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  • $50.7B Sandy Aid Package Approved by House
  • 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
  • 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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  • Sandy Aid Up for Debate in U.S. House
  • New Jersey and New York lawmakers are pushing for a robust package that would total at least $51 billion, but its prospects were uncertain.


  • On Illegal Immigrants' Driver's Licenses, North Carolina Reverses Course
  • 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.


  • Voter ID Battle Set to Rage Again in 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.




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