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  • Guns-in-Trunks Bill Sent to Tennessee Governor
  • The bill, which the governor will likely sign, would let handgun owners with permits carry their weapons in their cars anywhere they go



  • Supreme Court Appears Divided on Voting Rights Act
  • At issue is whether the act’s Section 5 provision, which requires all or part of 16 states to get any changes to election law pre-approved by either the Justice Department or a federal court, is still necessary and constitutional in today’s world.
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  • Sheriff Arpaio Offers to Detain Freed Illegal Immigrants in 'Tent City'
  • Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he has a solution for the federal government’s mass release of illegal immigrants to cut costs ahead of the sequester: Send them for free to his “Tent City," where prisoners sleep in tents and are required to wear pink underwear.


  • Online Gambling Legalized in New Jersey
  • After conditionally vetoing the bill earlier, Gov. Chris Christie signed a measure allowing internet gambling in Atlantic City, a move his administration expects to provide a lifeline to the struggling seaside resort.

  • Tennessee Had Steepest Drop in Jailed Juveniles
  • The reports detail a 37 percent nationwide decline in jailing of teens and highlight reforms in Tennessee and other states that could be followed elsewhere.






  • Georgia Governor Ousts 6 of DeKalb's 9 School Board Members
  • The decision was celebrated by many parents and politicians but could inject more turmoil into DeKalb, which now lacks a legal quorum to make decisions for the district’s 99,000 students.

  • School Gun Bill Passes North Dakota House
  • The North Dakota House passed a bill that would allow people with concealed weapon permits to carry guns on school grounds.

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