en-us GOVERNING magazine provides leading intelligence articles on management, policy and politics to help guide and inspire innovative leaders across state and local government. Wed, 19 Jun 23:42:59 PDT http://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/gov-scotus-supreme-court-rejects-arizona-proof-citizenship-requirement-federal-voter-registration.html Wed, 19 Jun 9:0:00 PDT A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court blocks proof-of-citizenship requirements on federal voter registration forms, but leaves open the possibility of amending the form to include Arizona's stricter standard for verifying citizenship. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Some-States-Get-to-Delay-Using-Tests-in-Teacher-Evaluations.html Wed, 19 Jun 8:8:00 PDT The U.S. Department of Education will allow some states that have gotten waivers from pieces of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to postpone using student growth on state tests as a factor in personnel decisions for up to one additional year —until the 2016-17 school year. http://www.governing.com/news/state/US-Dems-Urge-DOJ-to-Recognize-Legal-Marijuana-in-Washington-State.html Wed, 19 Jun 8:6:00 PDT Seven congressional Democrats from Washington are pressing the U.S. Department of Justice to honor the state’s new recreational-marijuana law — the delegation’s first collective public statement on the issue. http://www.governing.com/news/federal/mct-supreme-court-outlines-limits-on-right-to-remain-silent.html Tue, 18 Jun 9:0:00 PDT In a 5-4 decision the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that crime suspects need to speak up if they want to invoke their legal right to remain silent. The ruling highlights the limited reach of the famous Miranda decision. http://www.governing.com/news/state/National-Shortage-of-Large-Air-Tankers-Hampers-Firefighting-Efforts.html Tue, 18 Jun 8:5:00 PDT A growing challenge for fire commanders attempting to slow and contain dangerous fires is a continued shortage of large air tankers that are available to them. http://www.governing.com/news/federal/Director-of-US-Immigration-Agency-Resigns.html Tue, 18 Jun 8:2:00 PDT The director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said on Monday he will step down at the end of July to go to the private sector after heading the agency for four years. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Some-GOP-Lawmakers-Refuse-to-Answer-Constituent-Questions-on-Obamacare.html Mon, 17 Jun 8:6:00 PDT Constituents frequently contact their Congress members with questions or requests for help with Medicare, Social Security and other government programs. But when it comes to Obamacare inquiries, some GOP lawmakers say they won't assist constituents or will forward the calls to the Obama administration. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Police-Increasingly-Using-State-Photo-ID-Databases.html Mon, 17 Jun 8:5:00 PDT The faces of more than 120 million people are in searchable photo databases that state officials assembled to prevent driver’s-license fraud but that increasingly are used by police to identify suspects, accomplices and even innocent bystanders in a wide range of criminal investigations. http://www.governing.com/news/state/gov-barbour-bush-push-immigration-reform.html Fri, 14 Jun 9:0:00 PDT Immigration reform could save states money and boost the economy, said former governors Haley Barbour and Jeb Bush at a recent forum. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Private-Preschools-See-More-Public-Funds-as-Classes-Grow.html Fri, 14 Jun 8:9:00 PDT Across the country, states and districts are increasingly funneling public funds to religious schools, private nursery schools and a variety of community-based nonprofit organizations that conduct preschool classes.