• Supreme Court Rejects Arizona's Citizenship Requirement for Voters
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   June 19, 2013
• A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court blocks proof-of-citizenship requirements on federal voter registration forms, but leaves open the possibility of amending the form to include Arizona's stricter standard for verifying citizenship.

• Some States Get to Delay Using Tests in Teacher Evaluations
• Source: Education Week   |   Nation   |   June 19, 2013
• The U.S. Department of Education will allow some states that have gotten waivers from pieces of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to postpone using student growth on state tests as a factor in personnel decisions for up to one additional year —until the 2016-17 school year.
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• U.S. Dems Urge DOJ to Recognize Legal Marijuana in Washington State
• Source: Seattle Times   |   Washington state   |   June 19, 2013
• Seven congressional Democrats from Washington are pressing the U.S. Department of Justice to honor the state’s new recreational-marijuana law — the delegation’s first collective public statement on the issue.

• Supreme Court Outlines Limits on Right to Remain Silent
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nation   |   June 18, 2013
• In a 5-4 decision the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that crime suspects need to speak up if they want to invoke their legal right to remain silent. The ruling highlights the limited reach of the famous Miranda decision.
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• National Shortage of Large Air Tankers Hampers Firefighting Efforts
• Source: The Denver Post   |   Nation   |   June 18, 2013
• A growing challenge for fire commanders attempting to slow and contain dangerous fires is a continued shortage of large air tankers that are available to them.

• Director of U.S. Immigration Agency Resigns
• Source: Reuters   |   Nation   |   June 18, 2013
• The director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said on Monday he will step down at the end of July to go to the private sector after heading the agency for four years.

• Some GOP Lawmakers Refuse to Answer Constituent Questions on Obamacare
• Source: The Hill   |   Nation   |   June 17, 2013
• Constituents frequently contact their Congress members with questions or requests for help with Medicare, Social Security and other government programs. But when it comes to Obamacare inquiries, some GOP lawmakers say they won't assist constituents or will forward the calls to the Obama administration.
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• Police Increasingly Using State Photo-ID Databases
• Source: The Washington Post   |   Nation   |   June 17, 2013
• The faces of more than 120 million people are in searchable photo databases that state officials assembled to prevent driver’s-license fraud but that increasingly are used by police to identify suspects, accomplices and even innocent bystanders in a wide range of criminal investigations.

• 2 Former Governors Say Immigration Reform Would Save States Money
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   Nation   |   June 14, 2013
• Immigration reform could save states money and boost the economy, said former governors Haley Barbour and Jeb Bush at a recent forum.

• Private Preschools See More Public Funds as Classes Grow
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   June 14, 2013
• Across the country, states and districts are increasingly funneling public funds to religious schools, private nursery schools and a variety of community-based nonprofit organizations that conduct preschool classes.

• Nevada Gov. Sandoval Vetoes Universal Background Checks
• Source: AP/Reno Gazette-Journal   |   Nevada   |   June 14, 2013
• In his veto message, Gov. Brian Sandoval said the universal background checks provision "imposes unreasonable burdens and harsh penalties upon law-abiding Nevadans, while doing little to prevent criminals from unlawfully obtaining firearms."

• Court Allows Christie's Special Election
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   June 14, 2013
• A three-judge appellate panel has rejected a challenge to Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to call a special election to fill the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s seat in October, three weeks before the regularly scheduled November election.

• Arizona House OKs Medicaid Expansion in Final Days
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   June 13, 2013
• The vote moves Arizona one step closer to becoming the 21st state to expand Medicaid.

• Maryland Gov. O'Malley Endorses Booker for N.J. Senate
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   June 13, 2013
• In the first of what is likely to be a string of national endorsements, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley said he is endorsing Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s candidacy to replace U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg.

• FEMA Rejects Texas' Request for More Aid After Plant Blast
• Source: Dallas Morning News   |   West, Texas   |   June 13, 2013
• Officials across Texas are scrambling to reverse the federal government’s decision not to free up more funds to help rebuild the town, where a fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 and destroyed schools and homes.
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