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  • Virginia GOP Launches Tea Party Ticket
  • Rejuvenated by a Democratic scandal in Washington and a tea party conservative atop their ticket, Virginia Republicans nominated a trio of statewide candidates whose fate will be closely watched as an indicator of the health of the national GOP.

  • Arkansas' Early Abortion Ban Blocked -- for Now
  • The law was briefly the earliest abortion ban in the nation. But later the same month, North Dakota went even further, passing a ban on abortions after six weeks.

  • Arizona Gov. Brewer Looking to Leave Legacy with Medicaid Expansion
  • Gov. Jan Brewer, one of the state’s conservative firebrands who has attracted a national following with her messages of states’ rights and border security, is walking a political tightrope as she pushes to reshape how the state provides health care to the poor.


  • New York Lawmaker Lopez Set to Resign Amid Sexual Harassment Accusations
  • While the resignation of Assemblyman Vito Lopez, a veteran Brooklyn Democrat accused of sexually harassing several women, ends an effort to expel him from the legislature, the scrutiny is not over for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.


  • Brewer's Immigrant-License Policy Upheld in Court
  • A federal judge refused to suspend Gov. Jan Brewer’s policy denying driver’s licenses to young undocumented immigrants who receive work permits through President Barack Obama’s deferred-action policy.

  • LAPD Freed from Federal Oversight After 12 Years
  • In a brief, three-line order, a judge formally lifted the binding agreement the U.S. Department of Justice imposed on the LAPD in 2001, which spelled out dozens of major reforms the police agency had to implement and frequent audits it was required to undergo.

  • Minimum-Wage Increase Hits Roadblock in Minnesota
  • Once a top priority, a hike in the minimum wage is falling off the agenda as the House and Senate disagree on how much it should rise.

  • Illinois to Allow 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primaries
  • The Illinois legislature has passed a bill allowing 17-year-olds to vote in primaries if they are going to turn 18 by the November general election. In doing so they become the 13th state to allow this group of teens to vote in primaries.



  • 6 States Have No Campaign Finance Disclosure Laws for Outside Groups
  • A 50-state analysis by the National Institute on Money in State Politics found that Indiana, Alabama, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota and South Carolina don’t have a single law on the books to require super PACs and nonprofits to disclose their finances,

  • House Farm Bill Cuts Food-Stamp Funding
  • The House bill would cut about $2.5 billion a year — or a little more than 3 percent — from the food stamp program, which is used by 1 in 7 Americans.

  • Tavenner is 1st New CMS Leader in Nearly a Decade
  • Marilyn Tavenner on Wednesday was easily confirmed by the Senate to run the agency in charge of Medicare, Medicaid and setting up much of the health care law.

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