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• Michigan Cities Challenging Voter-Approved Marijuana Laws
• Jan 8, 2013
• Voters in five Michigan cities passed referendums to reduce penalties for possession of the drug and, in a few cases, make it easier to obtain or grow.

• FDA Proposes New Food-Safety Regulations
• Jan 7, 2013
• The rules, drafted with an eye toward strict standards in some states, enable the implementation of a bill President Barack Obama signed two years ago in response to deadly food-borne illness outbreaks.

• Florida Appeals Court Order to Pay for Autism Treatment
• Jan 7, 2013
• Florida healthcare regulators are challenging a federal judge's order that the state provide a costly -- but potentially life-changing -- treatment to children with autism.

• Fate of Medical Marijuana Shops in Los Angeles Up to Voters
• Jan 7, 2013
• Los Angeles voters will get a chance to choose whether to keep pot shops open in the city when they go to the polls in May.

• Maggie Hassan Sworn in as New Hampshire Governor
• Jan 4, 2013
• New Hampshire needs to work together to move forward, said newly inaugurated Gov. Maggie Hassan as she pledged to do her part to accomplish that goal through bipartisanship, hard work and transparency.

• 'Homeless Bill of Rights' Proposed for California
• Jan 4, 2013
• The measure is sure to be controversial in cities such as Sacramento, which has battled for years over "tent cities" for homeless people, and San Francisco, where voters passed an ordinance barring sitting or lying on sidewalks.
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• Is Pennsylvania the New Atlantic City?
• Jan 4, 2013
• For the second straight year, the commonwealth's casinos are on pace to generate more gambling revenue than every other state but one -- Nevada.

• High-Crime Camden's Plan to Replace Police Dept. Approved
• Jan 3, 2013
• Camden's plan to lay off all of its uniformed police officers has been approved by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission, setting the stage for replacing the Police Department with a new county-run force.

• $10,000 College Degree Proposal Catches On in California
• Jan 3, 2013
• Borrowing an idea being promoted by Republican governors in Texas and Florida, a GOP assemblyman has introduced a bill that would create a pilot program in California for what he's billing as a $10,000 bachelor's degree.
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• California Gov. Brown Plans Extensive School Funding Changes
• Jan 2, 2013
• Advisers say the governor's proposals will amount to the most extensive changes in decades in the relationship between school districts and state government.

• Business Leaders Back Gay Marriage in Illinois as Economic Imperative
• Jan 2, 2013
• A coalition of gay marriage advocates plans to release a letter this week signed by top Illinois executives and companies endorsing same-sex marriage as an economic imperative, giving a powerful push to a bill that state lawmakers could take up as early as Thursday.
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• Former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford Mulling Congressional Bid
• Dec 21, 2012
• Former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford may be getting back into politics. Sanford seriously is considering run for the 1st District congressional seat that he once held, making phone calls to gauge support for his return to elected office, multiple S.C. politicos, speaking off the record, confirmed late Thursday.
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• Gay Marriage Fight Returns to Minnesota
• Dec 21, 2012
• After voters defeated a measure that would have banned same-sex marriage, both sides of the marriage amendment fight are reuniting their troops as they prepare for what is rapidly emerging as the next frontier in the battle -- a push to legalize same-sex marriage in the Legislature.

• William Daley Considering Bid for Illinois Governor
• Dec 21, 2012
• The former White House chief of staff and U.S. commerce secretary said he was "seriously" looking at a run for the Democratic nomination for governor.

• CDC: Gun-Violence Research Restricted by Politics
• Dec 20, 2012
• At one time, the Centers for Disease Control was dedicated to addressing gun violence as a matter of public health. But gun rights advocates accused the CDC of practicing politics rather than science, and Congress stripped the agency of funding for gun-related research.