• Amid Immigrant-License Debate, Study Shows Unlicensed Drivers Are More Dangerous
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   January 16, 2013
• A new California DMV report shows that unlicensed drivers -- most of whom are illegal immigrants -- are nearly three times as likely to cause a fatal crash, adding fuel to the debate over whether illegal immigrants should be eligible for licenses.

• Obama to Use D.C. 'Taxation without Representation' License Plates
• Source: Washington Post   |   District of Columbia   |   January 16, 2013
• President Barack Obama announced that the District’s politically charged license plates will be placed on all presidential limousines this weekend, a move city leaders have been waiting on for four years.
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• $50.7B Sandy Aid Package Approved by House
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   January 16, 2013
• After 78 days, a bitter lobbying blitz by Northeastern lawmakers and a tongue-lashing from Gov. Chris Christie, the U.S. House approved $50.7 billion in emergency aid to rebuild in the aftermath of the worst storm to ever sweep through New Jersey.

• Texas Lawmaker Seeks to Block Federal Gun Restrictions
• Source: Politico   |   Texas   |   January 16, 2013
• Following in Wyoming lawmakers' footsteps, a Texas state lawmaker is looking to push his “Firearms Protection Act,” which would prevent any Congressional or Executive act banning or restricting so-called assault firearms and extended clips from affecting the state.
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• Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa Urges Immigration Overhaul in D.C.
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nation   |   January 15, 2013
• Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa delivered a high-profile speech in Washington, D.C., in support of overhauling immigration laws but sidestepping questions about his future once his mayoral term ends.

• GOP Arizona Gov. Brewer Surprises Party on Medicaid Expansion
• Source: East Valley Tribune   |   Arizona   |   January 15, 2013
• In her fifth State of the State speech, Gov. Jan Brewer detailed how she opposed what's been dubbed "Obamacare,'' but she said the reality is that it's not going away.

• Where Marijuana is Legal, Neighboring States Prepare for Prosecution
• Source: USA Today   |   West   |   January 15, 2013
• States neighboring Colorado and Washington vow to arrest and prosecute marijuana possessors even if the product is purchased legally across state lines.

• Sandy Aid Up for Debate in U.S. House
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   January 15, 2013
• New Jersey and New York lawmakers are pushing for a robust package that would total at least $51 billion, but its prospects were uncertain.

• Most States Fail to Provide Gun Background Check Info
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nation   |   January 14, 2013
• More than half of the states don't take part in a federal database that tracks mentally ill people who are legally barred from buying guns.

• On Illegal Immigrants' Driver's Licenses, North Carolina Reverses Course
• Source: Charlotte Observer   |   North Carolina   |   January 14, 2013
• After first indicating it would grant driver’s licenses to young illegal immigrants who received deferrals from deportation, the state now says it won't allow them to drive until the agency is legally required to do so. North Carolina joins Arizona, Iowa, Michigan and Nebraska in denying driver’s licenses to deferred action recipients, while other states such as California, Texas and Florida are allowing the licenses.

• Bloomberg on Anti-Gun-Control GOP: Why Can't You Change Them?
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   January 14, 2013
• New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, America’s most prominent and deep-pocketed advocate for gun control, would rather rehabilitate Republicans than oust them.

• Voter ID Battle Set to Rage Again in 2013
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   January 14, 2013
• This year promises a flurry of new voter ID legislation across the country as well as reignited court battles in states where the laws were blocked last year and a Supreme Court ruling on part of the Voting Rights Act.

• Wyoming Legislators Seek to Block Federal Gun Restrictions
• BY: Stateline   |   Wyoming   |   January 11, 2013
• As the Obama administration prepares to unveil a comprehensive gun control proposal, state Rep. Kendell Kroeker introduced a bill that would block federal restrictions on guns -- any of them.

• Feds Propose Overhaul for Florida's Treatment of Disabled Children
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   January 11, 2013
• The proposal by the U.S. Justice Department demands the state stop slicing in-home nursing services for frail youngsters, stop ignoring the requests of family doctors who treat disabled children and stop sending hundreds of children to geriatric nursing homes.

• Mayors' Anti-Illegal-Guns Group Claims 400K New Members Since Newtown
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   January 11, 2013
• The same day, the NRA said it has gained 100,000 new members over the last 18 days, bringing its total number of paid members from 4.1 million to 4.2 million.
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