• Texas-New Mexico Water Fight Goes to Supreme Court
• Source: AP/Houston Chronicle   |   Southwest   |   January 9, 2013
• Texas officials asked the U.S. Supreme Court to force New Mexico to abide by an agreement about sharing water from the Rio Grande. But New Mexico officials said the move is "tantamount to extortion."
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• California Pleas for End to Feds' Control of Prisons
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   January 9, 2013
• Gov. Jerry Brown said the state has solved its overcrowding problem and asked for control of inmate health care back. Experts see a legal war ahead.
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• Supreme Court Sets Dates to Hear Gay Marriage Cases
• Source: Reuters   |   Nation   |   January 8, 2013
• On March 26, the court will review a California ban on gay marriage, which voters narrowly approved in 2008.

• Immigration Makes Up Most of Federal Law Enforcement Spending
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   Nation   |   January 8, 2013
• The United States spent nearly $18 billion on immigration enforcement in fiscal 2012, about 24 percent more than it spent collectively on the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Secret Service and all other criminal law enforcement agencies, according to a report.
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• FDA Proposes New Food-Safety Regulations
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nation   |   January 7, 2013
• The rules, drafted with an eye toward strict standards in some states, enable the implementation of a bill President Barack Obama signed two years ago in response to deadly food-borne illness outbreaks.

• Florida Appeals Court Order to Pay for Autism Treatment
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   January 7, 2013
• Florida healthcare regulators are challenging a federal judge's order that the state provide a costly -- but potentially life-changing -- treatment to children with autism.

• Obama Signs Sandy Bill to Pay Flood Insurance Claims
• Source: The Hill   |   Nation   |   January 7, 2013
• The $9.7 billion bill will provide a short-term increase in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s borrowing authority for the flood insurance program. The NFIP was expected to run out of money by Monday without the authorization, FEMA warned.

• White House Gun Task Force Weighs Broad Agenda in Wake of Newtown Shootings
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   January 7, 2013
• The White House is weighing a far broader and more comprehensive approach to curbing the nation’s gun violence than simply reinstating an expired ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition, according to multiple people involved in the administration’s discussions.

• Gun Control, Fiscal Cliff Debates Pushing Immigration Reform Out of Spotlight
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Nation   |   January 7, 2013
• Immigration reform has a long history of being sidetracked by other issues.

• Report: Washington's Gregoire To Head EPA
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   January 4, 2013
• Outgoing Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, a former Governing Public of the Year, will be named administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) soon, according to a report by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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• 7 More State Health Exchanges Approved by HHS
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   January 4, 2013
• Seven more states have received the necessary approval from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a state-run health insurance exchange.

• Colorado Governor Opts for Medicaid Expansion
• Source: AP/Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   January 4, 2013
• Some 160,000 adults with low incomes could become eligible for public health care assistance under a plan announced by Gov. John Hickenlooper. to expand Medicaid coverage under the federal health care law.

• Sandy Aid Vote Revived After Outrage from Governors, Lawmakers
• Source: Albany Times-Union   |   Nation   |   January 3, 2013
• The outcry over the cancellation of a vote on a $60.4 billion federal aid package for Superstorm Sandy victims from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and top Republican and Democratic congressional leaders forced House Majority Leader John Boehner to offer quick action for Friday on a portion of the badly needed funding.
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• New Immigration Rule Eases Visa Policy for Some
• Source: Houston Chronicle   |   Nation   |   January 3, 2013
• Immigrants who are unlawfully in the United States and are closely related to U.S. citizens will soon be able to apply for permanent residency from inside the country, the Department of Homeland Security announced.

• Iowa Adopts Controversial Driver's License Program That 25 States Rejected
• Source: Des Moines Register   |   Iowa   |   January 3, 2013
• The REAL ID program, adopted by Congress in part to prevent foreign terrorists from boarding commercial airliners, will begin in Iowa on Jan. 15.

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