• Massachusetts Lt. Gov. to Resign
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Massachusetts   |   May 23, 2013
• Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray will resign from the administration next month to run the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, positioning himself as a hometown cheerleader far from Beacon Hill where he saw his reputation tarnished the last few years.

• Arkansas Treasurer Resigns
• Source: Arkansas News   |   Arkansas   |   May 23, 2013
• State Treasurer Martha Shoffner resigned a day after appearing in federal court to face an extortion charge.

• Minnesota to Fund All-Day Kindergarten Starting in 2014
• Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune   |   Minnesota   |   May 23, 2013
• All-day kindergarten should become a reality throughout Minnesota in fall 2014 under an education-funding bill signed by Gov. Mark Dayton that DFLers consider one of their chief accomplishments of the legislative session.

• EMILY’s List Endorses Allyson Schwartz for Pennsylvania Governor
• Source: Politico   |   Pennsylvania   |   May 23, 2013
• The pro-Democratic women’s group EMILY’s List is throwing its support behind Pennsylvania Rep. Allyson Schwartz in her bid to defeat incumbent GOP Gov. Tom Corbett.

• Wisconsin Legislators Back Walker's Broad Authority to Sell State Property
• Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   |   Wisconsin   |   May 23, 2013
• Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee largely signed off Tuesday on giving Gov. Scott Walker broad authority to sell heating plants, highways and other state property without seeking competitive bids, but stipulated that lawmakers must approve any sale.

• Florida Enacts Election Law to Ease Long Voter Lines
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   May 22, 2013
• Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law a number of election law changes that roll back ones made by GOP lawmakers in 2011. The changes focus on expanding voter access and easing long lines at the polls.

• Drones, Border-Security Technology Shaping Immigration Debate
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   May 22, 2013
• Advances in technology like drones, fences and surveillance cameras are playing a prominent role in the immigration debate. Some argue they've made the border more secure than ever, but governors in border states say the work is far from done.

• Oklahoma Tornado is Emergency Management Chief's 36th Major Disaster
• BY: Stateline   |   Oklahoma   |   May 22, 2013
• Albert Ashwood is the longest serving state emergency management chief in the country.

• In Oklahoma Tornado's Wake, Many Ask How Safe Schools Were
• Source: Christian Science Monitor   |   Oklahoma   |   May 22, 2013
• As rescue and recovery efforts continue in Moore, Okla., following the devastating tornado that struck Monday afternoon, attention has focused, in particular, on the schools that were hit – and in some cases, largely demolished.

• Arizona's 20-Week Abortion Ban Struck Down
• Source: San Francisco Chronicle   |   Arizona   |   May 22, 2013
• Arizona is likely to appeal the ruling and may ask the nation's high court to re-examine the right to abortion, established in the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision.
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• Colorado's New School Finance Law Depends on Tax Vote
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   May 22, 2013
• Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law a new school finance bill that would change the way the state doles out money for education — but only if taxpayers pass an estimated $1 billion tax increase.

• Arizona Redistricting Commissioner Resigns
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   May 22, 2013
• One of the state’s five redistricting commissioners resigned his post, citing a “toxic” atmosphere that has stalled the panel’s work.

• Virginia Lt. Gov. Nominee Has 'No Apologies' for Comments on Gays, Abortion
• Source: Washington Post   |   Virginia   |   May 22, 2013
• E.W. Jackson, a virtual unknown who has never held public office, suggested that Planned Parenthood has done more to hurt blacks than the Ku Klux Klan and called gays and lesbians “perverted” and “very sick people.”

• Feds Approve Va. Project Coordinating Medicare, Medicaid
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Virginia   |   May 21, 2013
• Virginia is the sixth state to reach an agreement with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to run a pilot project coordinating care for dual eligibles.

• Supreme Court to Reexamine Church-State Separation at Government Meetings
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nation   |   May 21, 2013
• The Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin most of its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor.
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