• Christine Quinn Declares Her Candidacy for NYC Mayor
• Source: New York Times   |   New York City   |   March 11, 2013
• The City Council speaker is now an official candidate for mayor to succeed political ally Michael Bloomberg.

• California's Environmental Law Polluted with Abuse
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   California   |   March 11, 2013
• The California Environmental Quality Act, signed into law by Gov. Ronald Reagan, is being used for unintended purposes and needs fixing.

• Taxpayers' Cost of Branding Chris Christie
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   March 11, 2013
• Taxpayers pick up the tab for building Brand Christie.

• Flawed F-35 Fighter Too Big to Kill as Lockheed Hooks 45 States
• Source: Bloomberg   |   Nation   |   March 11, 2013
• It counts 1,300 suppliers in 45 states supporting 133,000 jobs.

• Wisconsin Passes Mining Bill, Groups Vow Lawsuits
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Wisconsin   |   March 8, 2013
• A newly passed bill in Wisconsin relaxes environmental and permitting regulations to pave the way for a new mining in the state. Several groups have vowed to fight new mining in court.

• As Voting Rights Act is Debated in Court, Bronx Offers a Case Study
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   March 8, 2013
• The Bronx offers a case study into arguments for and against continuing the half-century effort to monitor elections through a racial prism.

• Gun Debate Shines National Spotlight on Colorado
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   March 8, 2013
• Hardened by mass shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and at an Aurora movie theater in July, Colorado teeters on the cusp of passing some of the strictest gun laws in the Mountain West.

• Tuition Equity Bill May Have a Chance in Florida This Year
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   March 7, 2013
• A bill to allow U.S. born children of undocumented immigrants in-state tuition is advancing in the Florida legislature.

• Texas Seeks New Execution Standards for Intellectually Disabled
• BY: The Texas Tribune   |   Texas   |   March 7, 2013
• A new bill seeks to clarify the standards used when deciding to execute intellectually disabled criminals.

• Detroit Mayor Bing Won't Try to Block Emergency Financial Manager
• Source: Detroit Free Press   |   Michigan   |   March 7, 2013
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said Wednesday he won't contest Gov. Rick Snyder's decision to appoint an emergency financial manager for the devastated city he leads, saying the City Council can appeal if it wants to, but it's "a fight we cannot win."
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• Arkansas Adopts Nation's Strictest Abortion Law Despite Gov. Beebe's Veto
• Source: AP/Businessweek   |   Arkansas   |   March 7, 2013
• Lawmakers in the Republican-dominated legislature defied Gov. Mike Beebe, overriding his veto of the now law that bans the procedure from the 12th week of pregnancy.

• Idaho Abortion Law Struck Down
• Source: AP/Idaho Statesman   |   Idaho   |   March 7, 2013
• A federal judge has struck down Idaho's law banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on beliefs held by physicians and others that the fetus is able to feel pain at that point.

• Death Penalty Likely to be Repealed in Maryland
• Source: Washington Post   |   Maryland   |   March 7, 2013
• The Maryland Senate voted to repeal the death penalty after four days of emotional debate, moving the state closer to becoming the sixth in as many years to abolish executions. The House is expected to approve the measure.

• Historic School-Funding Case Heads to Colorado Supreme Court
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   March 7, 2013
• The suit alleges the state's current school-funding system fails to provide a "thorough and uniform" system of education as outlined in the Colorado Constitution.

• GOP Gov. Brewer Works to Sell Her Party on Medicaid Expansion
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   March 7, 2013
• For some Republican lawmakers, the cost of supporting their governor’s top legislative priority this year may be too great.

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