• Texas Primary Likely Delayed as Court Redraws District Maps
• BY: The Associated Press   |   Texas   |   February 8, 2012
• Last-ditch negotiations to save the April 3 Texas primary appeared dead Tuesday, throwing the state's messy redistricting battle back to a federal court that must now sort through a widely panned partial deal and pick a new primary date.

• Arizona Supreme Court Bars Candidate with Limited English
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   San Luis, Ariz.   |   February 8, 2012
• The Arizona Supreme Court upholds a Superior Court ruling that Alejandrina Cabrera may not appear on the San Luis City Council ballot because her English language skills are insufficient.

• Pennsylvania Gov.'s Budget Seeks Spending Cuts, But No Tax Hikes
• Source: Philadelphia Inquirer   |   Pennsylvania   |   February 8, 2012
• The spending blueprint for the fiscal year that begins July 1 echoed Corbett's first budget proposal by slashing aid to colleges and scaling back programs for the poor, elderly, and disabled - while reducing corporate taxes as a route to job creation and adding some money for public schools. His spending plan also represents a slight decrease from last year's. And it is noteworthy for what he left out: He did not renew a call for tuition vouchers or privatization of the state liquor system.

• Proposed Utah Mine Expansion Reflects Politics of Coal
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Utah   |   February 8, 2012
• An obstacle to greening L.A.'s energy portfolio is the DWP's contract with a Utah plant, which requires the city to buy coal power until 2027. The gritty fuel is now stoking controversy over energy policy, environmental damage and how much consumers should pay to kick the habit.

• Ohio Gov. Declares Ohio is 'Alive Again' in State of the State
• Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer   |   Ohio   |   February 8, 2012
• The bulk of the speech features the governor boasting of examples of how his policy agenda is beginning to pay dividends. He also urges lawmakers to strike a more conciliatory, bipartisan tone, a bit of a role reversal for the governor.

• Appeals Court: California's Gay-Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   California   |   February 7, 2012
• The court's ruling likely sets the stage for a U.S. Supreme Court showdown.

• New State Voting Laws Focus of Civil Rights March
• BY: The Associated Press   |   Alabama   |   February 7, 2012
• Civil rights, labor and immigration activists say they are returning to Selma, Ala. next month to protest state laws they say will largely prevent black and Latino voters, the poor, students and the elderly from voting.

• Gov. Perry Returns to Texas Public Eye
• BY: The Associated Press   |   Texas   |   February 7, 2012
• Making his first speech in his home state since abandoning his foundering presidential run nearly three weeks ago in South Carolina, the governor invoked his alma matter, Texas A&M, saying "all Aggies have a really interesting way of admitting defeat. You know, we've never been outscored, we just ran out of time.
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• Ex-Pennsylvania House Speaker Found Guilty, Pledges Re-Election
• Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette   |   Pennsylvania   |   February 7, 2012
• A Dauphin County jury found longtime Democratic state representative and House Speaker Bill DeWeese guilty of all but one of six felony corruption charges resulting from a state legislative probe into the misuse of public resources.. DeWeese, 61, vowed to appeal the convictions and continue his campaign for re-election.
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• Lawmakers in 9 States Target Own Pension Perks
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   February 7, 2012
• Lawmakers in nine states — Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey and South Carolina— are advancing legislation to scale back their own pensions by closing loopholes and lucrative retirement plans that have let thousands of former lawmakers earn more in retirement than while in office.
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• Wisconsin Lawmakers Had to Pledge Secrecy over Redistricting
• Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel   |   Wisconsin   |   February 7, 2012
• As Wisconsin legislative leaders secretly developed new election maps last year to strengthen their majority, Republican lawmakers were told to ignore public comments and instead focus on what was said in private strategy sessions, according to a GOP memo that became public Monday.
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• Judge Lets Texas Sonogram Law Take Effect
• Source: Houston Chronicle   |   Texas   |   February 7, 2012
• U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks declined to stop a new sonogram law from taking effect in a ruling that indicates his hands were tied by an appellate court. Sparks granted a temporary restraining order last fall, but three judges from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last month overturned Sparks, who was appointed to the federal bench by President George H.W. Bush.
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• Oklahoma Gov. Proposes Income Tax Cuts
• Source: Tulsa World   |   Oklahoma   |   February 7, 2012
• Gov. Mary Fallin's budget proposal for the fiscal year includes $124.8 million in new spending while implementing a $1 billion income tax cut. The Fallin administration proposes paying for the tax cut by eliminating about $200 million worth of tax credits, deductions and incentives, operating efficiencies and expected revenue increases triggered by the tax cuts.

• GOP Race Turns to Colorado, Minnesota
• BY: The Associated Press   |   Nation   |   February 6, 2012
• Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney is looking toward the next states that hold GOP nominating contests as main rival Newt Gingrich brushes aside any talk of abandoning his White House bid -- all but ensuring the battle will stretch into the spring if not beyond.

• Arizona English-Fluency Case May Have Wide Repercussions
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Arizona   |   February 6, 2012
• A ruling that an activist's language skills are insufficient for a City Council seat unsettles border towns where Spanish is used in day-to-day life. An appeal is before the state Supreme Court.

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