• Abortion Coverage to be Banned on Pennsylvania's Health Exchanges
• Source: PA Independent   |   Pennsylvania   |   June 6, 2013
• Women in Pennsylvania will have the right to choose insurance through the state health exchange, but it won’t extend to abortion.

• Cory Booker Collecting Signatures for New Jersey's Special Senate Election
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   June 6, 2013
• Newark Mayor Cory Booker has started the process to run in a special August primary to fill the seat of U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, who died Monday.
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• Bill to Keep Dead, Imprisoned People Off Welfare Becomes Michigan Law
• Source: MLive.com   |   Michigan   |   June 6, 2013
• Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a new law aimed at making sure dead and imprisoned people are taken off the eligibility list for the state’s Bridge Card food assistance program.
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• Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper Wraps up Veto-Free Session
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   June 6, 2013
• Gov. John Hickenlooper didn't use his veto pen on any of the 441 bills sent to him by the legislature, but he said that had nothing to do with the fact that his fellow Democrats in 2012 won control of both the Senate and the House.

• Latest to Run for Maryland Governor Promises Tax Cuts
• Source: Washington Post   |   Maryland   |   June 6, 2013
• Del. Ronald A. George (R-Anne Arundel) on Wednesday became the latest Maryland gubernatorial hopeful to make his 2014 bid official, promising supporters he would roll back a gas-tax increase, cut business taxes and focus on job creation.
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• North Carolina Gov. McCrory Wants to Weed Out Unnecessary Tests for Students
• Source: Raleigh News & Observer   |   North Carolina   |   June 6, 2013
• Public school students take too many tests, Gov. Pat McCrory told education leaders Wednesday, and the state needs to figure out how to lighten the load.

• Calif. State Senator at Center of FBI Raid
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   June 5, 2013
• FBI agents searched offices in the Capitol on Tuesday -- the first such raid in 25 years -- serving warrants and carting away evidence in what law enforcement officials said was a corruption probe that began in Los Angeles County.

• California Launches New Program to Revamp Parks
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   June 5, 2013
• California officials have launched a new program called Parks Forward to analyze and overhaul the state parks system. It will be led by a volunteer commission.

• Bill to Give Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants' Kids in Fla. Vetoed
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   June 5, 2013
• Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed children of undocumented immigrants to get temporary Florida driver’s licenses, a decision that may bolster his standing among immigration hard-liners but could hurt him among Hispanic voters.

• Jefferson County Reaches Deal to End Biggest U.S. Municipal Bankruptcy
• Source: Bloomberg News   |   Jefferson County, Ala.   |   June 5, 2013
• Jefferson County, Alabama, reached an agreement to pay its largest creditors $1.84 billion, or 60 percent of what they’re owed.

• Violent Crime Rises for 1st Time Since 2006
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   June 5, 2013
• Violent crime rose in the United States in 2012 for the first time in six years, led by an increase in major crimes in large cities, according to preliminary data released Monday by the F.B.I.
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• Blacks 4 Times as Likely to be Arrested for Marijuana
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   June 5, 2013
• Black Americans were nearly four times as likely as whites to be arrested on charges of marijuana possession in 2010, even though the two groups used the drug at similar rates, according to new federal data.

• Christie Calls Special Election for Lautenberg's Senate Seat
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   June 5, 2013
• Gov. Chris Christie called for a special election in October to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Frank Lautenberg, spurring an all-out sprint for the office and drawing fire from Democrats.

• Revived NCLB Bill Gives States More Options
• Source: Huffington Post   |   Nation   |   June 5, 2013
• On Tuesday, Sen. Tom Harkin, the retiring chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released a new 1,150-page bill to update No Child Left Behind Act.

• Gun Lobbying Restricted under New Kansas Law
• Source: Sedgwick County Post   |   Kansas   |   June 5, 2013
• Gov. Sam Brownback signed legislation Friday to restrict the use of state tax dollars to promote or oppose gun control policies, a measure championed by gun-rights supporters but seen by critics as endangering free-speech rights.

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