• Calif. State Senator at Center of FBI Raid
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   June 5, 2013
• FBI agents searched offices in the Capitol on Tuesday -- the first such raid in 25 years -- serving warrants and carting away evidence in what law enforcement officials said was a corruption probe that began in Los Angeles County.

• Bill to Give Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants' Kids in Fla. Vetoed
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   June 5, 2013
• Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed children of undocumented immigrants to get temporary Florida driver’s licenses, a decision that may bolster his standing among immigration hard-liners but could hurt him among Hispanic voters.

• Jefferson County Reaches Deal to End Biggest U.S. Municipal Bankruptcy
• Source: Bloomberg News   |   Jefferson County, Ala.   |   June 5, 2013
• Jefferson County, Alabama, reached an agreement to pay its largest creditors $1.84 billion, or 60 percent of what they’re owed.

• Violent Crime Rises for 1st Time Since 2006
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   June 5, 2013
• Violent crime rose in the United States in 2012 for the first time in six years, led by an increase in major crimes in large cities, according to preliminary data released Monday by the F.B.I.
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• Blacks 4 Times as Likely to be Arrested for Marijuana
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   June 5, 2013
• Black Americans were nearly four times as likely as whites to be arrested on charges of marijuana possession in 2010, even though the two groups used the drug at similar rates, according to new federal data.

• Study Ranks Best City Park Systems
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   June 5, 2013
• Minneapolis, where 94 percent of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park, has the U.S.' best park system, according to new rankings by a national nonprofit conservation group.

• Newtown Privacy Bill Easily Passes Connecticut Senate, House
• Source: Hartford Courant   |   Connecticut   |   June 5, 2013
• The state Senate and House, after short debates, voted overwhelmingly early Wednesday to approve a bill blocking public disclosure of photos of homicide victims and some other records in reaction to the Newtown school massacre.

• Oregon's Foreclosure Mediation Program Expanded
• Source: Oregonian   |   Oregon   |   June 5, 2013
• Gov. John Kitzhaber on Tuesday signed a bill expanding state's foreclosure mediation program, which had been largely bypassed by mortgage lenders.

• Municipally Owned Bridges in Worse Condition Than State-Owned Ones
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   Nation   |   June 4, 2013
• Bridges localities own are more than twice as likely to be considered structurally deficient as those on state roads. View detailed bridge inspection data for your state.
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• Michigan Governor Declares Financial Emergency in Hamtramck
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Michigan   |   June 4, 2013
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declared a financial emergency Monday in Hamtramck, a step that could lead to the appointment of an emergency manager.

• Emergency Services Workers Face Budget Cuts, Pay Disparity
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   June 4, 2013
• EMTs and paramedics are governed by a haphazard patchwork of rules that vary widely by city and state and in tough economic times, emergency services often are on the chopping block.
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• California DNA Law Still Faces Challenges After U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   California   |   June 4, 2013
• Monday's ruling protected California's right to collect DNA during arrests, but civil libertarians said they would continue to challenge the California program as overly broad. Challenges of the California program are pending in the California Supreme Court and the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

• Police Dogs Not Sniffing for Marijuana Anymore Where It's Legal
• Source: AP/Seattle Times   |   Washington state   |   June 4, 2013
• The newest drug-sniffing dog on a police force in Washington state is one of a few that are not trained to point out pot during searches. Other police departments are considering or in the midst of re-training their dogs to ignore pot as well, part of the new reality in a state where voters last fall legalized marijuana use.

• D.C. Officials at Odds with Carefirst over Health Exchange
• Source: Washington Post   |   District of Columbia   |   June 4, 2013
• The city accused CareFirst -- the city’s dominant private health insurer -- of drastically cutting the number of small-business plans it will offer on the insurance exchange.

• Education Reforms Become Iowa Law
• Source: Des Moines Register   |   Iowa   |   June 4, 2013
• Gov. Terry Branstad called the education reform bill he signed into law Monday “a turning point in Iowa history,” but it lacks many of the provisions included in the administration’s initial pitch for improved schools.

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