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West
- Jon Huntsman selects Mark McIntosh as his senior policy adviser.
- United Egg Producers will seek federal standards for egg laying hens.
- Ogden School District in Utah is replacing ‘steps’ for teacher pay based on years of service and is going towards merit based pay, this has some teachers worried.
- Arizona Medicare funding cuts possible for long-term-care program if the federal government does not provide funding for such services.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger divorce from Maria Shriver on irreconcilable differences.
- Oregon Congressman David Wu draws primary challengers from State Representative Brad Witt and Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian.
- Jennifer Wright is running as a conservative candidate for Mayor of Phoenix.
Midwest
- Ohio Constitutional Amendment initiative will challenge the Obamacare’s individual mandate.
- Michele Bachmann comments on White House Advisers on morning talk shows saying Americans don’t care about job creation, “What planet are you living on.”
- Where does the AARP stand on the future of Social Security Benefits changes?
- Ohio lawmaker will introduce “Caylee’s Law.”
- Nebraska State Employees enroll in wellness program.
- Rick Santorum and Michele Bachmann have made a commitment to sign pledges to the Family Leader supporting traditional marriage.
South
- Atlantis on final mission.
- Governor’s Sean Parnell, Nikki Haley, Rick Perry and Gary Herbert sign multi-state cut, cap and balance pledge.
- Southern Poverty Law Center files federal lawsuit challenging Alabama’s Immigration Law.
- Florida lawmakers push for “Caylee’s Law” in wake of Casey Anthony not guilty verdict.
- In 2009 about 200 Georgia schools came under scrutiny for cheating on the Georgia Criterion Referenced Competency Test.
- Agriculture, hospitality and manufacturing industries mount opposition to the federal immigration program of E-Verify.
East
- Maine Governor Paul LePage signs LD 966 a bill barring truckers on Methadone.
- Massachusetts Republicans want ethics probe of Newton Mayor Setti Warren.
- Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown raises $1.98 million in the last quarter for his re-election effort.
- Delaware veterans get free replacement of veteran ID’s at the Division of Motor Vehicles.
- Will President Obama be able to hold onto Pennsylvania in 2012?
- A Right to Work Law in New Jersey faces hurdles from Democratic Speaker Sheila Oliver.
National
- Casey Anthony to be released from Jail on July 13th.
- Texas executes rapist-murderer despite Barak Obama pleas for clemency.
- US House Rejects Libya Rebel Funding Aid.
- House Speaker John Boehner will not accept tax increase in debt vote.
- Deputy Defense Secretary is stepping down.
- Should Congress probe Planned Parenthood for the $363 million in federal and state funding it receives?
International
- Tyson Gay will miss out on the 2011 World Championships.
- Prime Minister David Cameron’s former Communication Chief Andy Coulson may be arrested over his editorship of News of the World.
- Philippine Foreign Secretary, Albert del Rosario seeks talks with China over South China Sea Claims.
- Rupert Murdock stuns opponents, Murdock ends tabloid publication of the News of the World.
- German Parliament allows controversial testing of embryo’s for genetic screening.
- Japanese Sergeant arrested for drunken assault of an office worker on a train.
Sports
- Fan dies trying to catch ball at MLB Texas Rangers Game.
- Former Boston, San Diego, and Oakland Athletic Hall of Fame Manager Dick Williams passes at 82.
- Roger Clemens begins jury selection in perjury trial.
- Derek Jeter nearing 3000 hits.
- Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera out of all-star-game.
- Quarterback Kerry Collins retires.
- Ohio State proposes forfeiting its football wins from the 2010 football season.
- Yao Ming retires after eight seasons with the Houston Rockets according to reports.
