• Revived NCLB Bill Gives States More Options
• Source: Huffington Post   |   Nation   |   June 5, 2013
• On Tuesday, Sen. Tom Harkin, the retiring chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released a new 1,150-page bill to update No Child Left Behind Act.

• Gun Lobbying Restricted under New Kansas Law
• Source: Sedgwick County Post   |   Kansas   |   June 5, 2013
• Gov. Sam Brownback signed legislation Friday to restrict the use of state tax dollars to promote or oppose gun control policies, a measure championed by gun-rights supporters but seen by critics as endangering free-speech rights.

• Newtown Privacy Bill Easily Passes Connecticut Senate, House
• Source: Hartford Courant   |   Connecticut   |   June 5, 2013
• The state Senate and House, after short debates, voted overwhelmingly early Wednesday to approve a bill blocking public disclosure of photos of homicide victims and some other records in reaction to the Newtown school massacre.

• Oregon's Foreclosure Mediation Program Expanded
• Source: Oregonian   |   Oregon   |   June 5, 2013
• Gov. John Kitzhaber on Tuesday signed a bill expanding state's foreclosure mediation program, which had been largely bypassed by mortgage lenders.

• How to Think About Technology in the Work of Government
• BY: Jerry Mechling   |   June 5, 2013
• The key to performance is information that makes work accountable, provides guidance, coordinates over distance and seeks out innovation.

• LaHood: Expect "Big" Announcement from Obama on Transportation Funding
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   June 4, 2013
• Transportation stakeholders have become increasingly vocal in recent years over the disconnect between the president's lofty rhetoric about the need to invest and his lack of serious policy proposals on the matter.
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• Why Google Likes Fiber, Big Help for Small Cities, and the Benefits of Civic Hacking
• BY: Government Technology   |   June 4, 2013
• All the government technology news you should know.
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• Municipally Owned Bridges in Worse Condition Than State-Owned Ones
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   Nation   |   June 4, 2013
• Bridges localities own are more than twice as likely to be considered structurally deficient as those on state roads. View detailed bridge inspection data for your state.
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• Michigan Governor Declares Financial Emergency in Hamtramck
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Michigan   |   June 4, 2013
• Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declared a financial emergency Monday in Hamtramck, a step that could lead to the appointment of an emergency manager.

• Wind Industry Expands in Midwestern States
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   June 4, 2013
• Despite the still uncertain long-term fate of the wind energy tax credit, the industry has plans to develop more turbines in states like Iowa and Nebraska.

• Minnesota to Use $300 Million Tax Windfall for Schools, Reserves
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Minnesota   |   June 4, 2013
• Stronger-than-expected tax collections have left the state with an extra $300 million which the state will use to fully replenish its reserves and pay down money it still owes local school districts.

• Emergency Services Workers Face Budget Cuts, Pay Disparity
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   June 4, 2013
• EMTs and paramedics are governed by a haphazard patchwork of rules that vary widely by city and state and in tough economic times, emergency services often are on the chopping block.
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• California DNA Law Still Faces Challenges After U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   California   |   June 4, 2013
• Monday's ruling protected California's right to collect DNA during arrests, but civil libertarians said they would continue to challenge the California program as overly broad. Challenges of the California program are pending in the California Supreme Court and the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

• Illinois' Credit Rating Drops Again After Pension Reform Fails
• Source: Chicago Tribune   |   Illinois   |   June 4, 2013
• Fitch Ratings further lowered Illinois' worst-in-the-nation credit rating following lawmakers' inability to agree on money-saving reforms to the public employee pension system.

• Nevada Joins 5 Other States Allowing Immigrants to Drive
• Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal   |   Nevada   |   June 4, 2013
• Gov. Brian Sandoval signed into law Friday a bill that allows people in the country illegally to legally drive in Nevada starting in January.