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Iowa Medicaid Expansion Gets Boost As GOP Governor Drops Opposition: Report

huffingtonpost.com — Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is poised to become the ninth Republican governor to support expanding Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care reform law, the Dubuque Telegraph Herald reported Wednesday.

What’s Next in the Fight Over Same-Sex Marriage?

pewstates.org — Momentum in the states to allow gay marriage may be about to stall. Recent victories have given same-sex marriage advocates hope that the tide has turned in their long-running fight for marriage equality, given the number of states approving same-sex marriage has doubled since Election Day 2012.

Suspect in fatal burning heard menacing victim, police say

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Federal insurance-pool grant gets an OK

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Broker in scandal spotlight quits firm

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2 in vote-bribe case get home detention

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Man scales Governor's Manion fence, is arrested

arkansasonline.com — A man was arrested Thursday morning after he scaled the fence of the Governor's Mansion in Little Rock, officials said. Matt DeCample, a spokesman for Gov. Mike Beebe, said troopers saw the man on video and then arrested him without further incident after 5 a.m.

Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban

boston.com — GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts - a decision that, either way, could deeply affect the organization's membership and funding.