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• How California's Health Exchange Fares Will Test the Affordable Care Act
• Nov 19, 2012
• If the state doesn't enroll enough people in the exchange, it could lose billions in federal dollars and insurance premiums could soar.
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• Florida's New, Young House Speaker Faces Post-Election Challenges
• Nov 19, 2012
• Will Weatherford, the youngest speaker in recent Florida history, will lead a chamber that still has a large GOP majority, though the party lost seats in the election.

• Fiscal Cliff Could Cost Illinois More Than $1 Billion
• Nov 16, 2012
• State officials warned that Illinois stands to lose more than $1 billion if Congress and President Barack Obama cannot reach an agreement to prevent the "fiscal cliff" brought on by preset tax increases and budget cuts.

• George P. Bush May Run for Texas Land Commissioner
• Nov 15, 2012
• George P. Bush’s political plans were partially unveiled by his own father, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, in a fundraising letter that said the younger Bush was looking at a race for Texas land commissioner in 2014.

• 2 California Universities Cancel Tuition Hikes After Voters OK Tax Hikes
• Nov 14, 2012
• California's two public university systems retreated from various tuition hikes as Gov. Jerry Brown suggested the moves would be ill-timed coming just a week after voters approved a tax increase for education.

• New Leader Picked for Scandal-Plagued California Parks Dept.
• Nov 14, 2012
• California Gov. Jerry Brown has chosen retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Anthony Jackson to run the state Parks and Recreation Department.

• 'Stand Your Ground' Task Force Has Little to Show After 6 Months
• Nov 14, 2012
• The task force commissioned by Gov. Rick Scott to review the Stand Your Ground law prepared its final report, indicating that the law is mostly fine as it is.

• Florida Courts Struggle with Supreme Court Ruling on Juvenile Killers
• Nov 13, 2012
• Since the U.S. Supreme Court banned mandatory sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole for juveniles convicted of murder five months ago, state courts have struggled to apply the ruling.

• South Carolina Farmers in Limbo until Farm Bill Passes
• Nov 13, 2012
• Some South Carolina farmers are taking lawmakers' failure to meet the Sept. 30 deadline for passage of the federal farm bill in stride ... at least for now.

• California GOP Ponders Life in the Irrelevant Lane
• Nov 12, 2012
• Republicans kept a $6 billion extension of temporary taxes off the ballot last year and nixed plans to award middle-class college scholarships. Their resistance to raising revenue resulted in large cuts to schools, counties and social services in recent years. Kiss those days goodbye now, unless vote-counting trends reverse in two tight Assembly races that provide the GOP with its only hope of stopping a Democratic supermajority in both legislative houses.

• S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley's Administration Reaches a Crossroads
• Nov 12, 2012
• Gov. Nikki Haley is facing decisions over the next few months that will determine her future and legacy in South Carolina.
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• Four More Years of Obama Likely to Help Emanuel Agenda in Chicago
• Nov 9, 2012
• Four More Years of Obama Likely to Help Emanuel Agenda in Chicago

• Cuomo: Nor'easter Made 'Bad Situation Worse,' Could Cost State $33 Billion
• Nov 9, 2012
• The double hit of Superstorm Sandy and an early season nor'easter could cost New York state up to $33 billion, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who called utility companies' response to the emergency a "failure."