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Brian Peteritas

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Brian Peteritas is a GOVERNING contributor.

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Detroit Bankruptcy Ignites Pension Battles
Detroit's historic bankruptcy filing -- already thrown into turmoil by a Michigan court Friday -- has ignited a largely uncharted legal front in the closely watched battle between public employee unions and governments across the country struggling to meet costly pension obligations.
July 22, 2013
 · Brian Peteritas
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58 percent
Voters in Washington state who claimed to have followed this year's legislative session, which is the highest since the 1990s, according to a poll.
July 18, 2013
 · Brian Peteritas
Who Said That
For these limitations to be imposed by the government is particularly odious and would not be accepted by any other disease
Mark Publicker, a doctor in Portland, Maine, who practices addiction medicine commenting on Medicaid coverage restricting access to medications his patients need to help them recover from painkiller addiction.
July 18, 2013
 · Brian Peteritas
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Immigration Plan Could Increase Costs for States and Localities
The immigration overhaul passed by the U.S. Senate could put a big squeeze on the budgets of state and local governments because it does not help states pay for costs incurred by required policy changes.
July 18, 2013
 · Brian Peteritas
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Medicaid Limits Access to Medications for Recovering Addicts
Many private insurance companies and state Medicaid agencies across the country impose sharp limitations on access to medications used in the treatment of the addiction to prescription painkillers known as opioids.
July 18, 2013
 · Brian Peteritas
Who Said That
It is ultimately bad for democracy. No head of state should engage in any form of censorship.
Gerardo Gonzalez, dean of the Indiana University College of Education, commenting on allegations that former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels used his power to get history textbooks he personally disagreed with removed from classrooms.
July 17, 2013
 · Brian Peteritas
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1,500
The number of faxes New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has received over the last three weeks urging him to sign a bill that would ease the requirements children must meet before they can use medical marijuana.
July 17, 2013
 · Brian Peteritas
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Zimmerman Protesters Urge Rick Scott to Call Special Session
Action in response to the not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial continues to sweep the nation, as lawmakers, preachers, students and others took to Washington, Tallahassee, Orlando and beyond to gear up for protests and rallies through the week.
July 17, 2013
 · Brian Peteritas
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Zimmerman Protests Test New L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti
Two weeks after being sworn in as mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti is facing the first big test of his leadership skills as he responds to outbreaks of vandalism and violence in the aftermath of George Zimmerman's acquittal in the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
July 17, 2013
 · Brian Peteritas
News in Numbers
1.5 cents
The new tax that 5,000 Oregon drivers will likely soon have the option of paying for every mile they drive in lieu of the 30 cents-per-gallon tax, making it the first state to do so.
July 16, 2013
 · Brian Peteritas
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