• Obama Jumps Back Into Health Care Debate
• Source: AP/Yahoo   |   Nation   |   May 10, 2013
• President Barack Obama is launching a new effort to rally the public around his hotly disputed health care law, a strategy aimed at shoring up key components of the sweeping federal overhaul and staving off yet another challenge from Republicans.
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• GOP Senators Boycott Vote on EPA Nominee
• Source: The Los Angeles Times   |   Nation   |   May 10, 2013
• Republican members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee say they want more information from EPA nominee Gina McCarthy, despite having already asked her a record number of questions.
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• Anti-Terrorism Grants for Cities at Risk
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   May 10, 2013
• Federal grants that aided police in the Boston Marathon bombing have shrunk in recent years and are at risk of further cuts under the president's reform proposal.
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• Pothole Problems, Streamlining Park Amenities and Ironic Layoffs in South Carolina
• BY: Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene   |   May 9, 2013
• Public-sector management news you should know.
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• Cities Ramp Up Data Projects
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   May 9, 2013
• Better ways of using data can speed up solutions to urban issues. But a number of traditional problems stand in the way.

• Average Hospital Cost By State
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   May 9, 2013
• Map shows data for average hospital charges, by state, for treatment of various conditions.

• Which States Have the Highest Hospital Prices?
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   May 9, 2013
• New federal data sheds light on hospital pricing for the most common diagnoses and treatments. View data for your state.
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• Chicago Mayor Proposes Bike-Friendly Changes
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Chicago   |   May 9, 2013
• Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed making city streets more accommodating to bike riders while toughening penalties for drivers as well as cyclists who violate the rules of the road.
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• Controversial Port Rail Yard Wins Approval of L.A. City Council
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Los Angeles   |   May 9, 2013
• The project would improve freight rail connections to the nation's largest port complex, but it could spur court challenges alleging violations of environmental and civil rights laws.

• Former Calif. Lt. Gov. Criticizes State's Prison Policies
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   May 9, 2013
• In a speech where he hinted at a possible run for governor, former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado called out Gov. Jerry Brown for his handling of prison crowding in the state, calling the policies being pursued an "early release" program.

• 'Caylee's Law' on Missing Children Sent to North Carolina Governor
• Source: AP/Raleigh News & Observer   |   North Carolina   |   May 9, 2013
• The bill, inspired by the case of Caylee Anthony, makes it a felony when parents knowingly fail to report to police their child has been missing for at least 24 hours.

• D.C. to Open Hybrid Traditional-Charter School
• Source: Washington Post   |   District of Columbia   |   May 9, 2013
• D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson described the effort as a first-of-its-kind partnership that will produce neither a traditional school nor a charter school but something in between.

• Medical Marijuana Regulations Finalized in Massachusetts
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Massachusetts   |   May 9, 2013
• Companies hoping to sell marijuana for medical use in Massachusetts will be required to hire an independent lab to test their products for contaminants, under final rules that regulators approved by unanimous vote.

• Bills to Increase Oversight of Oil and Gas Industry Fail in Colorado
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   May 9, 2013
• The administration of Gov. John Hickenlooper, as well as the oil and gas industry, opposed several of the bills.

• Oregon Secretary of State Tweaks Automatic Voter-Registration Bill in Search of Support
• Source: Oregonian   |   Oregon   |   May 9, 2013
• Kate Brown said she has agreed to changes to address privacy concerns, as well as worries from minor political parties faced with rapidly increasing their numbers to keep their ballot status.