• GOP's Plan to Split Electoral Votes Not Getting GOP Gov. Snyder's Support
• Source: Politico   |   Michigan   |   January 30, 2013
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder rejected a proposal to split the state’s electoral votes by congressional district, a plan that would potentially give Republicans a chance to pick up ground in presidential elections in a state that has gone Democratic for a generation.

• Making the Case for Transportation Investment
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   January 29, 2013
• Rep. Oberstar and others explore disconnect between need for investment and public will.

• States Rethink High-Risk Pools, Health Exchanges
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   January 29, 2013
• A recent change in how HHS plans to run a fund to cushion health plans with lots of high-cost customers is forcing states to rethink their own timetable for shifting some of the sickest people into the health insurance marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act.
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• The 4 Points of Senators' Bipartisan Immigration Plan
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   January 29, 2013
• As President Obama prepares to lay out his immigration plan during a speech in Las Vegas on Tuesday, a group of bipartisan senators has reached agreement on a framework to overhaul the nation's immigration system.

• Sandy Aid Package Passes Congress, Obama to Sign it
• Source: AP/Newark Star-Ledger   |   Nation   |   January 29, 2013
• President Barack Obama said he'll sign a $50.5 billion emergency relief measure for Superstorm Sandy victims as soon as it lands on his desk.

• Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to Step Down
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   Nation   |   January 29, 2013
• After serving for all four years of the president's first term, LaHood is departing at a key time of transition in the transportation community.

• Bipartisan Immigration Reform Plan to be Unveiled by U.S. Senators
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   January 28, 2013
• A key group of senators from both parties will unveil the framework of a broad overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, a bipartisan push that would have been unimaginable just months ago on one of the country’s most emotionally divisive issues.

• Massachusetts Among Worst at Giving Mental Health Data to Federal Gun Database
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Massachusetts   |   January 28, 2013
• Despite its reputation as a state with strong gun-control laws, Massachusetts for more than a decade has not provided mental health records to an FBI database for gun background checks, the result of a 43-year-old state law prohibiting such sharing.
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• Utah Starts Sharing Mental Health Records with Federal Gun Database
• Source: Salt Lake Tribune   |   Utah   |   January 28, 2013
• After years of not reporting Utah’s mentally ill to a federal database meant to keep guns out of the hands of those with a history of psychiatric problems, the state this week fed more than 10,000 records to the clearinghouse.
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• New Mexico Governor Renews Fight to Repeal Immigrant-License Law
• BY: Stateline   |   New Mexico   |   January 25, 2013
• New Mexico is one of two states that issues unrestricted licenses to undocumented immigrants.
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• Republicans Seeking Electoral College Changes in States
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   January 25, 2013
• Republicans in Virginia and a handful of other battleground states are pushing for far-reaching changes to the electoral college in an attempt to counter recent success by Democrats.
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• States Save Millions Helping Veterans Get Federal Aid
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   January 24, 2013
• Using an existing reporting tool, states are moving vets off Medicaid rolls by connecting them to better federal benefits they may not have known about.
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• After Federal Order, Iowa DOT Reverses Immigrant License Decision
• Source: Des Moines Register   |   Iowa   |   January 24, 2013
• The agency had angered immigration activists late last month by determining that state law prohibited it from issuing licenses to people granted “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival Status” by President Barack Obama’s administration.

• Marijuana to Remain a Drug with No Accepted Medical Use Under Federal Law
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Nation   |   January 24, 2013
• The federal court's decision keeps in place an odd legal split over marijuana, a drug deemed to be as dangerous as heroin and worse than methamphetamine by federal authorities, but one that has been legalized for medical use by voters or legislators in 20 states and the District of Columbia.

• Nebraska Gov. Heineman OKs Keystone Pipeline
• Source: Nebraska Watchdog   |   Nebraska   |   January 23, 2013
• Gov. Dave Heineman has approved the rerouted Keystone XL oil pipeline path, which would move oil from Canada to Texas, putting the final decision squarely in the lap of President Barack Obama’s administration.

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