• Amazon Fights Old Ally eBay over Online Sales Tax
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   April 24, 2013
• Amazon is now fighting eBay in an all-out civil war in the U.S. Senate, where a bill to set national sales tax standards for online retailers is up for debate.

• Kansas' Kobach: Immigration Bill Would Ease Terrorists' Path
• Source: The Wichita Eagle   |   Kansas   |   April 24, 2013
• Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach told a Senate panel in Washington that a pending immigration reform bill could make life easier for terrorists like the alleged bombers of the Boston Marathon.

• Feds Eye State, Local Pension Transparency Reform
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   Nation   |   April 23, 2013
• In a move that’s expected to stir up staunch resistance from public pension managers, some Capitol Hill lawmakers have proposed new pension transparency regulations for local and state governments.
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• Online Sales Tax Bill Could Give Washington State a $184M Boost
• Source: Seattle Times   |   Washington state   |   April 23, 2013
• After years of talk, Congress is moving toward possibly ending a loophole that has prevented states from collecting sales taxes on many Internet purchases.
• 1 Comments

• Medicaid Expansion Debate at a Standoff in Arizona
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   April 23, 2013
• Three months after she stunned political observers and made her case for expanding Medicaid coverage in Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer is no closer to reaching agreement with Republican legislative leaders on the issue.

• Even Moderate States in the West Balk at Gun Control
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Nation   |   April 22, 2013
• The West has become increasingly friendly political terrain for Democrats, but guns remain a touchy matter

• EPA Slams California for Not Spending $455M in Clean-Water Funds
• Source: Sacramento Bee   |   California   |   April 22, 2013
• California was declared to be out of compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act because it is sitting on $455 million that should be spent to improve local drinking water systems.
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• Federal Inaction on Immigration Drives Shift in Oregon Lawmakers' Views
• Source: Oregonian   |   Oregon   |   April 22, 2013
• The federal government's failure to pass comprehensive federal immigration reform has put the onus on state lawmakers to tackle legislation on matters they can control such as granting in-state tuition and driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.

• After Fatal Texas Plant Explosion, Officials Search for Answers
• Source: Texas Tribune   |   Texas   |   April 19, 2013
• Fertilizer plants generally don’t get inspected unless there is a complaint.

• Flood Prediction Tools May be Endangered by Sequestration
• Source: Chicago Tribune   |   Nation   |   April 19, 2013
• As many as 375 stream gauges nationwide may be shut down as a result of the so-called sequestration.
• 1 Comments

• New Common Core Tests Spur Protest and Tears
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   April 19, 2013
• As New York this week became one of the first states to unveil a set of exams grounded in new curricular standards, education leaders are finding that rallying the public behind tougher tests may be more difficult than they expected.
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• Surveillance Cameras Key to Solving Crimes in Boston, Elsewhere
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   April 18, 2013
• Since 9/11, law enforcement agencies have used federal grants to buy surveillance cameras for areas across the country plagued by crime or potentially targeted for terrorism.
• 6 Comments

• Western Governors Tell Feds to Use P3s to Protect Forests
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   April 18, 2013
• Western Governors Association wants the U.S. Forest Service to do more to protect millions of acres of federal forests ravaged in recent years by invasive pests and wildfires by expanding its use of public-private partnerships.

• Every Gun-Control Proposal Dies in U.S. Senate
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   April 18, 2013
• President Obama’s ambitious effort to overhaul the nation’s gun laws in response to December’s school massacre in Connecticut suffered a resounding defeat Wednesday, when every major proposal he championed fell apart on the Senate floor.
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• U.S. Supreme Court: Police Must Have Warrants for Blood Tests in DUI Cases
• Source: Kansas City Star   |   Missouri   |   April 18, 2013
• More than 30 other states and the Obama administration had joined Missouri in asking justices to give officers almost complete discretion in drawing blood samples without a warrant.

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