• Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper Wraps up Veto-Free Session
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   June 6, 2013
• Gov. John Hickenlooper didn't use his veto pen on any of the 441 bills sent to him by the legislature, but he said that had nothing to do with the fact that his fellow Democrats in 2012 won control of both the Senate and the House.

• Latest to Run for Maryland Governor Promises Tax Cuts
• Source: Washington Post   |   Maryland   |   June 6, 2013
• Del. Ronald A. George (R-Anne Arundel) on Wednesday became the latest Maryland gubernatorial hopeful to make his 2014 bid official, promising supporters he would roll back a gas-tax increase, cut business taxes and focus on job creation.
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• Calif. State Senator at Center of FBI Raid
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   June 5, 2013
• FBI agents searched offices in the Capitol on Tuesday -- the first such raid in 25 years -- serving warrants and carting away evidence in what law enforcement officials said was a corruption probe that began in Los Angeles County.

• Bill to Give Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants' Kids in Fla. Vetoed
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   June 5, 2013
• Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed children of undocumented immigrants to get temporary Florida driver’s licenses, a decision that may bolster his standing among immigration hard-liners but could hurt him among Hispanic voters.

• Christie Calls Special Election for Lautenberg's Senate Seat
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   June 5, 2013
• Gov. Chris Christie called for a special election in October to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Frank Lautenberg, spurring an all-out sprint for the office and drawing fire from Democrats.

• Gun Lobbying Restricted under New Kansas Law
• Source: Sedgwick County Post   |   Kansas   |   June 5, 2013
• Gov. Sam Brownback signed legislation Friday to restrict the use of state tax dollars to promote or oppose gun control policies, a measure championed by gun-rights supporters but seen by critics as endangering free-speech rights.

• Sen. Lautenberg's Death Puts Gov. Christie in Difficult Spot
• Source: New York Times   |   New Jersey   |   June 4, 2013
• The death of Frank R. Lautenberg on Monday has left Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey with the kind of opportunity that politicians usually covet: the chance to give away a seat in the United States Senate. But the decision is fraught with pitfalls, none bigger than having to choose between improving his party’s fortunes in Washington and furthering his own political ambitions at home.
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• Public Will be Excluded from Some Meetings if California Gov. Brown Signs Bill
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   California   |   June 4, 2013
• The measure was created in reaction to a legal opinion by a county prosecutor who said a private 2011 meeting between Jerry Brown and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors violated the public's right to see government business being conducted.

• Marijuana Regulation Bill Fails in California Legislature
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   June 3, 2013
• The California Assembly quashed a bill that would have created a state agency to tax and regulate the state's overgrown medical marijuana landscape.

• Illinois Lawmakers Fail to Pass Pension Reform, Gay Marriage Bills
• Source: Chicago Tribune   |   Illinois   |   June 3, 2013
• But lawmakers did pass measures to expand Medicaid, make Illinois the last state to allow concealed carry, and legalize medical marijuana.

• Major Democratic Donors Flock to Gov. Christie
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   June 3, 2013
• The checks are flying into the Republican governor’s war chest from all sorts of unlikely places.

• Being Communist no Longer Legal Ground for Firing People in Nevada
• Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal   |   Nevada   |   June 3, 2013
• Gov. Brian Sandoval on Wednesday signed Senate Bill 506, which removes archaic language from a 1950s law passed during the Cold War era that allowed Nevada employees to fire anyone they expected might be a communist.

• Illinois Treasurer Rutherford Joins Governor's Race
• Source: Chicago Tribune   |   Illinois   |   June 3, 2013
• State Treasurer Dan Rutherford kicked off a campaign for the 2014 Republican governor nomination Sunday, touting himself as the only statewide officeholder among the GOP field.

• Florida Enacts Laws to Aid Human Trafficking Victims
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   May 31, 2013
• Gov. Rick Scott signed into law two bills aimed at helping victims of sex trafficking clear their names for crimes like drug use or prostitution that are tied to their forced servitude.

• California Assembly Approves Minimum Wage Increase
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   May 31, 2013
• The California Assembly passed a bill to raise California's minimum wage from $8 to $9.25 an hour over the next three years. The bill also requires future increases to keep pace with inflation
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