• 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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• Delaware Expands Felons' Voting Rights
• Source: The News Journal   |   Delaware   |   April 18, 2013
• Non-violent felons will now be able to vote immediately after discharging their criminal sentences according to an amendment passed by the Senate removing a constitutional provision barring felons from voting for five years after the fulfillment of their punishments.

• Gov. Christie Makes Time Magazine's Most Influential List
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   April 18, 2013
• This year marks the second time the New Jersey governor made Time’s list of the world’s most influential people.

• Feds Face Tough Choices in States with Legalized Marijuana
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   April 17, 2013
• A new report by the Congressional Research Service finds that the Federal government may face an uphill legal battle if it wishes to enforce Federal laws banning Marijuana in states that have legalized it.
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• Alaskans May Vote on Marijuana Legalization
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Alaska   |   April 17, 2013
• Pot backers took the first step toward getting the measure on the August 2014 primary ballot, presenting draft language and 100 signatures to the Alaska lieutenant governor's office.

• Partisan Divide over Cause of Meningitis Outbreak Emerges
• Source: Tennessean   |   Nation   |   April 17, 2013
• Sharp partisan disagreement over the cause of last fall’s meningitis outbreak became apparent as House Republicans accused the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of ignoring numerous warning signs about compounding pharmacies.

• Arkansas' New Abortion Law Faces Legal Challenge
• Source: Politico   |   Arkansas   |   April 17, 2013
• A little more than a month after the state’s Legislature made history by passing the earliest abortion ban in the nation, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed suit in federal court against the ban — arguing it flies in the face of Roe v. Wade.

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