• Christie to Announce State Takeover of Camden Schools
• Source: Philadelphia Inquirer   |   Camden, N.J.   |   March 25, 2013
• Camden will become the fourth urban district under state control in New Jersey but will be the first takeover initiated by Gov. Chris Christie.

• Indiana Leading States in Support of Gay Marriage Bans
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   March 25, 2013
• The state's attorney general, however, said that he is not arguing against same-sex marriage as much as he is advocating that states should be able to make their own decisions.
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• Arizona's Ban on Ethnic Studies Sparked Renewed Interest in Subject Nationwide
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Nation   |   March 25, 2013
• Arizona passed a law to dismantle a Mexican American studies program, but the legislation has had an unintended effect of renewing interest in ethnic studies and Chicano and Latino literature.

• Utah Republicans Reject Bipartisan Immigration Language for Platform
• Source: Salt Lake Tribune   |   Utah   |   March 25, 2013
• The Utah Compact, is a set of ideals meant to guide the debate on immigration signed by government and business leaders and endorsed by the LDS Church — and pointed to even by President Barack Obama.

• Major Shake-Up in Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate's Campaign
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Los Angeles   |   March 25, 2013
• After a series of missteps in her run for mayor of Los Angeles, City Controller Wendy Greuel has hired a senior aide to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as her new campaign manager for the final weeks before the May runoff.

• Before Right-to-Work Begins, Michigan Unions Rush to Sign Contracts
• BY: Stateline   |   Michigan   |   March 22, 2013
• All over Michigan, public employee unions are scrambling to cement long-term contracts with school districts, higher education institutions and local units of government before the state’s right-to-work law takes effect March 28.

• Colorado Joins 5 States with Same-Sex Civil Unions
• BY: Stateline   |   Colorado   |   March 22, 2013
• Colorado became the sixth state to allow civil unions for same-sex couples when Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the legislation Thursday. Another nine states and the District of Columbia allow same-sex marriage.

• White House Urges States to Expand Medicaid with Private Insurance
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   March 22, 2013
• The White House is encouraging skeptical state officials to expand Medicaid by subsidizing the purchase of private insurance for low-income people, even though that approach might be somewhat more expensive, federal and state officials say.

• Part of Georgia Immigration Law Struck Down
• Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution   |   Georgia   |   March 22, 2013
• A federal judge permanently blocked Georgia from enforcing a part of the law that would have punished people who knowingly transport or harbor illegal immigrants or encourage them to come to the state.

• Arizona's Immigrant Driver's License Ban Heads to Court
• Source: Reuters   |   Arizona   |   March 22, 2013
• Lawyers will ask a federal judge on Friday to prevent Arizona from denying driver's licenses to young illegal immigrants granted temporary legal status by the federal government.

• Oregon to Become Next State to Offer Immigrants In-State Tuition
• Source: Oregonian   |   Oregon   |   March 22, 2013
• When the governor signs the bill that has cleared both legislative chambers, Oregon will join at least a dozen states in allowing undocumented students to pay the lower rates reserved for residents.

• Strict Gun Law Upheld in Maryland
• Source: Washington Post   |   Maryland   |   March 22, 2013
• Gov. Martin O’Malley, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and grass-roots groups supporting stricter gun control hailed the decision, saying that it places Maryland on firm legal ground as the Legislature looks to tighten gun laws further.
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• Alternative Medicaid Expansion Plan Shaping Up in Florida
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   March 21, 2013
• After saying no to Gov. Scott's original Medicaid expansion proposal, top Senate Republicans have proposed a plan to use the $55 billion offered as part of President Barack Obama’s health care law to funnel poor Floridians into subsidized, private health insurance.

• Michigan Republicans Reject Governor's Medicaid Expansion Proposal
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Michigan   |   March 21, 2013
• Gov. Rick Snyder's proposal to expand Medicaid to nearly 500,000 Michigan residents, was rejected in a party-line vote in the state House of Representatives.
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• 3 New Gun Laws on the Books in Colorado
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   March 21, 2013
• Gov. John Hickenlooper signed three gun bills into law Wednesday, joining New York as the first states to pass stricter gun laws after the December shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
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