• Governors Weigh In on Gun Violence in State of State Speeches
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   Nation   |   January 15, 2013
• Some state leaders aren’t waiting for Congress to address last year’s mass shootings in Newtown, Conn. and Aurora, Colo. So far five governors have alluded to gun violence in their annual state-of-the-state addresses.

• California Governor Dodges National Gun-Laws Debate
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   January 15, 2013
• Gov. Jerry Brown's avoidance of a roaring national debate about gun control is in contrast to a flurry of pro-gun control activity around him at the Capitol.

• Where Marijuana is Legal, Neighboring States Prepare for Prosecution
• Source: USA Today   |   West   |   January 15, 2013
• States neighboring Colorado and Washington vow to arrest and prosecute marijuana possessors even if the product is purchased legally across state lines.

• New York Poised to Pass 1st Post-Newtown Gun Bill
• Source: Albany Times-Union   |   New York   |   January 15, 2013
• The legislation broadens the state's definition of banned assault weapons, increases penalties for those convicted of illegal gun possession and creates a statewide database for gun permits.

• Kansas Education Cuts Unconstitutional, Court Rules
• Source: Kansas City Star   |   Kansas   |   January 15, 2013
• A panel of state judges ruled that funding of Kansas schools doesn’t pass constitutional muster, suggesting a price tag that could approach $500 million more for the state.

• Gay Judge Expected to Win Approval in Virginia This Year
• Source: Washington Post   |   Virginia   |   January 15, 2013
• Virginia’s General Assembly appears poised to put an openly gay judge on the bench Tuesday, reversing itself on one of the most contentious issues of last year’s session.

• Maryland Gov. O'Malley to Push for State Assault Weapons Ban
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   Maryland   |   January 14, 2013
• Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has announced his legislative agenda for gun control includes a ban the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
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• Most States Fail to Provide Gun Background Check Info
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nation   |   January 14, 2013
• More than half of the states don't take part in a federal database that tracks mentally ill people who are legally barred from buying guns.

• Bloomberg on Anti-Gun-Control GOP: Why Can't You Change Them?
• Source: Washington Post   |   Nation   |   January 14, 2013
• New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, America’s most prominent and deep-pocketed advocate for gun control, would rather rehabilitate Republicans than oust them.

• Voter ID Battle Set to Rage Again in 2013
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   January 14, 2013
• This year promises a flurry of new voter ID legislation across the country as well as reignited court battles in states where the laws were blocked last year and a Supreme Court ruling on part of the Voting Rights Act.

• Juvenile Justice Reforms to be Considered in Georgia
• Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution   |   Georgia   |   January 14, 2013
• State lawmakers will consider changes to the state’s juvenile justice system, which costs $300 million a year but has had a poor success rate in keeping Georgia’s wayward teenagers from committing repeat offenses.

• Gov. O'Malley Pushes Tough Gun Laws in Maryland
• Source: Washington Post   |   Maryland   |   January 14, 2013
• Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley will seek to institute some of the nation’s strictest gun-licensing requirements, ban assault weapons and restrict visitor access to schools in one of the most expansive government responses sought to last month’s school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
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• Wyoming Legislators Seek to Block Federal Gun Restrictions
• BY: Stateline   |   Wyoming   |   January 11, 2013
• As the Obama administration prepares to unveil a comprehensive gun control proposal, state Rep. Kendell Kroeker introduced a bill that would block federal restrictions on guns -- any of them.

• Gun Background Checks Skyrocket in Nearly All States
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   January 11, 2013
• FBI Background checks for firearms jumped last month as calls for gun control intensified. View totals for each state.
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• Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper Pushes Gun Background Checks, Medicaid Expansion and More
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   January 11, 2013
• In what was his most substantive and wide-ranging State of the State address ever, Gov. John Hickenlooper took on the issues of gun control, Medicaid, tuition for illegal immigrants, child welfare and constitutional reform, among other topics.