• Job Skills Gap a Growing Concern in Cities
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   Nation   |   April 5, 2013
• Cities coming out of the recession are facing new challenges with matching their workforce to available jobs, a problem that could be an early indicator of a growing national problem.

• 1 U.S. City Makes "Most Intelligent" List
• BY: Government Technology   |   Columbus, Ohio   |   April 5, 2013
• Of the more than 400 cities that competed for the designation, Columbus, Ohio, is the only U.S. city to be named in this year's top seven.

• Colorado Governor Orders Audit of Sentencing Records
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   April 5, 2013
• The order comes two weeks after DOC executive director Tom Clements was shot to death at his Monument home. The chief suspect is parolee Evan Ebel, a man released from prison about four years early because of a court's clerical error.

• Bill Linking Welfare to Grades Passes Tennessee House
• Source: Tennessean   |   Tennessee   |   April 5, 2013
• After a lengthy and passionate debate, a House committee approved legislation that would reduce welfare benefits for families whose children are failing school.

• Denver's Ambitious Light Rail to Open This Month
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   Denver   |   April 4, 2013
• The project marks the first completed portion of the region's ambitious FasTracks program.
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• Despite Rise in Drilling, Shale Revenue Dropped in Pennsylvania
• Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette   |   Pittsburgh   |   April 4, 2013
• Although energy companies have drilled more natural gas wells in Pennsylvania, towns will see fewer dollars from them this year.

• Partially State-Funded Preschool Wins Final Approval in Mississippi
• Source: AP/Hattiesburg American   |   Mississippi   |   April 4, 2013
• Mississippi government would directly fund a limited preschool program for the first time under a bill on its way to Gov. Phil Bryant.

• Tennessee Gov. Haslam Drops School Voucher Plan
• Source: Tennessean   |   Tennessee   |   April 4, 2013
• Gov. Bill Haslam abruptly withdrew his proposal for school vouchers after he and the bill’s sponsor in the state Senate failed to get guarantees from fellow Republicans that they would not try to expand the measure.

• Boston Mayor's Race Heats Up as Longtime DA Joins
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Boston   |   April 4, 2013
• Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley dove into the Boston mayor’s race with a massive fund-raising advantage and the muscle of almost 20 years in elected office.

• Detroit City Council Continues to Meet Despite Pending Lawsuit
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Detroit, Mich.   |   April 3, 2013
• Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr, in the face of a new lawsuit that challenges the City Council's ability to hold session, has told the council to continue meeting as usual even though it cannot take any official action without his approval.
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• Indiana Could Be 1st to Require Armed Employees in Schools
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   April 3, 2013
• Legislation approved Tuesday by the House Education Committee would mandate the creation of a protection officer for each school.
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• 6 New York Lawmakers Tied to Bribery Plot in Mayor's Race
• Source: New York Times   |   New York City   |   April 3, 2013
• The charges immediately reverberated in the New York political world, especially in Albany, where, despite the efforts of government watchdogs and prosecutors, new scandals and criminal charges seem to surface every legislative session.

• In Atlanta Cheating Scandal, All But 4 Turned Themselves In
• Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution   |   Atlanta   |   April 3, 2013
• Some of the educators spend several hours in jail before posting bond amounts starting at $40,000.

• Teen Birth Rate Plunges in Colorado
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   April 3, 2013
• The state got a special shout-out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for cutting "repeat" teen pregnancies.

• Bisbee Becomes 1st Arizona City to Legalize Same-Sex Civil Unions
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Bisbee, Ariz.   |   April 3, 2013
• The City Council pushed aside legal warnings from the state’s attorney general and a conservative advocacy group in this historic vote.

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