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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.




  • On 2nd Look, Digital Health Records Produce Few Savings
  • Optimistic predictions by RAND in 2005 helped drive explosive growth in the electronic records industry and encouraged the federal government to give billions of dollars in financial incentives to hospitals and doctors that put the systems in place.

  • U.S. Chamber Chief Calls for Higher Gas Tax
  • The nation’s top business advocate said Thursday it was time for the federal government to “quit fooling around” with funding the transportation trust that fuels many state and local infrastructure projects and called for an increase in the gas tax.
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  • Iowa DOT's Immigration Stance Under Attack
  • The DOT announced late last month that it would not issue driver’s licenses to immigrants granted temporary legal status under a federal program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.




  • Maine's Medicaid Cuts Limited by Feds
  • The federal government will allow Maine to make limited cuts to its Medicaid program, but not to the extent Gov. Paul LePage ’s administration sought last year as it looked to close a $20 million budget hole.

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