• Current Laws Fail to Address Drone-Privacy Issue
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   March 21, 2013
• The drones, or unmanned aerial systems, have already helped the police find missing people and county planners measure the growth of a landfill. But they could also be used by drug dealers, pedophiles and nosy neighbors, witnesses and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee said in a hearing.

• Muni Bonds' Tax Exemption Likely to Stay
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   Nation   |   March 20, 2013
• Congressional lawmakers are skeptical of some specialty tax-free bonds but largely spoke in support of maintaining the tax-exempt status of the municipal bonds localities and states issue to fund infrastructure projects.

• Feds to Enforce Insurance ACA Reforms in 4 States
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   March 20, 2013
• At least four states won’t enforce new sweeping insurance market reforms rolling out next year with the health law — leaving federal health officials in Washington to pick up the slack

• Public Unaware of State's Decisions on Health Reform
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   March 20, 2013
• A new poll underlines the disconnect between the debate among lawmakers and the public's knowledge about the federal health law's central provisions.

• Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Arizona's Voting Requirements
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nation   |   March 19, 2013
• The court heard oral arguments on Arizona's voter registration requirements on Monday and appeared divided along ideological lines.

• Federal Health Law May Squeeze Massachusetts
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Massachusetts   |   March 19, 2013
• State business and government leaders say federal rules stemming from the national health care overhaul threaten to drive up insurance costs in Massachusetts, a state widely viewed as a model for the sweeping legislation signed by President Obama in 2010.

• Legalized Marijuana Creates a Hazy U.S.-Canadian Border
• Source: Seattle Times   |   Washington state   |   March 19, 2013
• Canadians are finding that before they can enter pot-friendly Washington, where marijuana is now legal for recreational use, they must first be admitted into the country by the U.S. government, which still outlaws the drug.

• Arizona Lawmakers Back Gold, Silver as Currency
• Source: AP/Arizona Capitol Times   |   Arizona   |   March 19, 2013
• The measure is Arizona’s latest jab at the federal government, which prohibits states from minting their own money.
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• Engineers Report Improvement in Infrastructure for 1st Time in 15 Years
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   March 19, 2013
• The American Society of Civil Engineers awarded the nation's infrastructure a “D” in its last report and a D+ in its most recent report.

• House Committee to Take up Municipal Bonds
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   Nation   |   March 18, 2013
• Lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week will look at the impact of tax exemptions and deductions on states and localities.

• Can States Require Proof of Citizenship to Vote? Supreme Court to Decide
• Source: AP/Washington Post   |   Nation   |   March 18, 2013
• The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday about the validity of an Arizona law that tries to keep illegal immigrants from voting by demanding all state residents show documents proving their U.S. citizenship before registering to vote in national elections.
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• States Lobby Congress to Limit For-Profit Colleges' Federal Funding
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Nation   |   March 18, 2013
• Attorneys general from more than a dozen states are pushing Congress to restrict federal funding to for-profit colleges, which face growing complaints that they often leave students with piles of debt but not enough training to find high-paying jobs.
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• Federal Oversight of Tennessee Health Care Comes to an End
• Source: Tennessean   |   Tennessee   |   March 15, 2013
• A federal appeals court ended 15 years of court-ordered oversight of Tennessee’s health care services for poor and disabled children under TennCare, the state’s Medicaid program.

• Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Initiative to Begin in Select States
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   March 14, 2013
• The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it will send $2.3 million to 12 counties and cities in 10 states to bolster efforts to prevent domestic violence homicides, even as Washington remains consumed with budget cutbacks.

• New Jersey Appeals Sports Betting Decision
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   March 14, 2013
• New Jersey officials appealed a federal judge’s decision to block legal sports betting in the state, a move that was expected in a high-stakes case that could end up before the nation’s highest court.

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