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Elizabeth Daigneau

managing editor

Elizabeth Daigneau -- Managing Editor. Elizabeth joined GOVERNING in 2004 as an assistant web editor. In addition to her editing duties, she writes about energy and the environment for the magazine. Before joining GOVERNING, she was the assistant to the editor at Foreign Policy magazine. She graduated from American University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and literature. 

A state-sanctioned oversight panel announced that officials would press ahead with plans to open the troubled eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to traffic around Labor Day weekend.
The California Supreme Court unanimously rejected an attempt Wednesday to revive Proposition 8, ending the pending legal challenges over the 2008 ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage. The decision does not bar future attempts in other courts to stop same-sex marriages. But their chances of success appear dim.
A bill that would ban abortions in Ohio once a fetal heartbeat is detected is back, but it faces an uncertain fate in a legislature that already has handed the anti-abortion movement major victories this year.
The Obama administration awarded $67 million to 105 groups around the country that will serve as "navigators" to help the uninsured understand their options under the new health-care law and sign up for coverage. The administration had initially planned to spend less — $54 million — but Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said that she had no choice but to tap a $13 million prevention fund because Congress refused to provide money for outreach and education activities.
A San Antonio judge is expected to name a special prosecutor to review a complaint accusing Gov. Rick Perry of coercing Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg by threatening to veto an appropriation for her office if she did not resign after her April guilty plea on drunken driving charges.
Nearly a decade after California voters approved a multibillion-dollar tax increase to improve mental health services, the state has failed to provide proper oversight of county programs funded by the measure, a state audit concluded. Critics say many severely ill people aren't getting help. State Auditor Elaine Howle looked at the last six years, during which almost $7.4 billion from the Mental Health Services Act was directed to counties for mental health programs.
The state appeals court ruled 2 to 1 that the state's right-to-work law applies to 35,000 unionized state employees, rejecting a lawsuit filed by labor unions. The measure went to court after questions were raised because the Michigan Civil Service Commission, which sets compensation for state employees, has separate powers under the state constitution. The law prohibits forcing public and private workers to pay union dues or fees.
National Republicans aren't faring well among Hispanic voters. Are state GOP candidates doing any better?
Richmond, Calif.’s plan -- which dozens of localities are considering -- is facing legal and legislative challenges. What are the pros and cons of seizing underwater mortgages using eminent domain?
In many children and families agencies, placing foster care children with their relatives was previously taboo.