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CMS Allows Medicare Advantage Plans to Expand

Michigan House Considers Reforming ‘Good Moral Character’ Clauses

Court Considers Challenge to Class Action Settlements

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Excessive Fines in Property Confiscation Case

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Consider Property-Tax Swap Bill

President Urged to Declare ‘War on Waste,’ Government Spending

Mississippi Legalizes Daily Fantasy Sports Competitions

Austin, Texas Residents Rally in Support of Uber

Minnesota Gov. Dayton Calls for Gas Tax Hike, Higher Spending

Oklahoma Lawmakers Call for an Article V Convention

Bipartisan California Pension Reform Initiative Gains Steam

NYC Mayor De Blasio Retreats from Uber Fight

Oregon Experiments with Mileage-Based Road User Fee Program

Berkeley Soda Tax Gives Government Revenue a Sugar High

Department of Education Presses for New Authority Over Banks

IRS Watchdog Proposes FATCA Reporting Reform

North Carolina Lawmakers Moo-ve Toward Legalizing Raw Milk Sales

Massachusetts Begins Reforming Welfare-to-Work Program

School Vouchers May Become a Reality in Tennessee

Idaho Gov. Otter Vetoes New Regulations on Sign-Language Interpreters

Congress Demands Consequences for ‘Operation Choke Point’ Crackdown

Florida Bill Would Streamline Charter School Approval Process

Indiana Lawmakers Considering New E-Cigarette Regulations

CPS Officials Pressured to Administer PARCC Tests

Connecticut Lawmaker Proposes New Tax on Soda, Sweets

South Carolina Governor Proposes Gas, Income Tax Reform Deal

DOJ Abandons Civil Asset Forfeiture ‘Adoption’ Program

SNAP Rolls Continue to Increase As Program Ensnares Families in Dependency