• Hospitals May Be Required to Publicize Prices in North Carolina
• Source: Raleigh News & Observer   |   North Carolina   |   March 28, 2013
• At least 14 states – but not North Carolina – require collection of health care cost data for use by consumers. New Hampshire and Maine have published estimates online.

• North Dakota Enacts Strictest Abortion Laws in U.S.
• Source: Bismarck Tribune   |   North Dakota   |   March 27, 2013
• Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed three anti-abortion bills into law, setting the stage for a potentially high-profile and expensive court challenge.

• Death Penalty Ban Killed in Colorado
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   March 27, 2013
• A House committee killed a bill that sought to abolish the death penalty, exactly one week after Gov. John Hickenlooper expressed concerns that Coloradans weren't ready to part ways with the execution chamber.

• Voter ID Bill Becomes Law in Virginia
• Source: Washington Post   |   Virginia   |   March 27, 2013
• Virginia has become the latest GOP-led state to approve legislation that would ask voters to present a photo ID to cast a ballot.
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• Arkansas Governor Vetoes Voter ID Bill
• Source: Arkansas News   |   Arkansas   |   March 27, 2013
• Gov. Mike Beebe vetoed legislation to require voters to show photo identification at the polls and characterized the measure as “an expensive solution in search of a problem.”

• Nation's Broadest School Voucher Program Upheld in Indiana Court
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   March 27, 2013
• Public tax dollars may be used to fund private school tuition under Indiana's voucher program, the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled.
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• Nevada Lawmakers Vote to Expel One of Their Own
• Source: Las Vegas Sun   |   Nevada   |   March 27, 2013
• Assemblyman Steven Brooks opted not to show up for the historic legislative hearing on whether he's fit to continue serving as a lawmaker after two arrests and an involuntary admission to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.

• States' Rights Debated in Supreme Court DOMA Case
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Washington, D.C.   |   March 27, 2013
• The U.S. Supreme Court clashed over whether it's constitutional for the federal government to ignore state decisions to legalize gay marriage.

• Hawaii May Study Effects of Gay Marriage
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Hawaii   |   March 26, 2013
• A state Senate committee approved resolutions requesting a task force study the social, economic and religious consequences of legalizing same-sex marriage the same week the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing two landmark cases on the issue.

• Legislatures Seek to Protect Immigrants from Federal Law
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   March 26, 2013
• As Congress considers major revisions to federal immigration laws, legislators in a few states are trying to block the federal government’s power to deport immigrants who land in their jails.

• U.S. Supreme Court to Hear a 2nd Affirmative Action Case
• Source: Inside Higher Ed   |   Michigan   |   March 26, 2013
• Even before the justices have issued a ruling on the other affirmative action case that they considered this term, they agreed to consider whether Michigan voters had the legal right to bar the state's public colleges and universities from considering race or ethnicity in admissions.

• Bill Clinton Endorses Wendy Greuel for Los Angeles Mayor
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Los Angeles   |   March 26, 2013
• The support comes at a critical time in Greuel's campaign, as she tries to move past a rocky stretch that included a staff shake-up and continued questions about her ties to labor.

• Iowa Senate OKs Medicaid Expansion, Setting Up Showdown with Gov. Branstad
• Source: Des Moines Register   |   Iowa   |   March 26, 2013
• Gov. Terry Branstad has proposed a “Healthy Iowa Plan” to cover all of the approximately 89,000 uninsured Iowans earning below 100 percent of federal poverty level.

• School Takeover Bill Introduced in Maryland
• Source: Washington Post   |   Prince George's County, Md.   |   March 26, 2013
• Maryland lawmakers introduced a bill that would give Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III direct control over the county’s schools superintendent and operations.

• Detroit's Emergency Manager Says He Wants Mayor, City Council's Help
• Source: Detroit Free Press   |   Detroit   |   March 26, 2013
• Kevyn Orr arrived for his first day on the job at 7 a.m. Monday, an early start to a historic day as Detroit's first emergency financial manager tasked with fixing the city's budget crisis.

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