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CASAA and many members of the ecig community have done a fantastic job of keeping us all informed on pending legislation around the country.

Pending Ecig Legislation Interactive Map | Ecig Advanced News

http://www.ecigadvanced.com/blog/handy-interactive-map-on-pending-electronic-cigarette-legislation/
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/03/28/1786161/why-2-million-comcast-customers-may-never-get-to-air-their-grievances-in-court/

Why 2 Million Comcast Customers May Never Get To Air Their Grievances In Court

In one of the more punishing blows to the class action mechanism since the 2011 Wal-Mart gender discrimination loss , the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a class lawsuit alleging that Comcast jacked up prices to Philadelphia-area customers through anticompetitive practices.
At State Refor(u)m, we are continuing to track state Medicaid expansion decisions and activities. This chart includes direct links to statements from the governor or executive branch, activity in the state legislature, and fiscal and demographic analyses from the state or other institution. http://www.statereforum.org/medicaid-expansion-decisions

Tracking Medicaid Expansion Decisions | State Refor(u)m

State Bar to look at limited-practice licensing program

http://www.calbarjournal.com/February2013/TopHeadlines/TH1.aspx By Laura Ernde Staff Writer The State Bar Board of Trustees has expressed interest in examining a limited-practice licensing program that would create a new class of professionals who could give legal advice.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_26998.cfm

Forget About Fresno: How One CA County Clerk Stopped Prop 37's Oversight 'Recount'

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You've Been Owned: Tell Obama To Stop Siding With Copyright Trolls

You've Been Owned: Tell Obama To Stop Siding With Copyright Trolls UPDATE: The mainstream media is starting to catch on, with the Wall Street Journal just running an article headlined, " YOUR RIGHT TO RESELL YOUR OWN STUFF IS IN PERIL". You can still be the first to let your friends know about this critical issue before it gets HUGE in a few weeks. https://act.demandprogress.org/act/first_sale_obama/
Five months later, a resident at a different Michigan nursing home climbed out of a secured window in the home’s locked dementia ward, hitchhiked a ride and was picked up by police hours later in a restaurant some 65 miles away.

What We Found Using Nursing Home Inspect

http://www.propublica.org/article/our-latest-news-app-nursing-home-inspect
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California Business Connect Project The California Business Connect Project will increase efficiencies and allow readily available access to Secretary of State Records. News & Notices, Customer Alerts and Processing Times http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/business/bank-of-america-accused-of-breaching-mortgage-accord.html?_r=2 In a complaint filed Tuesday in United States District Court in Reno, Catherine Cortez Masto, the Nevada attorney general, asked a judge for permission to end Nevada’s participation in the settlement agreement.

Nevada Accuses Bank of America of Breaching Mortgage Accord

-Submitted by David Drumm (Nal), Guest Blogger After a three year investigation, European Union officials have concluded that there is no evidence to prove that water can prevent dehydration.

EU Bans Claim That Water Prevents Dehydration

Georgia Judge Dennis Blackmon is fed up with bailed-out banks refusing to help strapped homeowners.

Dennis Blackmon: Georgia Judge Mocks U.S. Bank Over Denied Mortgage Modification

More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores isn’t exactly what the bees produce, according to testing done exclusively for Food Safety News .

Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn't Honey

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