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States slowly opening courts to cameras
By Maggie Clark, Stateline Staff Writer
Broadcasts of court proceedings have been exceptions in the past at all levels of government. But the barriers are coming down.
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Ten states join effort to buy natural gas vehicles
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline Staff Writer
TRANSPORTATION BEAT: Last fall, the governors of Oklahoma and Colorado announced a plan to get states to buy 5,000 vehicles powered by natural gas. So far, 10 states have joined the effort.
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Seven questions for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder
Melissa Maynard and Jim Malewitz, Stateline Staff Writers
Rick Snyder hasn’t followed the confrontational path of many Republican governors elected in 2010. In a Stateline interview, he explains some of his strategies.
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STATES TRY TO HELP VETERANS FIND JOBS — With U.S forces out of Iraq and combat troops slated to leave Afghanistan in 2013, states are readying for an influx of returning troops who will be looking for work.
MAINE GOVERNOR LEPAGE BACKS NATION'S TOUGHEST MEDICAID CUTS — AUGUSTA, Maine — The Medicaid program in Maine is short of money, and conservative Governor Paul LePage has a blunt proposal for solving the problem — drop people from the rolls.
MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICANS CHALLENGE POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERAL — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood hires lots of outside lawyers. They make a great deal of money for the state, and for themselves. Not everyone is happy with that situation.
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After months of painstaking talks, government authorities and five of the nation's biggest banks have agreed to a $26 billion settlement that could provide relief to nearly two million current and former American homeowners harmed by the bursting of the housing bubble, state and federal officials said.
The New York Times
President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students, The Associated Press has learned.
The Orlando Sentinel
The only thing left is Gov. Chris Gregoire's signature. Legislation legalizing gay marriage is on its way to the governor after passing the state House by a 55-43 vote on Wednesday.
The Seattle Times
The Supreme Court has nine justices, but if the constitutional fight over same-sex marriage reaches them this year, the decision will probably come down to just one: a California Republican and Reagan-era conservative who has nonetheless written the court's two leading gay rights opinions.
Los Angeles Times
Labor unions are scheduled to rally in front of the Arizona State Capitol Thursday afternoon to protest four bills quickly moving through the state legislature that could make last year's Wisconsin labor laws look modest by comparison.
National Public Radio
Supporters of the University of North Dakota's nickname turned in more than 17,000 signatures Tuesday night to cap a petition drive to force a statewide vote on a moniker the NCAA says is insulting to American Indians.
The Bismarck Tribune
Over most of the past decade, budget deliberations in Michigan have taken on a glum and familiar monotony: What do we cut now? But the state that experienced an economic downturn earlier, deeper and longer than most of the rest of the country has made an unlikely discovery as its officials closed out its latest financial books: Michigan has a $457 million surplus.
The New York Times
The Indiana Department of Labor on Wednesday faulted three entities for workplace violations related to the rigging system that collapsed at the Indiana State Fair in August, killing seven people.
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)
A sweeping overhaul of the state's gas-drilling regulations, including restrictions on local zoning rules and a new fee on those companies, now awaits Gov. Tom Corbett's signature.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) on Wednesday lashed out at a fellow state Democrat for criticizing the governor's proposal to raise the state's gas tax, calling Comptroller Peter Franchot the party's own "version of Mitt Romney."
The Washington Post
Gov.Dannel P. Malloy opened the 2012 legislative session Wednesday with plans for education reform, pension funding changes and the largest increase in funding for affordable housing since Gov. William A. O'Neill was in office more than 20 years ago.
The Hartford Courant
Lawmakers may have reached a bipartisan deal to close a budget gap at the Department of Health and Human Services, but health care providers are still bracing for deep cuts.
Bangor Daily News
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