• What's Really Needed to Save Detroit: Democracy
• BY: Mark Funkhouser   |   April 1, 2013
• Certainly spending must be cut and services must be restored, but it's essential that the voices of the loyal Detroiters who have stayed be heard.
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• Tom Menino, Boston's 'Urban Mechanic' Mayor, Will Not Run for Re-Election
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   April 1, 2013
• After five terms, the city's longest-serving mayor will leave office at the end of the year.

• Why Kentucky's Pension Reform Has Some Governments Yawning
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   April 1, 2013
• Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear calls its pension reform “a good solution to a thorny problem." But the state’s local governments are far less impressed.
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• Indianapolis Building First Empty-Ballpark Apartments
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   April 1, 2013
• Communities struggle with what to do with stadiums once sports teams leave. Indianapolis is converting its historic minor league ballpark into apartments.
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• Stockton Bankruptcy Sets Stage for Pension Battle
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   April 1, 2013
• Some say the ruling in Stockton, Calif.'s case could lead to a U.S. Supreme Court decision on how bankrupt cities deal with their pension liabilities.

• States Choose Managed Care for Medicare, Medicaid
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   April 1, 2013
• California is the latest state to join a national movement to coordinate care for people who qualify for both public health insurance programs.
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• Latest Move in School Safety? A Panic Button.
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   April 1, 2013
• Not all emergencies give people the time or ability to call 911. One Georgia city has installed panic buttons in all of its schools, and similar plans have been introduced in California and New Jersey.
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• The Risks of Relying on User Fees
• BY: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene   |   April 2013
• In the past three years, states and cities have brought in billions of dollars in additional user fees. But there are pitfalls to this form of revenue boost.
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• Unemployment Rate Falls in 22 States
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   March 29, 2013
• View updated jobs data for each state.

• Manufacturing in 3-D
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   April 2013
• Three-dimensional printing could be the next big economic engine.

• Who Should Control Broadband?
• BY: Alex Marshall   |   April 2013
• The question of who will install fiber-optic networks and who will control them is key because it could impact decades of economic growth. Telecom giants like AT&T think they should be the only player.
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• How to Talk About Tax Expenditures
• BY: Justin Marlowe   |   April 2013
• There are ways to take some of the partisan heat out of the discussion.

• GOP Governors Ask ‘What Would Reagan Do?’
• BY: Donald F. Kettl   |   April 2013
• Furious at Washington gridlock and seeking to get their party back on top, Republican governors -- like President Ronald Reagan before them -- are waging an anti-tax campaign aimed at the income tax.
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• The Age of the Tech-Savvy Legislator
• BY: Steve Towns   |   April 2013
• An influx of young lawmakers could lead to better technology investments.
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• Whatever Happened to the Office of Urban Affairs?
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   March 29, 2013
• Created four years ago, the federal office was supposed to engage cities and metro areas in all major policy decisions. Today, the Obama administration has “little to show for its efforts.”
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