• House Committee to Take up Municipal Bonds
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   Nation   |   March 18, 2013
• Lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week will look at the impact of tax exemptions and deductions on states and localities.

• Can States Require Proof of Citizenship to Vote? Supreme Court to Decide
• Source: AP/Washington Post   |   Nation   |   March 18, 2013
• The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday about the validity of an Arizona law that tries to keep illegal immigrants from voting by demanding all state residents show documents proving their U.S. citizenship before registering to vote in national elections.
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• States Lobby Congress to Limit For-Profit Colleges' Federal Funding
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Nation   |   March 18, 2013
• Attorneys general from more than a dozen states are pushing Congress to restrict federal funding to for-profit colleges, which face growing complaints that they often leave students with piles of debt but not enough training to find high-paying jobs.
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• Federal Oversight of Tennessee Health Care Comes to an End
• Source: Tennessean   |   Tennessee   |   March 15, 2013
• A federal appeals court ended 15 years of court-ordered oversight of Tennessee’s health care services for poor and disabled children under TennCare, the state’s Medicaid program.

• Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Initiative to Begin in Select States
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   March 14, 2013
• The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it will send $2.3 million to 12 counties and cities in 10 states to bolster efforts to prevent domestic violence homicides, even as Washington remains consumed with budget cutbacks.

• New Jersey Appeals Sports Betting Decision
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   March 14, 2013
• New Jersey officials appealed a federal judge’s decision to block legal sports betting in the state, a move that was expected in a high-stakes case that could end up before the nation’s highest court.

• V.P. Biden: Cities Have "Significant Influence" on Gun Control
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   Nation   |   March 13, 2013
• The vice president urged city leaders gathered in Washington to lobby congress for tougher gun laws, while Sen. John McCain told the same group to lead the way on immigration.

• L.A. Police Chief Among U.S. Politicians, Celebrities Hacked
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Nation   |   March 13, 2013
• First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck were among a high-powered roster of public figures whose personal and financial information was posted on the Internet.

• New Jersey Submits Spending Plan for $1.8B in Sandy Funds to Feds
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   March 13, 2013
• If the plan is approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the state said, more than 20,000 homeowners, 5,000 renters and 10,000 businesses could get grants to help close the gap in the cost of repairing or rebuilding.

• California Governor Calls Federal Prison Oversight Wasteful
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   March 12, 2013
• On the eve of a showdown in federal court over the future of California's prisons, Gov. Jerry Brown is speaking out about his view that the state is being forced to waste millions of tax dollars on federal oversight that is no longer necessary.

• HUD Secretary Asks Local Leaders to Lobby for CDBG and HOME
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   March 12, 2013
• Local officials must lobby their congressional representatives to restore funding to key programs, particularly the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, says U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan.
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• Florida Lawmakers Reject Medicaid Expansion Despite Governor's Approval
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   March 12, 2013
• A Florida Senate committee voted against Medicaid expansion, joining the House in rejecting Gov. Rick Scott's proposal for a three-year trial covered entirely by federal funding.

• Federal Agency Refuses to Comply with Part of New York's Gun Law
• Source: Albany Times-Union   |   New York   |   March 12, 2013
• The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said it will not comply with the provision of New York's new gun control law requiring mental health providers to report potentially dangerous individuals to state authorities.

• SEC Charges Illinois with Securities Fraud
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   Illinois   |   March 11, 2013
• Illinois is only the second state to ever be accused of securities fraud. According to the SEC, the state misled investors about its underfunded pension system.
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• Flawed F-35 Fighter Too Big to Kill as Lockheed Hooks 45 States
• Source: Bloomberg   |   Nation   |   March 11, 2013
• It counts 1,300 suppliers in 45 states supporting 133,000 jobs.

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