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Pressure mounts over drilling moratorium
By John Gramlich, Stateline Staff Writer
TODAY'S TAKE: Oil companies -- and the Gulf Coast states that depend on them -- won a court victory Wednesday (Sept. 1) when a federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a temporary federal ban on deepwater drilling. Despite the BP oil spill, Louisiana and Texas are among the states that want drilling to resume as soon as possible, citing lost revenues and economic activity.
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Arizona fame propels Kobach's Kansas hopes
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline Staff Writer
The most exciting statewide race in Kansas this November may be the campaign for secretary of state. The interest in the normally obscure contest comes largely because of the candidacy of Kris Kobach, a TV-friendly law professor who helped craft Arizona's controversial immigration law this spring.
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A deep recession and tougher border enforcement have led to a sharp decline in the number of immigrants entering the United States illegally in the past five years, contributing to the first significant reversal in the growth of their numbers in two decades, according to a new report by the Pew Hispanic Center.
The Washington Post
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It's not just Arizona. In states far from the Mexico border — from liberal Massachusetts to moderate Iowa — Democrats and Republicans in gubernatorial races are running on strict anti-illegal-immigration platforms, pledging to sign an array of tough enforcement measures into law come January.
Politico
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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Police found such a small amount of crack cocaine in James V. Taylor's car that investigators described it as unweighable. It was enough for a 15-year prison sentence in Missouri, where the courts make an enormous distinction between crack and powder cocaine.
The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson)
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A group of states seeking freedom from federal gun laws were dealt a blow Wednesday when a federal magistrate recommended dismissal of a lawsuit launched by gun rights advocates who argue Congress has overstepped its bounds with gun control.
The Daily Herald (Provo)
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RICHMOND, Va. -- The data storage unit that failed in a warehouse outside of Richmond last week, wreaking havoc in the computer networks of a number of Virginia agencies for more than a week, is a ubiquitous bit of technology used by virtually every major company and government in the country.
The Washington Post
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The chairman of the state Senate's powerful budget committee relinquished the post Wednesday after he was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bribery, mail fraud and other criminal offenses.
The Sun (Baltimore)
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A state law to tax cigarettes sold by Indian tribes in New York had barely gotten off the ground on Wednesday when a state appellate court judge brought it to a halt, blocking an effort that Gov. David A. Paterson said could help stabilize the state's finances.
The New York Times
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LIBERAL, Kan. — Colorado gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes' murky past in Kansas law enforcement has become the latest distraction in his gaffe-ridden campaign.
Wichita Eagle
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The first-ever gubernatorial debate to focus solely on the future of Florida's children will be held next month at the University of Miami and organizers expect both Democrat Alex Sink and Republican Rick Scott to participate.
St. Petersburg Times
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- A small business program piloted in Michigan last year is being rolled out nationwide, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Wednesday.
The Detroit News
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How does a state of only 1.3 million people end up $4.4 billion behind in its payments for just one state program? It doesn't pay its bills on time, makes promises without knowing the costs, loses money in the stock market and ignores repeated warnings that the debt is getting worse by the year.
Bangor Daily News
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The fallout from the posting of the Social Security numbers and birth dates of 22,000 Delaware government retirees on a state website continued Wednesday when one woman filed a class-action lawsuit against the state's benefits consultant.
The News Journal (New Castle-Wilmington)
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