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1 Jun 2012, 4:25 am by Jeff Marshall
  Extreme political partisanship and resulting gridlock has meant that Washington has been unable to agree on measures to address our debt or strengthen the economy over the long-term. [read post]
Gordon With last week’s approval by Illinois’ Senate of a House bill entitled, “The Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act,” Illinois (assuming the Governor signs the bill) will soon become the second state, joining Maryland, to forbid employers from requesting or requiring log-in credentials for an applicant’s or employee’s social networking site. [read post]
29 May 2012, 9:40 am by Matthew Bush
QuinnDocket: 11-681Issue(s): (1) Whether a state may, consistent with the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, compel personal care providers to accept and financially support a private organization as their exclusive representative to petition the state for greater reimbursements from its Medicaid programs; and (2) whether the lower court erred in holding that the claims of providers in the Home Based Support Services Program are not ripe for… [read post]
28 May 2012, 8:01 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The same goes for political opposition to mandatory minimums: Even if Congress or state legislatures were to reduce or eliminate mandatory minimums, it would require clemency by executives or state parole boards to affect the many thousands already incarcerated under such terms. [read post]
26 May 2012, 7:07 am by David R. Papke
As sad as it is to contemplate, anti-urbanism might soon become a cornerstone of state public policy. [read post]
25 May 2012, 7:21 pm by Law Lady
SETS DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS ON STATE HEALTH CARE EXCHANGES, 20 No. 1 Westlaw Journal Health Law 4, Westlaw Journal Health Law May 24, 2012 WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The Obama administration forged ahead with health care reforms, announcing a Nov. 16 deadline for state governments to submit proposals showing how they intend to operate health insurance exchanges in 2014. [read post]
25 May 2012, 6:39 am by Nabiha Syed
On Thursday, Justice Breyer denied a petition from Rhode Island’s governor seeking to bar the transfer of a state prison inmate to the federal government for prosecution on charges that may result in a death sentence; Lyle Denniston of this blog discusses the petition in more detail. [read post]
24 May 2012, 9:18 am by admin
The report by the Governors Highway Safety Association, an organization of state highway safety officials, pointed to three factors it said contributed to the high fatality rate: not wearing a helmet, alcohol consumption and speed, In the first nine months of 2011, the report said 3,580 motorcyclists were killed. [read post]
24 May 2012, 6:33 am by Cormac Early
United States, which asks the Court to block the transfer of a state prisoner to the federal government for prosecution and a possible death sentence. [read post]
23 May 2012, 7:39 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
The Washington Post on May 22, 2012 released the following: “By Associated Press McALLEN, Texas — Federal prosecutors allege the former governor of a Mexican state bordering Texas accepted millions of dollars in bribes from drug cartels and invested the money in Texas real estate. [read post]
23 May 2012, 7:10 am by admin
By JULIA PRESTON Published: May 11, 2012 Obama administration officials have announced that a contentious fingerprinting program to identify illegal immigrants will be extended across Massachusetts and New York next week, expanding federal enforcement efforts despite opposition from the governors and immigrant groups in those states. [read post]
22 May 2012, 12:20 pm
Statutes providing some form of compensation for the wrongfully convicted are in place in 27 states plus Washington, D.C., but many of these laws provide insufficient financial assistance and no social services, such as health coverage, counseling, tuition waivers and more. [read post]
21 May 2012, 3:53 am by Mandelman
  Maybe he’s the state’s most bi-partisan banker. [read post]
20 May 2012, 2:59 am
Ambassador to China or Governor of Washington, Gary Locke held a grimy office called "King County Executive" where he had to deal with punks like me.That was back in the time when the bachelor Locke spent his weekends doing his own remodels, pulling electrical cable and installing plumbing. [read post]
19 May 2012, 6:33 pm
[Exiting Democratic Governor Jim] Doyle called the loss of the high-speed rail funds a "tragic moment for the state of Wisconsin. [read post]
18 May 2012, 2:16 pm by CJLF Staff
Virginia Governor Signs Voter ID Law: Steve Contorno of The Washington Examiner reports Virgina Governor Bob McDonnell on Friday signed bills that will require those who don't bring a valid form of identification to the polls to fill out a provisional ballot, and return to the polling place with an ID or send it in before their vote can be counted. [read post]