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• 25 May ' 12:21

  Researchers find link between isolated state capitals, corruption npr.org	Today
  Gambling Gov. Christie- Atlantic City could get sports betting by year's end nj.com	Today
  Investigators seek more firepower	Today
  WI	Has recall election made Scott Walker a GOP hero?	Today
  WI	Energy and Environment How did Wisconsin become the most politically divisive place in America?	Today
  Illinois House passes bill to cut $1.6 billion from Medicaid	Today
  MD	Blacks help push Maryland toward gay marriage	Today
  IL	When it came to pensions, state officials looked out for No. 1 chicagotribune.com	Today
  RI	Economy Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios cut off by Rhode Island bloomberg.com	Today
  AL	Politics and Campaigns Legislature passes redistricting plan amid anger montgomeryadvertiser.com	Today
  NJ	NYPD did no wrong in secretly surveilling N.J. Muslims, Attorney General report says nj.com	Today
  News Roundup Politics and Campaigns Spanish TV lampoons Scott's small talk with king about elephant expedition palmbeachpost.com	Today

  Step down- Justice Joan Orie Melvin has compromised the integrity of the state's Supreme Court	Today
  MD	O’Malley’s gambling `work group’ a waste of time capitalgazette.com	Today
  NJ	NYPD Muslim probe may have been legal, but wasn't right blog.nj.com	Today
  Oklahoma House members kick the can on Capitol bond issue	Today
  Health care will test Gov. Patrick’s skills	Today
  KS	Funding irony www2.ljworld.com	Today
  Left out of Arizona's 'moral' majority azcentral.com	Today
  Maine State House press corps gets thinner downeast.com	Today
  Rescue plan for state parks worth pursuing sacbee.com	Today
  WI	State should join campaign finance case Full story postcrescent.com	Today
  Immigration law made more clear in Colorado	Today
  UT	Opinion Roundup Revenue and Spending Call a session Full story sltrib.com	Today

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• 25 May ' 05:00

  

  

  A new nickel and copper mine being built near Marquette, Michigan, on the Upper Peninsula, will be a major addition to the state’s mineral extraction industry. (AP)

  Money in the Mines

  SECOND OF TWO PARTS: Mineral mining is hot again on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and the state wants to control the tax revenue it brings in. Some local governments see that as a violation of their rights.

  • Mining Boom in Great Lakes States Prompts Environmental Concern

  

  Oklahoma Rejects Bonding for Capitol Renovation

  Melissa Maynard

  Justice Beat

  

  Registry Catalogs Over 2,000 Exonerations Nationwide

  Maggie Clark

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• 24 May ' 09:11

  

  Beneath the placid waters of the Salmon Trout River in Michigan lie vast stores of nickel and copper. James Malewitz, Stateline

  A Mining Boom and Its Discontents

  by Jim Malewitz, Staff Writer

  PART ONE OF TWO: Mining is a thriving industry again in the upper Midwest. But there are questions about whether current state regulations can handle the environmental impact.

  • Wisconsin Recall Campaign Turns on Job Creation Issue

  

  Grandparents Need More State Help to Raise Kids

  Pamela M. Prah

  Judges in California lobby against cuts	Today
  Families ‘Kinship care’ bill vetoed by McDonnell washingtonpost.com	Today
  US	Government Performance Gov't taking new steps to combat food stamp fraud	Today
  Social Issues Right-to-pray amendment slated for August ballot by Nixon	Today
  CO	Immigration Controversial immigration-enforcement program goes live in Colorado denverpost.com	Today
  Mitt Romney in Massachusetts.: The lost years politico.com	Today
  NM	Corrections chief: Improve crime reporting abqjournal.com	Today
  CA	Vallejo, Calif., once bankrupt, is now a model for cities in an age of austerity washingtonpost.com	Today
  Gov. Tom Corbett administration aims to pass prison reform 'by the end of June'	Today
  IL	House passes bill allowing Chicago casino — but vote not veto-proof suntimes.com	Today
  News Roundup Feds charge ex-state official	Today

  Social Issues Bennett’s birther ploy just doesn’t sit well eastvalleytribune.com	Today
  Something about Mary Fallin still woos Oklahoma voters	Today
  MA	Gambling Have Mass. casinos become a risky bet?	Today
  ME	Maine should have open primary system kjonline.com	Today
  DC	Gray owes voters an explanation washingtonpost.com	Today
  US	Social Issues A way out of the same-sex marriage mess nytimes.com	Today
  Snyder shapes up Michigan	Today
  FL	Opinion Roundup Make Florida safer orlandosentinel.com	Today
  WV	Legislators stay on top of the state's finances dailymail.com	Today
  NJ	Keeping up with Chris Christie Full story philly.com	Today
  OR	Mail ballot becomes a personal choice Full story oregonlive.com	Today

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• 23 May ' 23:22

  

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• 23 May ' 12:17

  

  iStockphoto

  Interactive: Job Gains and Losses 2007-2012

  by Carla Uriona, Special to Stateline

  While most states posted modest gains over the past 12 months, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and New Hampshire were among seven states that lost jobs.

  U.S.Education Secretary Arne Duncan

  Districts Eligible for Race Funds

  #StateReads

  

  Best of #StateReads: What Happens When 700,000 Prisoners a Year Return Home?

  Budget shortfall could mean shorter school year sfgate.com	Today
  Justice 5 Western states shielding part of executions heraldextra.com	Today
  Brownback signs big tax cut in Kansas	Today
  O’Malley signs Md. tax-increase legislation	Today
  MN	Minnesota seeks bridge across 'affordability gap' kaiserhealthnews.org	Today
  HI	Hawaii sends Arizona verification of Obama's birth azcentral.com	Today
  MO	Governor stayed out of spotlight on big legislative issues stltoday.com	Today
  MT	U.S. Education Department opens investigation of UM sexual assaults missoulian.com	Today
  OH	Energy and Environment Exotic-animals bill awaits Ohio Gov. John Kasich's signature cleveland.com	Today
  Pensions Joe Paterno's new record: $13.4 million in pension from Penn State pennlive.com	Today

  Justice Justice Joan Orie Melvin’s been indicted. She has to go.	Today
  OK	For some Oklahomans, benefit of tax cut plan is difficult to find newsok.com	Today
  Justice Cuomo must push reforms to protect innocents from prison democratandchronicle.com	Today
  MI	Lawmakers are working to bring back Michigan's 'lost generation' detroitnews.com	Today
  Walker has put state on right track	Today
  MD	O'Malley's tutorial online.wsj.com	Today
  Voter ID and this year's fight for Virginia www2.timesdispatch.com	Today
  Who's really who in Birmingham? blog.al.com	Today
  LA	Find balance in budget bill theadvocate.com	Today
  MA	The benefits of political friendship bostonglobe.com	Today

  • Consumer Financial Security

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• 23 May ' 00:35

  

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• 22 May ' 13:56

  

  

  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker campaigns at a Milwaukee factory. (AP)

  Job Talk Dominates Wisconsin Campaign

  Daniel C. Vock

  Scott Walker promised to be the job-creation governor. Two years later, he’s struggling to prove he deserves the label.

  Community Survey on the Block

  Christine Vestal

  Did Gov. Walker lie to congressional committee under oath? fox6now.com
  Arizona deputies in Hawaii seeking Obama birth certificate staradvertiser.com
  Public money finds back door to private schools nytimes.com
  NY	Business tax cut bill pushed in Albany amid minimum wage debate buffalonews.com
  Add Moody’s to those questioning Christie’s 'Jersey Comeback' northjersey.com
  PA	Orie officially resigns seat in Pennsylvania Senate triblive.com
  UT	Politics and Campaigns GOP guvs’ group helped bankroll caucus push that boosted Herbert sltrib.com
  Politics and Campaigns Kansas redistricting case unlikely to move at Kobach's pace
  DC	Politics and Campaigns Campaign aide for Gray cuts plea deal
  IL	Medicaid cuts advance in Illinois Legislature qctimes.com
  News Roundup Proposed tax on strip clubs would fund sexual assault centers vcstar.com
  News Roundup Transportation PL8REJEX: Banned Md. vanity tags baltimoresun.com

  AZ	In Arizona, more birther buffoonery
  Education Alabama doubles down takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com
  WI	Endless recalls hurt Wisconsin lacrossetribune.com
  DC	Federal prosecutors reach into Vincent Gray’s inner circle washingtonpost.com
  VA	The costs of voter ID roanoke.com
  ND	Extend infrastructure tax to keep Fargo moving forward inforum.com
  OR	Health Oregon's health reform could be a model statesmanjournal.com
  PA	Who’s the real drain on society: Poor mothers or privileged hardheads?
  IL	Illinois legislation creating ‘racinos’ boosts horsemen’s hope qctimes.com
  CA	Education Incredible complexity of school finance hits home Full story sacbee.com	Today

  Tuesday, May 22, 2012

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• 21 May ' 15:16

  

  

  Maine Governor Paul LePage (AP)

  Governor Battles Unions in Maine

  Melissa Maynard

  Governor Paul LePage recently called some of Maine’s state workers “about as corrupt as you can be.” They’re not pleased with him, either.

  

  More Voter ID Laws Enacted in the South

  Environment Beat

  

  Hawaii First State to Ban Plastic Bag Use

  Jim Malewitz

  Obama, Romney use states’ rights as they see fit	Today
  Senate, House adjourn 'historic' 2012 session cjonline.com	Today
  MD	Revenue and Spending Md., Va. governors define and scuff the boundaries of their parties washingtonpost.com	Today
  22 states join campaign finance fight idahostatesman.com	Today
  US	Revenue and Spending US prison inmates returning to society: How will they be received?	Today
  AZ	Ken Bennett brings ‘birther’ debate to Arizona, says Obama may not be on ballot azcapitoltimes.com	Today
  OK	Economy Landless tribe wagers on casino bid	Today
  RI	Economy How RI plunged into the video game business news.providencejournal.com	Today
  Immigration Alabama immigration law revisions signed by Governor Robert Bentley blog.al.com	Today
  MA	Wind turbine noise is targeted boston.com	Today

  TN	'Gateway sex' bill makes TN a laughingstock again tennessean.com	Today
  US	Prison: civilization's 'dark flower' csmonitor.com	Today
  'I got this' video had more than one message philly.com	Today
  Social Issues N.C. insult -- Progress overlooked	Today
  WI	Politics and Campaigns What's at stake in the Wisconsin recall election online.wsj.com	Today
  CA	'Tax the rich' is the opposite of California tax reform latimes.com	Today
  KS	Costly tax cut bill harms Kansas’ future kansascity.com	Today
  Politics and Campaigns GOP seeks majority in Kentucky House courier-journal.com	Today
  MO	Opinion Roundup Politics and Campaigns Missouri’s desultory, destructive session kansascity.com	Today
  AL	Shroud over Alabama covers more than unlikely bills blog.al.com	Today
  LA	Opinion Roundup Revenue and Spending Tax purity guru gives Gov. Bobby Jindal a nod nola.com	Today

  Monday, May 21, 2012

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• 19 May ' 03:08

  

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