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Brian Peteritas

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Brian Peteritas is a GOVERNING contributor.

In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has sided with Oklahoma over the Tarrant Regional Water District of Texas in a case that could have national implications for water supplies.
Americans who oppose the use of affirmative action in college admissions. The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the issue this year.
Attorney Clint Bolick speaking at a Cato Institute event about why immigration reform can’t wait for increased border security. Bolick and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush co-wrote "Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution."
On behalf of seven Dallas-area students, Texas Appleseed, Disability Rights Texas and the National Center for Youth Law will ask the Justice Department to declare that the state's process of prosecuting truancy as a crime is unconstitutional.
The portion of senior state and local officials who have been subject to pay freezes during the past year, according to a recent Governing survey.
Former Virginia State Auditor Walter Kucharski, referring to JobsOhio, a non-profit economic development firm created by the legislature that's considered a private entity and Gov. John Kasich doesn't want audited.
The long-term plan is the first of its kind since Mayor Rahm Emanuel took office and aligns the entire district with the rigorous Common Core Curriculum by the 2014-15 school year.
For a fourth consecutive legislative session, a proposed statewide ban on smoking in public workplaces fell short, as critics argued that such a ban could unconstitutionally curtail businesses’ freedom.
Gov. Rick Perry has asked the legislature to consider the funding of transportation infrastructure projects during their current special session.
Connecticut Commissioner of Economic Development Catherine Smith, referring to letters that Florida Gov. Rick Scott wrote to business leaders in her state sharply criticizing life there in an effort to get them to relocate to Florida.