• Texas Gov. Perry Condemns Boy Scouts' Repeal of Ban on Openly Gay Members
• Source: Texas Tribune   |   Texas   |   May 24, 2013
• Gov. Rick Perry has condemned the decision by Boy Scouts of America's national leadership on Thursday to admit openly gay scouts.
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• Maine Gov. LePage Vetoes Medicaid Expansion Bill
• Source: Bangor Daily News   |   Maine   |   May 24, 2013
• Gov. Paul LePage handed down an instant veto minutes after the Senate gave final passage to a bill that links repayment of Maine’s hospital debt to an expansion of the state’s Medicaid program.
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• Arizona Gov. Brewer Vetoing Bills Until Lawmakers OK Medicaid Expansion
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   May 24, 2013
• The five vetoes, follow-through on Brewer’s promise to block legislation until her top priorities move forward, capped a tense day that saw some lawmakers receive threats over their support for the plan to provide health care for more of the state’s poor.

• New Gay-Rights Battleground: Virginia
• Source: Politico   |   Virginia   |   May 24, 2013
• A state that once leaned solidly to the center-right has become the newest focal point in the national debate over same-sex relationships.

• Miami Commission Considers Different Pension Rules for Executives
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Miami, Fla.   |   May 23, 2013
• Miami city commissioners, who in recent years have cut severance pay and pensions to balance budgets, could vote Tuesday to allow four of the city's highest earners to return from retirement and collect their pension on top of their hefty salary.

• Connecticut's Landmark Gun Law Faces Court Challenge
• Source: Hartford Courant   |   Connecticut   |   May 23, 2013
• A coalition of gun owners, gun dealers and firearms rights organizations have sued the governor and members of the state's attorney's office, contending that the gun law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings violates the Constitution.

• Massachusetts Lt. Gov. to Resign
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Massachusetts   |   May 23, 2013
• Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray will resign from the administration next month to run the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, positioning himself as a hometown cheerleader far from Beacon Hill where he saw his reputation tarnished the last few years.

• Arkansas Treasurer Resigns
• Source: Arkansas News   |   Arkansas   |   May 23, 2013
• State Treasurer Martha Shoffner resigned a day after appearing in federal court to face an extortion charge.

• EMILY’s List Endorses Allyson Schwartz for Pennsylvania Governor
• Source: Politico   |   Pennsylvania   |   May 23, 2013
• The pro-Democratic women’s group EMILY’s List is throwing its support behind Pennsylvania Rep. Allyson Schwartz in her bid to defeat incumbent GOP Gov. Tom Corbett.

• Florida Enacts Election Law to Ease Long Voter Lines
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   May 22, 2013
• Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law a number of election law changes that roll back ones made by GOP lawmakers in 2011. The changes focus on expanding voter access and easing long lines at the polls.

• Los Angeles Mayor's Race: Garcetti Wins, Greuel Concedes
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Los Angeles   |   May 22, 2013
• Eric Garcetti will be the first elected Jewish mayor of the city. At 42, he will also be the youngest in more than a century. He is scheduled to take office July 1.

• Arizona's 20-Week Abortion Ban Struck Down
• Source: San Francisco Chronicle   |   Arizona   |   May 22, 2013
• Arizona is likely to appeal the ruling and may ask the nation's high court to re-examine the right to abortion, established in the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision.
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• Harrisburg Mayor Denied 2nd Term
• Source: AP/Philadelphia Inquirer   |   Harrisburg, Pa.   |   May 22, 2013
• Democratic voters in financially troubled Harrisburg denied Mayor Linda Thompson a second term, choosing bookstore owner Eric Papenfuse to try to help the financially strapped capital.

• Weiner Announces Candidacy for NYC Mayor
• Source: New York Times   |   New York City   |   May 22, 2013
• Anthony D. Weiner, once a rising star of New York politics whose career cratered over revelations of his sexually explicit life online, announced an improbable bid for the job he has long coveted: mayor.

• Portland Voters Reject Fluoridation for the 4th Time Since 1956
• Source: Oregonian   |   Oregon   |   May 22, 2013
• Despite the support of five city commissioners and healthy advocacy groups, voters rejected a measure to fluoridate city water.
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