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  • U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Alabama Immigration Case
  • The Supreme Court rebuffed the state of Alabama by deciding not to intervene in a case where federal judges blocked a state law that criminalizes the harboring of illegal immigrants.


  • Poll: Christie is GOP's 3rd Choice for President
  • A new reveals that14 percent of self-identified Republicans preferred New Jersey Gov. Christie as their choice for president, compared to 16 percent for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and 18 percent for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.

  • Resignation Calls Renewed for AG Cuccinelli Amid Gubernatorial Run
  • Virginia Democrats renewed demands that Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli resign after he belatedly disclosed about $13,000 worth of gifts that he claimed he forgot to declare in four years' worth of economic disclosure reports.

  • FBI Investigating Relationship Between Virginia Gov. McDonnell, Donors
  • FBI agents are conducting interviews about the relationship between Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell, his wife, Maureen, and a major campaign donor who paid for the food at the wedding of the governor’s daughter, according to four people familiar with the questioning.


  • Tennessee DCS Provides New Plan to Investigate Child Deaths
  • DCS is under a federal court order to revise its system for investigating child deaths after DCS lawyers had acknowledged that they had miscounted just how many children had died under the watch of the agency.

  • Mass Layoff Rapid Response Team Eliminated in Tennessee
  • The elimination of the unit, which had been in operation for about a decade, comes despite the strong protest of some members of a state workforce advisory board.

  • New Jersey Adds 420,000 Names to Federal Gun Database
  • The names of hundreds of thousands of current and former New Jersey residents who have been involuntarily committed to psychiatric facilities have been added to an FBI database used to bar firearms purchases by people with criminal records or a history of mental illness.


  • Georgia Law Concealing Child-Deaths Info Questioned
  • Lawmakers passed a law in 2009 that limits public scrutiny of the child-welfare system. With an increased number of children dying while under the care of the state, many are questioning whether the law is good policy.


  • Montana Abortion Bill Becomes Law Without Governor's Signature
  • Gov. Bullock and women’s health advocates said they believe the measure, which would require girls younger than 18 to obtain parental consent before getting access to abortions, violates the privacy and protection rights of young women, and they’re confident the law will be struck down in courts.


  • Gun Background Checks May be up to Voters
  • After struggling to sway both state and federal lawmakers, proponents of expanding background checks for gun sales are now exploring whether they will have more success by taking the issue directly to voters.
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