• Washington Congressional Delegation Not Attempting Reconciliation of Pot Laws
• Source: The Seattle Times   |   Seattle, Wash.   |   June 17, 2013
• Seven months after Washington voters legalized recreational pot, supporters are growing increasingly aggrieved over the dearth of effort by the state’s congressional lawmakers to reconcile the state law with the federal prohibition against marijuana.

• Indiana's Gay Marriage Fight Could Continue Beyond Supreme Court Ruling
• Source: The Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   June 17, 2013
• The state legislature has delayed debate on an amendment banning gay marriage in the state while it waits to see the outcome of the pending Supreme Court ruling. But barring a sweeping decision by the court, both sides expect the fight over the proposed change to the state constitution to continue.

• 2 Former Governors Say Immigration Reform Would Save States Money
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   Nation   |   June 14, 2013
• Immigration reform could save states money and boost the economy, said former governors Haley Barbour and Jeb Bush at a recent forum.

• Nevada Gov. Sandoval Vetoes Universal Background Checks
• Source: AP/Reno Gazette-Journal   |   Nevada   |   June 14, 2013
• In his veto message, Gov. Brian Sandoval said the universal background checks provision "imposes unreasonable burdens and harsh penalties upon law-abiding Nevadans, while doing little to prevent criminals from unlawfully obtaining firearms."

• Arizona's GOP Gov. Brewer Wins Medicaid-Expansion Battle
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   June 14, 2013
• Whether it was exhaustion, resignation or a decision to save the fight for another day, the bitter tirades that dominated the budget and Medicaid fight on Wednesday and into Thursday morning were replaced by hugs and handshakes.

• Court Allows Christie's Special Election
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   June 14, 2013
• A three-judge appellate panel has rejected a challenge to Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to call a special election to fill the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s seat in October, three weeks before the regularly scheduled November election.

• Legal Fight over Drilling Money Seeps into Virginia Governor’s Race
• Source: Washington Post   |   Virginia   |   June 14, 2013
• A complex legal dispute over mineral rights in Virginia’s coal country has become the latest battleground in the state’s bitterly fought gubernatorial race, with Democrats accusing Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II of improperly siding with out-of-state energy companies against Virginians who say the firms cheated them out of natural gas royalties.

• Arizona House OKs Medicaid Expansion in Final Days
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   June 13, 2013
• The vote moves Arizona one step closer to becoming the 21st state to expand Medicaid.

• Indiana Lawmakers Override Gov. Pence's Income-Tax Veto
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   June 13, 2013
• The votes defied the normal political alliances, with most Democrats backing the Republican governor, and most Republicans voting to reject his veto.

• Maryland Gov. O'Malley Endorses Booker for N.J. Senate
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   June 13, 2013
• In the first of what is likely to be a string of national endorsements, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley said he is endorsing Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s candidacy to replace U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg.

• Bid to Legalize Marijuana in Arizona Begins
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   June 13, 2013
• The initiative needs 259,213 valid signatures by July 3, 2014, to qualify for the November 2014 ballot.

• Judge Rules Tennessee Violated Occupy Nashville's 1st Amendment Rights
• Source: Tennessean   |   Tennessee   |   June 13, 2013
• Occupy protests spread around the country in 2011, mostly by citizens who were taking aim at the country’s income disparities and what they saw as an overly cozy relationship between federal politicians and Wall Street financiers.

• Nonprofits Draw States' Money, But Not Much Oversight
• BY: The Center for Public Integrity   |   Nation   |   June 12, 2013
• Ethics experts say questionable ties between nonprofits and politicians are on the rise, but state scrutiny is often ineffective.

• Washington State Prepares for Shutdown as Special Session Begins
• Source: Seattle Times   |   Washington state   |   June 12, 2013
• With the legislature headed into a second special session and no budget yet approved, the governor is making plans for a possible government shutdown should the current state budget expire without a new one.

• Arizona Gov. Brewer Calls Special Session for Budget, Medicaid Expansion
• Source: Arizona Capitol Times   |   Arizona   |   June 12, 2013
• Some denounced the governor’s decision to call a special session as unnecessary and antagonistic, while many avoided the floor and instead sat in the gallery. Others left their respective chambers in protest.

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