• Judge Sides with State on Law Banning Ethnic Studies
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   March 12, 2013
• State officials have won a significant legal battle in a long-running saga over a controversial Tucson schools ethnic-studies program, with a federal judge ruling that a law designed to ban it is constitutional.

• States Crack Down on Third-Graders' Reading Abilities
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   March 12, 2013
• Thirteen states last year adopted laws that require schools to identify, intervene and, in many cases, retain students who fail a reading proficiency test by the end of third grade. Lawmakers in several other states and the District are debating similar measures.

• 2 Iowa Counties Destroy Public Gun Records
• Source: Des Moines Register   |   Iowa   |   March 12, 2013
• The public will never know and authorities can never check to see if applicants in O’Brien or Woodbury counties were honest when they applied for permits to carry weapons.
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• 45 State Officials Have Ties to Fracking Industry in Pa.
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Pennsylvania   |   March 12, 2013
• Many of the state's policymakers and regulators have come from or go straight to jobs in the oil and gas industry they oversee, according to a report that questions the impacts of such a "revolving door" on public policy decisions.
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• Judge Blocks New York City Soda Ban
• Source: New York Times   |   New York City   |   March 11, 2013
• A state supreme court judge said the proposed ban on large sugary drinks was "arbitrary and capricious."

• Cities to Take Lead in Enrolling Children in Health Coverage
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   March 11, 2013
• The National League of Cities aims to help 20 cities enroll more children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

• Former Detroit Mayor Convicted of Racketeering, Extortion
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Detroit   |   March 11, 2013
• Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his longtime contractor friend Bobby Ferguson were convicted of racketeering and extortion, marking an end to a more than decade-long public corruption investigation.

• Education Reform Leaves Florida Governor Stuck Between a Rock and Republicans
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   March 11, 2013
• Opposing certain bills will land Gov. Rick Scott in the doghouse with Republicans and put him at odds with former Gov. Jeb Bush, whose nonprofit foundation has driven Florida's education agenda for more than a decade.

• California Unions File Lawsuits over Pension Reforms
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   March 11, 2013
• The overhaul raised the retirement age and lowered the benefits for public employees hired as of Jan. 1 of this year. It also changed the way pensions are calculated, which slices into benefits for workers who were on the job before then.
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• Christine Quinn Declares Her Candidacy for NYC Mayor
• Source: New York Times   |   New York City   |   March 11, 2013
• The City Council speaker is now an official candidate for mayor to succeed political ally Michael Bloomberg.

• South Dakota OKs Law to Allow Guns in Schools
• Source: Christian Science Monitor   |   Nation   |   March 11, 2013
• A day after the Georgia legislature ended bans on guns in bars, churches, and college classrooms, South Dakota passed the first law in the nation aimed expressly at allowing school districts to arm teachers.

• Prescription Drug Abuse Hits New States
• Source: Wall Street Journal   |   Nation   |   March 11, 2013
• The epidemic in painkiller-abuse gripping the Southern and Eastern U.S. is tightening its hold on the Western part of the country, having blindsided law enforcement and public health authorities.

• Taxpayers' Cost of Branding Chris Christie
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   March 11, 2013
• Taxpayers pick up the tab for building Brand Christie.

• Gov. Snyder: Expect Fast Appointment of Emergency Manager if Detroit's Appeal Fails
• Source: Detroit News   |   Michigan   |   March 11, 2013
• Gov. Rick Snyder said the appointment of an emergency manager for Detroit would likely come swiftly if appeal arguments from the Detroit City Council fail to change his mind.

• Gov. McDonnell's Education Reform Efforts Produce Mixed Results for Virginia
• Source: Washington Post   |   Virginia   |   March 11, 2013
• In his final push in the General Assembly this year, the governor backed successful bills to reform the state's schools. But on some signature issues, he fell short.

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