• Obama Calls for Delay in Medicaid Cuts to Hospitals
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   April 10, 2013
• If President Barack Obama's proposal to postpone Medicaid cuts to hospitals for one more year is enacted, it would likely complicate the politics of the Medicaid expansion.

• Obama Proposes $75 Billion for Universal Preschool
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   April 10, 2013
• Following up on his pledge to expand early education to all American children, President Barack Obama proposed pumping $66 billion over the next 10 years into a “Preschool for All” initiative.
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• Obama Proposes Energy Program Modeled on 'Race to the Top'
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   April 10, 2013
• As part of his plan for greater energy efficiency across the U.S., President Barack Obama proposed a competitive grant program to help states cut waste.
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• Texas Asks for Feds' Help Getting Water from Mexico
• BY: The Texas Tribune   |   Texas   |   April 10, 2013
• Gov. Rick Perry and a number of Texas politicians are seeking help from the Obama administration to hold Mexico to its treaty obligations to release water from the Rio Grande to Texas cities along the border.
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• New Teaching Guidelines Call for Changes to Climate Change, Evolution Instruction
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   April 10, 2013
• The guidelines, developed by 26 state governments, are the first broad national recommendations for science instruction since 1996. States are not required to adopt them, but 26 states have committed to seriously considering them.

• Nevada Adopts New State Brand to Attract Tourists, Businesses
• Source: Reno Gazette-Journal   |   Nevada   |   April 10, 2013
• “Nevada: A world within. A state apart,” is Nevada’s new slogan.
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• Sen. Sweeney Calls for 4th Rutgers Official to Resign over Mike Rice Video
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   April 10, 2013
• New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney sent Rutgers officials a letter asking for the resignation of board member Mark Hershhorn, who failed to notify other members after he viewed the video of basketball coach Mike Rice abusing his players in December.

• California's Carbon Market May Link with Quebec's
• Source: Sacramento Bee   |   California   |   April 10, 2013
• Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday gave state regulators the green light to link California's carbon market with a similar market in the Canadian province of Quebec.

• Financing of Virginia Governor's Daughter's Wedding Questioned
• Source: Washington Post   |   Virginia   |   April 10, 2013
• The question of who was responsible for paying the $15,000 catering bill is a key one because Virginia law requires that elected officials publicly report gifts of more than $50
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• North Dakota AG Seeks $400k to Defend New Abortion Laws
• Source: Inforum   |   North Dakota   |   April 10, 2013
• The state’s top attorney is asking lawmakers to include $400,000 in his budget to fight any litigation resulting from passage of what some say are the most restrictive anti-abortion measures in the country.
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• Gov. Christie to Attend White House Correspondents' Dinner as Huffington Post's Plus-1
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   April 10, 2013
• Liberal media mogul Arianna Huffington is bringing GOP star Gov. Chris Christie, Jon Bon Jovi and Shaquille O'Neal to the White House Correspondents' dinner later this month.

• Obama's Budget: What States & Cities Need to Know
• BY: News Staff   |   Nation   |   April 10, 2013
• President Barack Obama released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2014 Wednesday. We break it down to tell you how it impacts states, cities and counties and their specific programs.
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• 5 Gun Safety Measures in Obama's 2014 Budget
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   Nation   |   April 10, 2013
• The administration has asked Congress to fund better record keeping for background checks and scientific research related to gun violence. For full coverage of the president's proposed budget, click here.
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• New Jersey Governor Doubles Funding for Medicial Marijuana Program
• BY: McClatchy News   |   New Jersey   |   April 9, 2013
• Gov. Christie has proposed a $1.6 million budget for New Jersey's three-year-old medical marijuana program -- more than twice the current spending plan -- in anticipation that more dispensaries will open this year.

• 2nd Republican Rep. Announces Support for Gay Marriage in Illinois
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Illinois   |   April 9, 2013
• State Rep. Ed Sullivan Jr. said he will support a bill to allow gay marriage in Illinois, becoming the second House Republican to do so and first among leadership.

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