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• Controversial Abortion, Voter ID Bills Headed to North Carolina Governor
• Jul. 26, 2013
• The Senate gave final approval to a measure giving the state Department of Health and Human Services the authority to regulate abortion clinics with the same standards as outpatient surgical centers.

• In Utah, It’s Your Marijuana Prescription or Your Concealed Gun
• Jul. 26, 2013
• Utah, complying with the federal Gun Control Act, denies or revokes concealed-carry firearms permits for anyone with a prescription for marijuana. While Utah doesn’t allow marijuana to treat ailments, eight of the 31 states that recognize Utah’s concealed firearms permit do.

• Californians May Vote on Lifting Medical Malpractice Cap
• Jul. 26, 2013
• The drive to raise the amount victims can recover in medical malpractice lawsuits may be going to California's ballot box.

• HHS Officials Urge Florida to Reconsider Medicaid Expansion
• Jul. 25, 2013
• Officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services held a conference call with reporters to reiterate the economic and social benefits of expanding the healthcare safety net for the Florida's poorest residents, in an effort to convince lawmakers to reconsider Medicaid expansion.

• Feds Raid Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Washington State
• Jul. 25, 2013
• Washington state legalized adult possession of up to an ounce of marijuana last fall, but marijuana remains illegal under federal law.

• New Hampshire is 19th State to OK Medical Marijuana
• Jul. 25, 2013
• The law takes effect immediately, but it may be well over a year before the program is up and running.

• Judge Halts Part of Alabama Abortion Law Until 2014
• Jul. 25, 2013
• A federal judge has delayed enforcement of a key portion of Alabama's new abortion clinic law until March 24, 2014.

• California Opens Special Window for Public Employees in Same-Sex Couples to Enroll in Health Insurance
• Jul. 25, 2013
• The enrollment is aimed at gay couples who had been married previously but shied away from CalPERS' health plan because employees had to pay taxes on their spouses' health benefits. Since DOMA was declared unconstitutional on June 26, those tax consequences have gone away.

• New York Ends Decade-Long Battle over Housing Mentally Ill
• Jul. 24, 2013
• The administration of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo agreed on Tuesday to give 4,000 mentally ill people who have been kept in institutional homes in New York City the opportunity to move into their own subsidized apartments, settling a contentious legal battle over the care for such patients that dragged on for a decade.

• Wisconsin Enacts Legislation Targeting Food Stamp Trafficking
• Jul. 23, 2013
• More kinds of food stamp fraud would be explicitly subject to state sanctions, under a bill signed privately Monday at the state Capitol by Gov. Scott Walker. It was passed in the legislature with broad bipartisan support.

• Obama Administration Recruits Celebrities to Promote ACA Enrollment
• Jul. 23, 2013
• Stepping up efforts to enroll young Americans in health insurance this fall, the Obama administration is enlisting the help of actors and entertainment industry officials to educate 20-something consumers about the need to get covered.

• Feds File Suit Against Florida Over Treatment of Disabled Children
• Jul. 23, 2013
• The Justice Department's civil rights division has filed suit in federal court against Florida healthcare agencies claiming the state is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by forcing disabled children to live and grow up in nursing homes for the elderly.

• Judge Halts North Dakota Abortion Law
• Jul. 23, 2013
• A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a new North Dakota law that bans abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected — as early as six weeks into pregnancy — calling the law "clearly invalid and unconstitutional."

• Ex-N.Y. Gov. Pataki to Testify in Case over Sex Offenders' Involuntary Transfer to Psych Wards
• Jul. 23, 2013
• The lawsuit accuses the state of abusing its authority eight years ago by transferring the plaintiffs to psychiatric facilities at the end of their prison terms — in effect, summarily extending their sentences without recourse. None of the plaintiffs are still in mental health institutions.

• Florida DCF Chief Resigns Amid Scandal Surrounding Children's Deaths
• Jul. 19, 2013
• David Wilkins, Florida's top child welfare and social services administrator, resigned Thursday amid an escalating scandal over the recent deaths of four small children who had a history of involvement with child-abuse investigators.