• Ex-Felons May Have to Wait 5 Years to Vote (If At All) in North Carolina
• Source: Raleigh News & Observer   |   North Carolina   |   April 23, 2013
• A bill would require people convicted of felony crimes to wait five years upon the completion of their sentence, probation or parole before they could attempt to re-register to vote. First, though, they would have to get affidavits from two registered voters attesting to their “upstanding moral character” and get the unanimous approval of their local board of elections.

• Medicaid Expansion Debate at a Standoff in Arizona
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   April 23, 2013
• Three months after she stunned political observers and made her case for expanding Medicaid coverage in Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer is no closer to reaching agreement with Republican legislative leaders on the issue.

• Wisconsin May Join States with Social Media Privacy Laws
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Wisconsin   |   April 22, 2013
• Legislation that has been proposed would limit the ability of employers, landlords and universities to request access to the private social media accounts of applicants, tenants and students.

• San Francisco to Require Quake Retrofitting for At-Risk Buildings
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   April 22, 2013
• After years of study and debate, San Francisco has formally adopted a new law requiring owners to retrofit thousands of buildings, marking the most sweeping seismic regulations in California in years.

• Will Rick Perry Run for Governor Again?
• BY: The Texas Tribune   |   Texas   |   April 22, 2013
• The Texas governor has said he won't lay out his political plans until June. Whether he decides to run for a fourth term in office may affect races across the state.
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• How Gov. Patrick is Handling the Boston Bombing Tragedy
• Source: Bloomberg   |   Massachusetts   |   April 22, 2013
• Managing tragedies or natural disasters are some of the toughest, most complex jobs that confront governors, who must reassure the public while coordinating and executing a response effort in an unforgiving media glare. It’s a moment that can make or break a career.

• Even Moderate States in the West Balk at Gun Control
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Nation   |   April 22, 2013
• The West has become increasingly friendly political terrain for Democrats, but guns remain a touchy matter

• Federal Inaction on Immigration Drives Shift in Oregon Lawmakers' Views
• Source: Oregonian   |   Oregon   |   April 22, 2013
• The federal government's failure to pass comprehensive federal immigration reform has put the onus on state lawmakers to tackle legislation on matters they can control such as granting in-state tuition and driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.

• Water Rights Rattle Indian Reservation
• Source: New York Times   |   Montana   |   April 22, 2013
• A deal has rankled farmers and ranchers on an Indian reservation in Montana who fear they could lose half the water they need to grow wheat and hay and to water their cattle.

• GOP Leaders in Wisconsin Vow to Block New Gun Control Legislation
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Wisconsin   |   April 19, 2013
• In the wake of failed firearms legislation in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Scott Walker and a top Republican lawmaker made clear Thursday that GOP officials will also block similar legislation in Wisconsin to expand background checks on gun sales.

• Laws Limiting Drones Gaining Steam
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   April 19, 2013
• Several states have recently passed laws limiting drone use within their borders and 29 other states are still considering legislation.
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• Bill to Let Teachers Carry Guns Sent to Tennessee Governor
• Source: Tennessean   |   Tennessee   |   April 19, 2013
• The measure would let teachers who have worked as police officers in the past carry their guns with them at school.
• 1 Comments

• Oregon Kills Bill to Repeal Death Penalty
• Source: Oregonian   |   Oregon   |   April 19, 2013
• A bill seeking to ask voters to repeal Oregon's death penalty died in committee.

• Bill to Ban Smoking Inside Homes Fails in California
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   April 18, 2013
• A bill to bar millions of Californians from smoking inside their own homes was rejected Wednesday by an Assembly committee.
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• Every Gun-Control Proposal Dies in U.S. Senate
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   April 18, 2013
• President Obama’s ambitious effort to overhaul the nation’s gun laws in response to December’s school massacre in Connecticut suffered a resounding defeat Wednesday, when every major proposal he championed fell apart on the Senate floor.
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