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- Oregon Governor Signs Bill Giving Driver Cards to Undocumented Immigrants
- Hours after the bill was signed, leaders of Oregonians for Immigration Reform said they plan to file paperwork to place a referendum challenging the law on the November 2014 ballot.
- Minnesota Gov. Dayton Lobbies for Gay Marriage
- Gov. Mark Dayton is intensifying pressure on legislators to legalize same-sex marriage this year.
- Gov. Corbett's Drug-Test Remark Raises Complex Issues
- Was Gov. Corbett correct when he said Pennsylvania employers "can't find anybody that . . . has passed a drug test"?
- Abortion Heightens Medicaid Standoff in Arizona
- Democrats are growing frustrated over Gov. Jan Brewer’s struggle to get her Medicaid-expansion proposal into the Legislature and say efforts to appease reluctant Republican lawmakers with anti-abortion legislation threaten their support.
- Did Connecticut Gov. Malloy Violate Ethics Laws Attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner?
- Senate Minority Leader John McKinney charged that the governor's trip was an illegal lobbying effort and that Dannel Malloy violated state ethics regulations.
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- Florida Pension Reform Bill Fails
- A pension reform bill that would have moved new state workers and teachers into a 401K plan and blocked them from enrolling in the state pension system, failed in the Florida senate. Several Republicans joined the Democratic minority to defeat the measure 22-18.
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- Gov. Corbett: Drug Tests Leave Jobs Unfilled
- Trailing in the polls in his bid for reelection and being sharply criticized for the lack of job growth in his state, Gov. Corbett blamed unemployment on workers who could not pass drug tests.
- Gunmakers Leave States with New, Strict Laws
- Arms manufacturers in at least two states with strict new gun laws are making good on their promise to move their operations -- along with thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenues -- to locales they deem friendlier to the industry.
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- Dunes Coming to New Jersey Whether Citizens Consent or Not, Christie Says
- Some property owners are refusing to give the federal government access to their property. And Gov. Christie isn’t happy about that.
- Arizona AG OKs Bisbee's Civil-Union Changes
- Arizona's attorney general withdrew his threat to sue the small city of Bisbee, Ariz., after its lawyers agreed to rewrite a controversial ordinance recognizing same-sex couples to remove rights that he said were reserved for married couples under state law.
- New Jersey Passes Drug Overdose Prevention Bill
- The new legislation mirrors laws in 11 other states in protecting witnesses and victims of drug overdose from prosecution.
- Colorado Becomes 14th State to Offer Undocumented Immigrants In-State Tuition
- Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill to grant in-state tuition rates to undocumented immigrant students who graduate from state high schools. The measure is expected to generate millions of dollars in revenue for the state.
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- U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Alabama Immigration Case
- The Supreme Court rebuffed the state of Alabama by deciding not to intervene in a case where federal judges blocked a state law that criminalizes the harboring of illegal immigrants.
- Police Not Allowed to Destroy Buyback Guns Under New Arizona Law
- Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation to require that any weapons that come into a city or county's possession must be sold off, with the profits used to bolster the local treasury.
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- Poll: Christie is GOP's 3rd Choice for President
- A new reveals that14 percent of self-identified Republicans preferred New Jersey Gov. Christie as their choice for president, compared to 16 percent for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and 18 percent for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
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- High-Performance Government - Building "Better, Faster, Cheaper"
- June 20, 2013
- Nationally, six straight years of revenue declines have put enormous pressure on state and local governments, nevertheless, some are thriving. Standard & Poor's, the credit-rating agency, reports that it issued more bond upgrades than downgrades in 2012.
- Health Care Reform is Here: Are You Ready for the Rush?
- June 27, 2013
- The Medicaid expansion and the Affordable Care Act are in full swing. With the influx of people who will be applying for benefits and the ACA requirement for online enrollment, it is more important than ever to verify the identities of those accessing benefits up front.
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