Rallying for States’ Rights, G.O.P. Legislators Tell Washington to Go Away

Bolstered by huge Republican freshman classes, a number of Legislatures have intensified the attack on federal authority in the name of states’ rights.

Indiana Democrats Leave State to Avoid Union Vote

To prevent a quorum on a vote allowing private-sector workers to opt out of unions, lawmakers fled to Illinois.

Wisconsin Leads Way as Workers Fight State Cuts

The unrest in Wisconsin this week over Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to cut the bargaining rights and benefits of public workers is spreading to other states.

Taking a Hard Line: Immigrants and Crime

Documents show that Immigration and Customs Enforcement declared that all states must participate in a program to identify the immigrants.

Four States Get Waivers to Carry Out Health Law

In Florida, New Jersey, Ohio and Tennessee, insurance plans can continue to operate even if they set much lower annual limits on coverage than the law requires.

Virginia to Ask Supreme Court to Rule on Health Law

Virginia’s attorney general said he hoped to bypass the appellate court by asking the United States Supreme Court to rule on the Obama health care law on an expedited basis.

States Diverge on How to Deal With Health Care Ruling

Republicans used a judge’s invalidation of the Obama health care law to build momentum for a vote on repealing the act, but Senate Democrats said they would stage a vote on the repeal measure that was timed to ensure its defeat.

U.S. Bills States $1.3 Billion in Interest Amid Tight Budgets

States will have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to the federal government on the billions they have borrowed to pay unemployment benefits.

Proposed Amendment Would Enable States to Repeal Federal Law

Those behind lawsuits to dismantle Obama’s health care overhaul propose the constitutional amendment, in which two-thirds of state legislatures could vote to overturn an act of Congress.

Romney, Weighing Run, Leans on State PACs

Potential candidates like Mitt Romney can manipulate the complex campaign finance system to their benefit.

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