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  • Hospitals May Be Required to Publicize Prices in North Carolina
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.”


  • Nevada Lawmakers Vote to Expel One of Their Own
  • 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.


  • Hawaii May Study Effects of Gay Marriage
  • 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.


  • U.S. Supreme Court to Hear a 2nd Affirmative Action Case
  • 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
  • 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.


  • School Takeover Bill Introduced in Maryland
  • 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.


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