• Minnesota House Approves Gay Marriage
• Source: AP/Yahoo   |   May 10, 2013
• A historic vote Thursday in the Minnesota House positioned that state to become the 12th in the country to allow gay marriages and the first in the Midwest to pass such a law out of its Legislature.

• Maryland Lt. Gov. Plans Run for Governor
• Source: The Washington Post   |   May 10, 2013
• Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown is expected to announce his plans to run for Governor in a speech today. The speech will also lay out several campaign priorities, including a stepped-up focus on fighting racial and other disparities in health care, education and employment.

• Oregon Coal Export Terminal Plans Put on Hold
• Source: The Los Angeles Times   |   Oregon   |   May 10, 2013
• The battle over plans for a series of massive coal export terminals across the Pacific Northwest took a new turn Wednesday when the energy company Kinder Morgan announced it was dropping its plan to build a $200-million facility on the Columbia River in northern Oregon.

• Obama, Perry Both Take Credit for Impressive Texas Jobs Growth
• Source: Time   |   Texas   |   May 10, 2013
• Texas has been a monster job creator over the past ten years with steady employment growth despite massive increases in the state's labor pool and a spike in unemployment in 2009.

• California Assembly Approves Two Bills for Transgender Rights
• Source: The Sacramento Bee   |   California   |   May 10, 2013
• Two bills aimed at eliminating obstacles facing transgender people cleared the Assembly largely along party lines Thursday, including one measure to let students choose the bathroom and sports team that correlates with their gender identity.

• Downtown Detroit Projects Derailed Over Financing
• Source: The Detroit Free Press   |   Detroit, Mich.   |   May 10, 2013
• The reluctance of banks and major pension funds to underwrite loans for downtown projects has been a consistent problem for the struggling city.

• 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.