• Gov. Pence Pushes Controversial Healthy Indiana Plan to Expand Medicaid
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   April 1, 2013
• If Washington doesn’t agree to allow the state to alter Medicaid to fit the Healthy Indiana Plan — which could happen — Medicaid would not be expanded and the state would forgo $10.5 billion in federal aid through 202

• 'Gabby's Bill' to Protect Mentally Ill in Jeopardy in Arizona
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   April 1, 2013
• Legislation to protect the mentally ill and the public, including a bill — unofficially called Gabby’s Law — to better identify and respond to people in crisis, could be in trouble as state lawmakers enter final deliberations on non-budget-related bills.

• D.C. Government Judges Fighting to Unionize for the 1st Time
• Source: Washington Post   |   District of Columbia   |   April 1, 2013
• Now a group of city administrative law judges is seeking to organize for the first time, and the months-long effort has generated frustration among union advocates who think Mayor Vincent C. Gray has failed to match his pro-labor rhetoric with action.
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• Teachers Fear Speed of New Pay Plan in Florida
• Source: Miami Herald   |   Florida   |   April 1, 2013
• Teachers have serious issues with the complicated new formula that will be used to evaluate them and determine pay raises.

• Florida Governor Calls for Obama to Pay Up on Port Improvements
• BY: Stateline   |   Florida   |   March 29, 2013
• Ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to the Port of Miami, Florida Gov. Rick Scott criticized him and the federal government for not paying their share of port improvement projects costs in the state.

• Nevada Lawmaker Expelled for 1st Time in State's History
• Source: Las Vegas Sun   |   Las Vegas   |   March 29, 2013
• Through gut-wrenching tears Nevada lawmakers brought a conclusion to the at-times frightening saga that has gripped the Nevada Legislature for two months, voting Thursday to oust one of their own.

• Program to Give Guns to Residents in High-Crime Areas Stirs Controversy
• Source: AP/Wall Street Journal   |   Tucson, Ariz.   |   March 29, 2013
• The Armed Citizen Project is part of a national campaign to give shotguns to single women and homeowners in the nation's crime-ridden neighborhoods.

• Gov. McCrory’s Proposal to End Political Funding Program Would Hurt Democrats
• Source: Raleigh News & Observer   |   North Carolina   |   March 29, 2013
• Republican Gov. Pat McCrory is proposing to do away with a volunteer taxpayer check-off program that helps subsidize the political parties, a move more likely to harm the Democrats than the GOP.

• Facing Charges, Marcus Hook Mayor Withdraws Re-Election Bid
• Source: Philadelphia Inquirer   |   Marcus Hook, Pa.   |   March 29, 2013
• The mayor of Marcus Hook, charged last week with holding an acquaintance hostage during a drunken encounter at his home, has decided not to run for reelection.

• U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz Joins Pennsylvania Governor's Race
• Source: Politico   |   Pennsylvania   |   March 29, 2013
• Emboldened by a private primary poll commissioned by EMILY’s List, Schwartz has hired Obama campaign veteran Reesa Kossoff as communications director for her political operation and plans to open a state-level campaign account early next month.

• Christie and Buono File Petitions to Run for New Jersey Governor
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   March 29, 2013
• The petitions filed by Christie, the Republican incumbent, had 11,607 signatures compared with 5,836.

• Emergency Management of Detroit Begins Amid Protests and Lawsuits
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Detroit, Mich.   |   March 28, 2013
• A legal fight against the state's new emergency manager law is expected to kick off today -- the same day the law takes effect -- with protesters descending on Detroit as a Federal lawsuit challenging it's constitutionality is being filed.

• Right-to-Work Law Takes Effect in Michigan
• Source: Detroit Free Press   |   Michigan   |   March 28, 2013
• One of the most hard-fought changes in Michigan history -- right-to-work legislation -- takes effect today, but its effects are largely unknown and not expected to be immediate.

• Wisconsin Governor on Gay Marriage: Let States Decide
• Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   |   Wisconsin   |   March 28, 2013
• As the nation's highest court considers two gay marriage cases, Gov. Scott Walker backed Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage but also said the issue should be left to states to decide.

• Nevada May OK Betting on Federal Elections
• Source: Politico   |   Nevada   |   March 28, 2013
• The bill's sponsor said betting on the presidential election was “one of the biggest moneymakers [for the government] in all of betting outside the United States."
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