to geriatric nursing homes.

• Cloud Computing Taxes at Issue in Idaho and Elsewhere
• Jan 11, 2013
• Fast-changing technology has created gray areas in tax laws across the country. Businesses and lawmakers are sparring over whether commercial use of remote computer software and servers should be taxed.

• Santa Clara Weighing Benefits of Hosting a Super Bowl
• Jan 11, 2013
• Local officials began weighing whether the city can still make money from a Super Bowl after stomaching a new list of financial demands from the NFL.

• Will Labor Secretary Solis Return to Local Government?
• Jan 10, 2013
• Former legislator and congresswoman Hilda Solis is stepping down -- a move seen as a potential step to a bid for L.A. County's Board of Supervisors.

• Let's Make a Deal: Washington Colleges Offer Tuition Freeze for More Funding
• Jan 9, 2013
• The proposal comes after outgoing Gov. Chris Gregoire set a goal of no tuition increases for the next two years, but her budget included no additional money for the five universities and one four-year college.

• Historic Vote Merges 8 Public Georgia Colleges into 4
• Jan 9, 2013
• The system has lost more than $1 billion in state funding since the 2009 fiscal year.

• California Pleas for End to Feds' Control of Prisons
• Jan 9, 2013
• Gov. Jerry Brown said the state has solved its overcrowding problem and asked for control of inmate health care back. Experts see a legal war ahead.
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