• Christie Vetoes Online Gambling Bill -- for Now
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   February 8, 2013
• New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he wanted lawmakers to provide more funds to combat gambling addiction, toughen oversight of casino employees, revise the bill to collect more taxes and then he would sign the bill.

• Drone Ban Up in the Air in Virginia
• Source: Politico   |   Virginia   |   February 7, 2013
• Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has not decided whether he will sign a bill barring state and local agencies from using drones for two years — the first legislation of its kind in the country that passed through the state’s General Assembly.

• Driverless Car Bill Shelved in Colorado
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   February 6, 2013
• The legislation would have made Colorado the fifth state to make automatic cars legal.

• Amazon to Collect Sales Taxes in Connecticut
• Source: Connecticut Mirror   |   Connecticut   |   February 5, 2013
• Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced a new agreement that will result in Amazon.com collecting the state sales tax on Connecticut purchases.

• Maryland Offshore Wind Plan Likely to Pass, But Less Likely to be Built
• Source: Washington Post   |   Maryland   |   February 5, 2013
• The tortured process of garnering support has left Gov. O’Malley with a project so small that developers and banks probably won’t take the financial risk, experts predict.

• Super Bowl Blackout Blamed on 'Abnormality' in System
• Source: New Orleans Times Picayune   |   New Orleans   |   February 4, 2013
• The second half of the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens had just gotten under way when the lights went out for 34 minutes.

• Tech, Telecom Giants Take Sides as FCC Proposes Free, Widespread Public WiFi
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   February 4, 2013
• The proposal has rattled the wireless industry, which has launched a fierce lobbying effort against the idea, while Google, Microsoft and other tech giants say a free-for-all WiFi service would spark an explosion of innovations and devices.
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• Minnesota Launches Online Exchange to Meet Flu-Vaccine Demand
• Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune   |   Minnesota   |   January 30, 2013
• Amid the worst flu outbreak in years, a few Minnesota clinics have exhausted their vaccine supplies, prompting the state Health Department to launch an online exchange that matches clinics needing vaccine with those that have surpluses.

• States Rethink High-Risk Pools, Health Exchanges
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   January 29, 2013
• A recent change in how HHS plans to run a fund to cushion health plans with lots of high-cost customers is forcing states to rethink their own timetable for shifting some of the sickest people into the health insurance marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act.
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• Kansas City Joins States, Cities with Chief Innovation Officers
• BY: Government Technology   |   Kansas City, Mo.   |   January 25, 2013
• The list of Chief Innovation Officers in public agencies is growing, as evidenced by appointments at the state and local levels -- Maryland, Massachusetts, San Francisco and Philadelphia, to name a few.

• States Save Millions Helping Veterans Get Federal Aid
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   January 24, 2013
• Using an existing reporting tool, states are moving vets off Medicaid rolls by connecting them to better federal benefits they may not have known about.
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• Court: Indiana's Ban on Sex Offenders Using Facebook Unconstitutional
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   January 24, 2013
• The law that bans sex offenders from using sites they know allow access to youths under the age of 18 is too broad, a three-judge federal appeals court determined, and “prohibits substantial protected speech.”

• Public Universities to Offer Free Online Courses for Credit
• Source: Inside Higher Ed   |   Nation   |   January 24, 2013
• Two announcements this week suggest that MOOCs -- massive open online courses -- will increasingly include a route for students to receive academic credit.
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• States Consider Special Fees for Electric Cars
• BY: The Texas Tribune   |   Nation   |   January 23, 2013
• While many states offer tax incentives for people to purchase energy-efficient vehicles like hybrids and electric cars, lawmakers in several states have proposed levying special fees on owners of some such vehicles.
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• Amazon Fails to Collect New Taxes in Georgia
• Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution   |   Georgia   |   January 23, 2013
• Georgia shoppers at Amazon.com still aren’t paying sales tax, three weeks after the start of a state law designed to snag the money from the world’s biggest online retailer.

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