• SEC Charges Harrisburg with Securities Fraud
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   Harrisburg, Pa.   |   May 6, 2013
• Pennsylvania's capital, which is under receivership after nearly going bankrupt, is the second municipality or state to get charged with securities fraud this year.
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• U.S. Forest Service Asks States to Return Funds Due to Sequestration
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   May 6, 2013
• The U.S. Forest Service has asked a dozen states to return $17.9 million in federal revenue-sharing funds, so the agency can meet its sequestration budget cut obligations.
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• Former Indiana Gov. Bowen Dies
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   May 6, 2013
• Otis “Doc” Bowen, the small-town doctor who succeeded in providing property tax relief as Indiana governor in the 1970s and then became one of the first federal officials to seek funds to battle the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, has died.

• States Take Lead Regulating Compounding Pharmacies
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   May 6, 2013
• After a lack of congressional action after last fall's deadly meningitis outbreak, 15 states have taken up bills to step up the regulation of facilities like the one linked to the outbreak.

• Federal Funding for Cities' Anti-Terrorism Centers Dwindling
• Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   |   Wisconsin   |   May 6, 2013
• The so-called fusion centers -- they sift intelligence about terrorism, determine threat levels, and investigate suspicious activity and potential crises -- have become a fixture in post-9-11 America. There are 78 centers nationwide.

• West Virginia to Expand Medicaid
• Source: Charleston Daily Mail   |   West Virginia   |   May 6, 2013
• Tens of thousands of West Virginians will soon be eligible for Medicaid coverage after Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced the state would expand its program under the federal health care overhaul.

• Feds Seek Stronger Cybersecurity Partnerships with States
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   May 3, 2013
• With cybersecurity legislation stalled in Congress, the White House is looking to partner with states to protect critical infrastructure from attacks.
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• U.S. AG Holder, Gov. Brownback Spar over Kansas' New Gun Law
• Source: AP/Wichita Eagle   |   Kansas   |   May 3, 2013
• U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has told Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback that a new state law attempting to block federal regulation of some guns is unconstitutional and that the federal government is willing to go to court over the issue.
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• Short-Term Gains Won't Outweigh Long-Term Pain
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   Nation   |   May 1, 2013
• Preliminary tax data from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government for 45 states shows revenues are up nearly 13 percent from last year.

• Should States Have to List Minors on Sex-Offender Registries?
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   May 1, 2013
• Government authorities should end the practice of placing juveniles' names on publicly accessible sex-offender registries, Human Rights Watch says in a report warning of lasting and unwarranted harm to some youths.

• Supreme Court Rules States Can Restrict Access to Public Records
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nation   |   April 30, 2013
• The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Virginia Freedom of Information Act provision allowing state and local governments to deny record requests from out-of-state residents.
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• U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Alabama Immigration Case
• Source: Reuters   |   Alabama   |   April 30, 2013
• The Supreme Court rebuffed the state of Alabama by deciding not to intervene in a case where federal judges blocked a state law that criminalizes the harboring of illegal immigrants.

• Poll: Christie is GOP's 3rd Choice for President
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   April 30, 2013
• A new reveals that14 percent of self-identified Republicans preferred New Jersey Gov. Christie as their choice for president, compared to 16 percent for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and 18 percent for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.

• New Jersey Adds 420,000 Names to Federal Gun Database
• BY: McClatchy News   |   New Jersey   |   April 29, 2013
• The names of hundreds of thousands of current and former New Jersey residents who have been involuntarily committed to psychiatric facilities have been added to an FBI database used to bar firearms purchases by people with criminal records or a history of mental illness.

• Obama to Tap Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx for Transportation Chief
• Source: Charlotte Observer   |   Charlotte, N.C.   |   April 29, 2013
• The nomination of Foxx -- which President Barack Obama will announce Monday, according to a White House official -- would make him the only African-American selected for a Cabinet opening in Obama’s second term.
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