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Sandoval signs illegal wildlife bill

Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed a bill making it illegal to possess any wildlife that was hunted, acquired or transported from another state or country in violation of laws or regulations. Sandoval signed SB11 on Wednesday. Violations are a misdemeanor punishable by fines up to $500 and up to six ...

Conn. bill gives families say over Newtown records

The public release of any photograph, videotape or digital recording related to last year's deadly Newtown elementary school shooting would require the written consent of victims' family members, according to a working draft of a bill released Wednesday by the governor's office. The bill, crafted privately by Gov. Dannel P. ...

Texas Senate OKs expanding virtual course network

The Senate has approved a proposal to expand the state's network of virtual school courses online and allow it to include more private courses. The measure cleared the House earlier this month. It passed the Senate 26-5 late Wednesday night, but with modifications that will send it back to the ...

Senate to have say on Common Core standards

A tea party-backed attempt to keep Louisiana from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing will be considered by the state Senate. The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday advanced a resolution that calls on state education officials to stop implementation of the Common Core standards, which ...

Nick Papageorge's III, center, of Rancho Santa Margarita, speaks during a news conference at superior court in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday morning, May 22, 2013 as Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer, left, and Nick Papageorge's, IV, 20, right, holds images showing the spine of Papageorge's, IV, who was injured, breaking his back, in a 110 foot fall while helping in the search for Nicolas Cendoya. Spitzer spoke on behalf of Papageorge's during the arraignment of Cendoya, to have the county assert Marsy's Law which guarantees victims the right to speak during the legal process. The arraignment is postponed until July. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mark Rightmire)

Injured volunteer seeks payment from lost hiker

A volunteer searcher who broke his back while looking for a teenager who was lost in Orange County wilderness says he deserves restitution if the teen is convicted on drug charges. Nick Papageorge, 20, said after Nic Cendoya's arraignment was postponed Wednesday that his medical bills could total $350,000, City ...

Iowa education director quits for Colorado job

As the state Legislature was nearing approval of significant changes to Iowa's public school system, the Iowa Department of Education director accepted a job Wednesday as superintendent of a Colorado school district. Eagle County School District in Colorado announced that Iowa Education Department Director Jason Glass accepted the job. He ...

Racial Justice Act repeal heard by NC House panel

Opponents of a measure to repeal North Carolina's law that created another method to challenge racial bias in death row cases pleaded with House members Wednesday to preserve the Racial Justice Act and prevent the acceleration of capital punishment. The measure, which passed the Senate last month, got a hearing ...

Nevada Sen. Kelvin Atkinson, D-North Las Vegas, listens to debate on the Senate floor at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The Senate approved Atkinson's bill which will lead to closing the state's coal-fired plants and pave the way for the state's biggest electrical utility to transition to more renewable sources. At left is Sen. James Settelmeyer, R-Minden. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)

Retiring coal-fired plants in Nevada passes Senate

The Nevada Senate endorsed NV Energy Inc.'s plan Wednesday to retire coal-fired power plants and pave the way for the state's biggest electrical utility to transition to more renewable sources. After several revisions, SB123 was approved unanimously and now moves to the Assembly. Under the bill, NV Energy will eliminate ...

Fla. legislative leaders barnstorming across state

Days after the Florida Legislature wrapped up its work this year, Gov. Rick Scott hit major media markets to remind voters how he pushed legislators for teacher pay raises and tax cuts. Now Republican legislative leaders are making a similar trip while Scott is out of the country on a ...

DONORS URGE CUOMO TO PRESS FOR PUBLIC FINANCING OF STATE CAMPAIGNS

c.2013 New York Times News Service ALBANY, N.Y. — As the capital is engulfed in scandals, advocates of campaign finance reform are intensifying their pressure on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, urging him to persuade the Legislature to rewrite state elections law in the hope that change in New York could ...

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