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• USDA Sets Aside $29M for Indoor Plumbing in Alaskan Villages
• Oct 18, 2012
• A federal agency this week announced nearly $29 million will be spent to plan, build and upgrade water and sewer systems in 16 Alaska villages over the next several years.
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• End-of-Life Medical Care Program Prompts Worries in Wisconsin
• Oct 18, 2012
• The debate raises moral and ethical questions that lie at the heart of end-of-life care, including what constitutes living, what medical care is normal and what is extraordinary, and who decides how and when life should end.

• Federal Court Refuses to Reconsider Alabama Immigration Ruling
• Oct 18, 2012
• The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a request from Alabama to revisit its decision in U.S. v. Alabama, which invalidated several areas of the state's immigration law

• As Rail Lines Come to Life, Towns and Trains Collide
• Oct 17, 2012
• Changes in global trade and the economy mean more freight trains are moving through America’s neighborhoods and communities, but not everyone hears romance when a locomotive whistles in the night.

• Campaigns Bombard Florida Seniors With 'Medi-Scare' Ads
• Oct 17, 2012
• The attack ads arrive in the mailboxes of Florida voters and pierce the television airwaves with the rapidity of tracer bullets. Politicos have a shorthand for the chatter: Medi-Scare. The dueling messages are designed to stoke financial fears in the swing state with one of the biggest senior populations in the country. And even campaigns for the state House and Senate, which do not have any control over Medicare, are being hit with the attacks.

• Fracking Report Shows No Impact on Environment, Health
• Oct 16, 2012
• Baldwin Hills residents challenge study that found no significant environmental impact from method used to extract oil trapped in rock formations.
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• New Jersey's 1st Medical Marijuana Dispensary Wins Final Clearance
• Oct 16, 2012
• New Jersey's first medical marijuana dispensary has been cleared to begin selling the drug to patients who register with the state Department of Health.

• Supreme Court Justices to Rule on Voter Proof of Citizenship
• Oct 15, 2012
• The Supreme Court will weigh in on the controversy over voter fraud and decide whether Arizona can require residents to show proof of their citizenship before they register to vote.

• Some California Valley Farmers Fear Prop. 37
• Oct 15, 2012
• Edible crops in California's Central Valley are grown without genetic engineering, but farmers here still fear a ballot initiative aimed at labeling food that has been genetically modified, saying it could make it harder to sell their products.

• Washington's Marijuana Legalization Measure Creates Strange Bedfellows
• Oct 15, 2012
• A Washington state Elway poll in early September found 50 percent in favor of I-502, 38 percent opposed and 12 percent undecided. In a SurveyUSA poll conducted about the same time, 57 percent of likely voters said they would vote yes. That puts marijuana advocates on the verge of landmark legislation, something they've been unable to accomplish despite 40 years of effort that began with the first California Proposition 19 campaign in 1972.

• Romney 'Outraged' by Army Corps' Speed on Asian Carp Plan
• Oct 12, 2012
• President Obama signed legislation that would compel the Army Corps to speed up the study, though the Army Corps said it likely would not make their deadline.
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• Philadelphia Unions Want City to Start Taxing Nonprofits
• Oct 12, 2012
• A state Supreme Court ruling in the spring seems to give the city more power to challenge an organization's tax-exempt qualifications.

• Tiny Danville, Ky., is Ready to Host Biden-Ryan VP Debate
• Oct 9, 2012
• When it hosted a vice presidential debate in 2000, Danville, a city of about 15,500 was the smallest to do so. When Danville hosts the 2012 vice presidential debate Thursday night, the city of about 16,200 still will be the smallest to host the nationally televised event.

• Illinois' 'Bold' Plan for Care of Developmentally Disabled
• Oct 9, 2012
• Instead of relying on large state-run institutions that house hundreds of people, the Quinn administration wants to allow people with developmental disabilities to live more independently with the help of caretakers.
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• Detroit Police Chief Resigns Amid Scandal
• Oct 9, 2012
• Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee Jr. has retired effective immediately amid a scandal involving his relationship with a female officer in the department.