• L.A. Builds Mini Parks to Drive Away Sex Offenders
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   May 2013
• Many municipalities prohibit sex offenders from living near parks. L.A. and Miami are taking it one step further and calling patches of grass “parks” in order to rid their cities of the offenders who currently reside there.
• 2 Comments

• How Generation X is Shaping Government
• BY: Rob Gurwitt   |   May 2013
• Overshadowed by baby boomers on one side and millennials on the other, it’s Generation X that’s actually shaping the way government and citizens interact.
• 10 Comments

• How Milwaukee Became a Center for Water Innovation
• BY: Elizabeth Daigneau   |   May 2013
• The world needs water. Milwaukee not only has lots of it, but it also has transformed itself into a hub for water research and technology.
• 1 Comments

• The Future of Insurance in an Era of Health Reform
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   May 2013
• Nobody knows exactly what the Affordable Care Act will do to the insurance industry. But many in the private sector, including Aetna’s CEO, are saying it’s time for the industry to change.
• 2 Comments

• Has High-Speed Rail Been Derailed?
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   May 2013
• Four years after President Barack Obama declared high-speed rail a national priority, the financial hurdles seem higher than ever.
• 12 Comments

• Preservation Tax Credit and Local History in Danger
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   May 2013
• The historic tax credit, which has helped preserve thousands of old buildings in cities across the country, is at risk of being eliminated.
• 1 Comments

• Water-Powered Electricity Flows Through Santa Rosa
• BY: David Kidd   |   May 2013
• In Santa Rosa, Calif., the electricity powering a lamp may very well come from recycled wastewater.

• Medicaid Fraud: Is it Worth States’ Time to Fight it?
• BY: David Levine   |   May 2013
• As health care for the poor expands, so does the potential for Medicaid abuse. Three states’ experiences with fraud prevention give insight into its value.

• Colorado Becomes 14th State to Offer Undocumented Immigrants In-State Tuition
• Source: Huffington Post   |   Colorado   |   April 30, 2013
• Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill to grant in-state tuition rates to undocumented immigrant students who graduate from state high schools. The measure is expected to generate millions of dollars in revenue for the state.
• 10 Comments

• U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Alabama Immigration Case
• Source: Reuters   |   Alabama   |   April 30, 2013
• The Supreme Court rebuffed the state of Alabama by deciding not to intervene in a case where federal judges blocked a state law that criminalizes the harboring of illegal immigrants.

• Police Not Allowed to Destroy Buyback Guns Under New Arizona Law
• Source: Arizona Daily Star   |   Arizona   |   April 30, 2013
• Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation to require that any weapons that come into a city or county's possession must be sold off, with the profits used to bolster the local treasury.
• 1 Comments

• Poll: Christie is GOP's 3rd Choice for President
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   April 30, 2013
• A new reveals that14 percent of self-identified Republicans preferred New Jersey Gov. Christie as their choice for president, compared to 16 percent for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and 18 percent for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.

• Resignation Calls Renewed for AG Cuccinelli Amid Gubernatorial Run
• Source: AP/The Daily Progress   |   Virginia   |   April 30, 2013
• Virginia Democrats renewed demands that Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli resign after he belatedly disclosed about $13,000 worth of gifts that he claimed he forgot to declare in four years' worth of economic disclosure reports.

• FBI Investigating Relationship Between Virginia Gov. McDonnell, Donors
• Source: Washington Post   |   Virginia   |   April 30, 2013
• FBI agents are conducting interviews about the relationship between Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell, his wife, Maureen, and a major campaign donor who paid for the food at the wedding of the governor’s daughter, according to four people familiar with the questioning.

• New York May be 1st State to Raise Cigarette Age to 21
• Source: Albany Times-Union   |   New York   |   April 30, 2013
• Following New York City's lead, state lawmakers have taken up the cause to raise the minimum age for cigarette purchases from 18 to 21 statewide.