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  • Strict Gun Law Upheld in Maryland
  • 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
  • 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.


  • 3 New Gun Laws on the Books in Colorado
  • 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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  • New York Governor Favors Easing New Gun Law
  • After weeks of criticism from gun owners, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he would seek to ease the restriction on the maximum legal capacity of gun magazines.
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  • Current Laws Fail to Address Drone-Privacy Issue
  • The drones, or unmanned aerial systems, have already helped the police find missing people and county planners measure the growth of a landfill. But they could also be used by drug dealers, pedophiles and nosy neighbors, witnesses and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee said in a hearing.

  • Former Los Angeles Mayor to Join Wendy Greuel's Team if She Wins
  • Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan backed Wendy Greuel's mayoral bid and said if she wins, he will join her administration as a senior advisor on the ongoing budget crisis at City Hall.




  • Colorado Prisons Chief Killed on Eve of Gun Laws Signing
  • Tom Clements was shot and killed in his home Tuesday night, right before Gov. John Hickenlooper signed bills Wednesday morning to place new restrictions on guns. Authorities are searching for a suspect and a motive.


  • Georgia's Parent-Trigger Law Would Differ From Other States'
  • Georgia could become the only state to force local school boards to consider petitions to transform not just failing but also non-failing traditional public schools into charter schools.

  • Voter ID Bill Sent to Arkansas Governor
  • A Beebe spokesman said the governor would reserve judgment on the bill until Attorney General Dustin McDaniel responds to a lawmaker’s request for an opinion as to its constitutionality.


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