http://www.governing.com/authors/rss/rss/?a=133018323 http://www.governing.com/news/state/ap-missouri-tent-collapse-raises-safety-questions.html St. Louis officials are expected to more closely scrutinize the large tents commonly set up near downtown stadiums after one of the temporary structures collapsed in high winds Saturday, resulting in the death of an Illinois man and dozens of injuries after a baseball game. http://www.governing.com/news/state/ap-states-help-people-pay-for-tornado-shelters.html Many families are adding tornado shelters to their homes. Some states are offering grants and other financial incentives to help pay for the added protection and peace of mind. http://www.governing.com/news/state/ap-lawmakers-sue-new-york-city-over-occupy-wall-street-response.html Four New York lawmakers sued the city Monday over its handling of the Occupy Wall Street protests, saying police conduct is so problematic that the department needs an outside monitor. http://www.governing.com/news/state/ap-illinois-gov-ryans-corruption-appeal-sent-back-to-lower-court.html The Supreme Court wants a lower court to look again at the latest attempt by former Ill. Gov. George Ryan to overturn his corruption convictions. http://www.governing.com/news/state/ap-ohio-officials-return-exotic-animals-widow.html Ohio officials are planning to return animals that escaped from a Zanesville zoo to the deceased owner's widow. http://www.governing.com/news/state/ap-vermont-house-in-resolution-thanks-for-the-mms.html The Vermont House has passed a resolution thanking one of its members for the peanut MandMs. http://www.governing.com/news/local/ap-new-mexico-navajo-community-banks-on-proposed-solar-array.html TO'HAJIILEE, N.M. — This flat, dusty stretch of prairie in central New Mexico is where the leaders of a remote, sparsely populated American Indian community envision a sea of solar panels capable of producing enough electricity for more than 10,000 homes miles away from the reservation. http://www.governing.com/news/state/ap-nevada-taxable-sales-up-10-percent-in-february.html CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada's taxable sales in February jumped 10.2 percent from the same month last year as residents reached into their wallets to buy big-ticket items like vehicles and home furnishings, the Department of Taxation reported Thursday. http://www.governing.com/news/state/ap-texas-regulators-give-approval-to-bury-nuclear-waste.html State regulators have given final approval for a Dallas-based company to begin burying low-level radioactive waste at a West Texas site near the New Mexico border, according to a letter posted online Thursday. http://www.governing.com/news/politics/ap-supreme-court-moves-to-center-of-presidential-race.html The Supreme Court, suddenly at the heart of presidential politics, is preparing what could be blockbuster rulings on health care and immigration shortly before the fall election. http://www.governing.com/news/technology/ap-house-cybersecurity-vote-sets-up-showdown-senate.html The House's solid bipartisan vote for a cybersecurity bill sends a message to the Senate: Now it's your turn to act. http://www.governing.com/news/local/ap-cash-strapped-rhode-island-city-backing-down-in-cross-fight.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Wisconsin group challenging the constitutionality of a cross on a war memorial in Rhode Island says it expects to prevail without the type of long legal battle that unfolded over a prayer banner ordered removed this year from a public high school. http://www.governing.com/news/state/ap-vikings-players-hit-state-capitol-as-stadium-votes-near.html Their goal finally in sight, the Minnesota Vikings summoned star power Wednesday to put extra pressure on state lawmakers nearing decisive votes on public financing for a new pro football stadium. http://www.governing.com/news/state/ap-michigan-emergency-manager-law-could-go-to-ballot.html Opponents of Michigan's sweeping emergency manager law have gathered enough signatures to put a repeal measure on the November ballot, state elections officials said Wednesday. http://www.governing.com/news/state/ap-government-border-town-crackdowns-on-the-rise.html State and federal agencies are cracking down on border town corruption as part of the larger effort to battle Mexican drug cartels.