• 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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• Boston Mayor Not Running for Re-Election
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Boston   |   March 28, 2013
• Mayor Thomas M. Menino will announce that he will not seek a sixth term in office.

• Hospitals May Be Required to Publicize Prices in North Carolina
• Source: Raleigh News & Observer   |   North Carolina   |   March 28, 2013
• At least 14 states – but not North Carolina – require collection of health care cost data for use by consumers. New Hampshire and Maine have published estimates online.

• North Dakota Enacts Strictest Abortion Laws in U.S.
• Source: Bismarck Tribune   |   North Dakota   |   March 27, 2013
• Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed three anti-abortion bills into law, setting the stage for a potentially high-profile and expensive court challenge.

• Death Penalty Ban Killed in Colorado
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   March 27, 2013
• A House committee killed a bill that sought to abolish the death penalty, exactly one week after Gov. John Hickenlooper expressed concerns that Coloradans weren't ready to part ways with the execution chamber.

• Voter ID Bill Becomes Law in Virginia
• Source: Washington Post   |   Virginia   |   March 27, 2013
• Virginia has become the latest GOP-led state to approve legislation that would ask voters to present a photo ID to cast a ballot.
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• Arkansas Governor Vetoes Voter ID Bill
• Source: Arkansas News   |   Arkansas   |   March 27, 2013
• Gov. Mike Beebe vetoed legislation to require voters to show photo identification at the polls and characterized the measure as “an expensive solution in search of a problem.”

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