• Florida Wildlife Federation Sues Gov. Scott over Everglades Pollution
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   February 8, 2013
• The Florida Wildlife Federation has sued Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet to stop its recent decision to allow farmers to continue leasing state-owned land in the Everglades for another 30 years, alleging that the farming has the potential to exacerbate the pollution the state is attempting to clean-up.

• Immigration Reform Brings Business and Labor Together
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   February 8, 2013
• The A.F.L.-C.I.O. and the Chamber of Commerce have formed an alliance to find a way for immigrants illegally in the United States to gain citizenship.

• Study Measures Immigrants' Children's Success
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   February 8, 2013
• Americans who were born to immigrant parents are doing better than the foreign born on important measures of socioeconomic success, and in at least one area — education — have outperformed the population as a whole.

• On Medicaid Expansion, Michigan GOP Gov. Snyder Will Need Legislature's Support
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Michigan   |   February 7, 2013
• Gov. Rick Snyder said that he unconditionally supports expanding the state's Medicaid rolls, but the legislature -- which includes many skeptics of anything associated with the federal Affordable Care Act -- will have to be convinced.

• Indiana Gov. Pence Opposes Medicaid Expansion in Current Form
• Source: AP/FortWayne.com   |   Indiana   |   February 7, 2013
• Gov. Mike Pence said that he has ruled out expanding Medicaid under the federal health care law unless Indiana gets approval to use state health savings accounts for the expansion.

• At Immigration Hearing, Mayor Julian Castro Spars with House Committee
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   Nation   |   February 6, 2013
• In its first hearing of 2013 on immigration reform, Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee sparred with San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro over the merits of comprehensive immigration reform.
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• Pennsylvania Gov. Corbett Refuses to Endorse Medicaid Expansion
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Pennsylvania   |   February 6, 2013
• "Without serious reforms, it would be financially unsustainable for Pennsylvania taxpayers, and I cannot recommend a dramatic Medicaid expansion," the governor wrote to U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

• Budget Deficit Falling But Looming Costs Hurt Overall Picture
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   February 6, 2013
• The national economy will see some improvement in the coming years but the back half of the decade will be characterized by a looming debt burden and growing federal deficit under current economic policy, a new outlook report from the Congressional Budget Office says.
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• States Sue S&P over Alleged Misleading Mortgage Ratings
• Source: Des Moines Register   |   Nation   |   February 6, 2013
• More than a dozen states plus the District of Columbia filed lawsuits Tuesday against Standard & Poor's, accusing the credit rating agency of improperly giving high ratings to mortgage debt that later plunged in value and helped fuel the 2008 financial crisis.

• Gov. Dayton Trying to Keep 'Obamacare' from Swallowing MinnesotaCare
• Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune   |   Minnesota   |   February 6, 2013
• With budget deadlines looming, state officials are still waiting for Washington to act on their request to count some of their federal health exchange subsidies toward the existing MinnesotaCare program instead.

• U.S. Lawmakers Quietly Drafting Bills to Legalize Marijuana
• Source: AP/Newark Star-Ledger   |   Nation   |   February 5, 2013
• While passage this year could be a longshot, lawmakers from both parties have been quietly working on several bills to legalize the industrial production of hemp and establish a hefty federal pot tax.
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• Ohio's Kasich Joins Republican Governors Expanding Medicaid
• Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer   |   Ohio   |   February 5, 2013
• The move makes Ohio one of a growing number of Republican-led states to fulfill an option under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to expand Medicaid to those who earn up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.

• North Carolina GOP Lawmakers Vote to Block Medicaid Expansion, Health Exchanges
• Source: Raleigh News & Observer   |   North Carolina   |   February 5, 2013
• Despite last-minute objections from Gov. Pat McCrory, the Republican-led state Senate pushed through legislation that will prevent nearly 650,000 residents from getting health insurance and block the state from establishing a health care exchange.

• Florida Doctors Fight for Right to Discuss Gun Safety
• Source: Orlando Sentinel   |   Florida   |   February 5, 2013
• A 2011 state law promoted by gun lobbyists prohibits doctors from asking about gun ownership unless it serves a clear medical purpose. And some doctors were surprised by a provision tucked into the Affordable Care Act that they say could discourage discussions with patients about gun safety.

• Most States Lack Consumer Protection Laws in Line with Federal Health Law
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nation   |   February 4, 2013
• If the 39 states that have not enacted their own laws codifying these protections don't do so, the federal government could step in to guarantee them.

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