• Next State to Fight Feds for Land Control May Be Idaho
• Source: AP/Idaho Statesman   |   Idaho   |   January 22, 2013
• Idaho lawmakers, motivated by the potential for new revenue and the appeal of having more authority over how those lands are managed, are gearing up to follow the lead taken by Utah and Arizona in 2012.

• California's Mendocino County Fighting with Feds over Marijuana Laws
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Mendocino County, Calif.   |   January 22, 2013
• Mendocino County is fighting efforts by federal prosecutors to get records on medical marijuana growers who signed up for a program intended to sanction their businesses under state law.

• Wind Power in Washington State Still in Limbo Despite Renewed Federal Tax Break
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Washington state   |   January 21, 2013
• After much dithering, Congress earlier this month gave a lift to wind-power producers by renewing a tax credit worth more than $12 billion over the next decade.

• Feds: Undocumented Immigrants' Eligible for Driver's Licenses
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   January 21, 2013
• The Department of Homeland Security updated guidelines for Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that are intended to end months of debate about whether undocumented immigrants who receive federal work permits through the program are eligible for state-issued driver’s licenses.

• Report: California Prisons Not Ready to End Court Oversight
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   California   |   January 21, 2013
• A court-appointed monitor said that Gov. Jerry Brown's quest to end judicial oversight in state prisons is "not only premature, but a needless distraction" from improving care for mentally ill inmates.

• Sandy Vote Shows New Jersey Gov. Christie's Limits
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   January 21, 2013
• The vote foreshadowed the uphill battle the outspoken governor could face if he seeks the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
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• Agriculture Secretary Asks Mayors to Push Farm Bill
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   January 18, 2013
• Lost in the chaos of Congress's last-minute passage of legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff this month was the farm bill -- ever the undercard -- and the reality that the hodgepodge of food and agriculture provisions is still sitting on the U.S. House's proverbial desk, expired and needing reauthorization.

• Young Illegal Immigrants Now Eligible for Driver's Licenses in Oregon
• Source: Oregon Statesman Journal   |   Oregon   |   January 18, 2013
• Immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children may obtain Oregon driver’s licenses if they participate in a federal program approved by President Barack Obama.

• North Carolina AG Urges DMV to Approve Illegal Immigrants' Driver's Licenses
• Source: Raleigh News & Observer   |   North Carolina   |   January 18, 2013
• Young illegal immigrants participating in the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program should be eligible for driving privileges in North Carolina, said the state Attorney General.

• Sheriffs, Rural Lawmakers Take Issue with Obama's Gun Proposals
• Source: AP/Huffington Post   |   Nation   |   January 18, 2013
• From Oregon to Mississippi, President Barack Obama's proposed ban on new assault weapons and large-capacity magazines struck a nerve among rural lawmen and lawmakers, many of whom vowed to ignore any restrictions – and even try to stop federal officials from enforcing gun policy in their jurisdictions.

• U.S. Judge Throws Out Right-to-Work Suit Seeking to Overturn Indiana Law
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   January 18, 2013
• A federal judge threw out a union’s lawsuit seeking to overturn Indiana’s “right to work” law, saying such a challenge should remain at the state level.

• State Immigration Compacts Signal Bipartisan Principles for Reform
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   Nation   |   January 17, 2013
• Colorado is the latest state to publish guiding principles for federal immigration reform.

• Obama's Gun Reforms Depend on States' Mental Health Efforts
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   January 17, 2013
• President Obama, in trying to curb gun violence, is pushing for improved mental-health serv­ices, a revival of gun-related research and beefed-up reporting about potentially dangerous people who shouldn’t own guns — efforts that are likely to rely heavily on the states and the public health sector.

• NRA's Lobbying Success in States a Cautionary Tale for Obama
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   January 17, 2013
• In state capitals and city halls nationwide, the National Rifle Association is demonstrating its enduring ability to thwart new firearms regulations and expand rights for gun owners — even after a school massacre in Newtown, Conn., gave the gun-control cause new momentum.
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• HHS Rebrands Health Exchanges as 'Marketplaces'
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   January 16, 2013
• In an effort to raise public awareness about the ACA, health insurance exchanges -- websites similar to Expedia where people can purchase health coverage -- will now be called 'health insurance marketplaces.'
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