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States Allow Tax Cuts to Expire. More
NCSL Urges House Not to Pass Medical Malpractice Legislation. More

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The Unemployment Picture

The national unemployment rate dropped to 8.2 percent in March, but new job figures announced Friday fell far short of expectations. State unemployment rates for February, announced last week, dropped in 29 states and Puerto Rico, remained unchanged in 13 states and the District of Columbia, and rose in eight states. More

Dateline Washington

NCSL Voices States' REAL ID Concerns
In a statement submitted for the record in a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, NCSL explained the obstacles faced by states as they work to implement the REAL ID Act. More

NCSL Adds Support to Sen. Barrasso's "Preserve the
Waters of the U.S. Act"
Consistent with NCSL's commitment to federalism,
this legislation pushes the federal government to
act within the correct rulemaking process. More

Supreme Court Hears
Arguments on Affordable
Care Act (March 26 - 28)
The Court has provided audio
recordings and transcripts of
the proceedings. More

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—Kansas Representative
John Grange (R)

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