• No-Tax Pledge Won't Get Ken Cuccinelli's Signature
• Source: Politico   |   Virginia   |   March 14, 2013
• Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will not sign the famed Americans for Tax Reform pledge against raising taxes, his campaign – a surprise move for a gubernatorial candidate known for his down-the-line conservatism.

• Colorado to Join 8 States with Civil Unions for Gay Couples
• Source: AP/Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   March 14, 2013
• Colorado lawmakers took a historic vote to approve civil unions for gay couples, delivering on a campaign promise from Democrats who have capitalized on the changing political landscape of a state where voters banned same-sex marriage not long ago. The bill is expected to be signed into law within two weeks.

• New Jersey Appeals Sports Betting Decision
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   March 14, 2013
• New Jersey officials appealed a federal judge’s decision to block legal sports betting in the state, a move that was expected in a high-stakes case that could end up before the nation’s highest court.

• L.A. Police Chief Among U.S. Politicians, Celebrities Hacked
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Nation   |   March 13, 2013
• First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck were among a high-powered roster of public figures whose personal and financial information was posted on the Internet.

• George P. Bush to Run for Texas Land Commissioner
• Source: AP/Fort Worth Star-Telegram   |   Texas   |   March 13, 2013
• He's hoping to use a little-known but powerful post to continue his family's political dynasty in one of the country's most conservative states.

• Lt. Gov. Decides Against Independent Bid for Virginia Governor
• Source: Washington Post   |   Virginia   |   March 13, 2013
• Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling announced that he would not run for governor as an independent, ending a months-long tease that threatened to shake up an unpredictable race.

• Arizona Gov. Brewer Unveils Medicaid Expansion Bill
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   March 13, 2013
• Gov. Jan Brewer unveiled draft legislation detailing her plans for expanding Medicaid, while putting a human face on the contentious issue in hopes of convincing skeptical GOP lawmakers whose votes she needs to get it approved.

• Study: Voter ID Laws Hurt Young Minorities
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   March 13, 2013
• As a handful of state legislatures around the country consider enacting stricter voter ID laws, a new study finds that young people – and especially young minorities – are disproportionately affected by those laws when they go into effect.
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• Florida Lawmakers Reject Medicaid Expansion Despite Governor's Approval
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   March 12, 2013
• A Florida Senate committee voted against Medicaid expansion, joining the House in rejecting Gov. Rick Scott's proposal for a three-year trial covered entirely by federal funding.

• Wisconsin Governor Signs Iron Mining Law
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Wisconsin   |   March 12, 2013
• Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law the controversial bill that relaxes permitting requirements for iron mining in the state. Lawsuits are expected to be filed against the state over the changes.

• Governor's Top Pick for Detroit's Emergency Financial Manager Emerges
• Source: Detroit Free Press   |   Michigan   |   March 12, 2013
• Kevyn Orr, a partner in the prestigious Jones Day law firm of Washington, D.C., is Gov. Rick Snyder's leading choice to become Detroit's emergency financial manager.

• Judge Sides with State on Law Banning Ethnic Studies
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   March 12, 2013
• State officials have won a significant legal battle in a long-running saga over a controversial Tucson schools ethnic-studies program, with a federal judge ruling that a law designed to ban it is constitutional.

• Gun Bills Pass Colorado Senate, Head to House
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   March 12, 2013
• The Senate passed five bills Monday — two House bills that must go back to the House, two Senate bills that must go to the House and a House bill that now goes to Gov. John Hickenlooper's desk.

• Campaign Spending More Than Triples in Wisconsin
• Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   |   Wisconsin   |   March 12, 2013
• Boosted by both a U.S. Supreme Court decision and the bitter recall fights, spending on state and federal campaigns in Wisconsin more than tripled between the 2006 and 2008 election cycles and the 2010 and 2012 election cycles, a new report found.

• 45 State Officials Have Ties to Fracking Industry in Pa.
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Pennsylvania   |   March 12, 2013
• Many of the state's policymakers and regulators have come from or go straight to jobs in the oil and gas industry they oversee, according to a report that questions the impacts of such a "revolving door" on public policy decisions.
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