• San Francisco Expands Plastic Bag Ban
• BY: The Associated Press   |   California   |   February 8, 2012
• Shoppers in San Francisco will have to pay 10 cents per bag and more retailers are now banned from handing out plastic bags under a proposal approved Tuesday by the city's Board of Supervisors.
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• D.C. Council Repeals Internet Gambling Law
• Source: Washington Post   |   District of Columbia   |   February 8, 2012
• The D.C. Council voted to repeal the city’s first-in-the-nation Internet gambling law, capping a year-long debate about whether city officials improperly slipped the concept past the public without proper vetting. The vote means it will probably be years before the District and Congress agree to authorize Internet gambling in the District.
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• Pittsburgh City Council Wants to Pay $75K in Teen Beating Claim
• BY: The Associated Press   |   Pennsylvania   |   February 8, 2012
• The Pittsburgh City Council is considering a bill that would pay $75,000 to a former performing arts student who says in a civil rights lawsuit against the city that he was wrongly beaten by three undercover officers.

• Obama Announces Funding for Science and Math Teachers
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   February 7, 2012
• Prior to President Barack Obama's hosting of the White House Science Fair, the White House announced a series of new funding opportunities and priorities focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers.
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• Official: Bankruptcy Possible for Harrisburg
• BY: The Associated Press   |   Pennsylvania   |   February 7, 2012
• HARRISBURG, Pa. — The state official in charge of figuring out how to fix an enormous financial shortfall in Pennsylvania's capital city said in a proposed recovery plan released Monday that "significant and difficult" steps lie ahead, and Harrisburg may end up seeking bankruptcy protection.

• Entire Staff Replaced at School Pending Sex Abuse Scandal
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Los Angeles   |   February 7, 2012
• L.A. Unified Supt. John Deasy seeks to assure angry parents, who demonstrated at campus over allegations against two teachers. Officials say no other instructors are under suspicion.

• Cleveland Mayor Proposes Sweeping Plan to Improve Education
• Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer   |   Cleveland   |   February 7, 2012
• Mayor Frank Jackson hopes to improve city schools by eliminating union rules for teacher pay and layoffs, having more partnerships with charters, giving more autonomy to successful city schools and seeking a tax increase in November.

• Congressional Members Push for State and Local Control of Education
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   February 6, 2012
• No Child Left Behind (NCLB) represented an unfortunate overstep of the federal government’s role in education, members of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce told National School Boards Association (NSBA) attendees Monday.

• Defense Cuts Test Lawmakers' Resolve on Deficits
• BY: The Associated Press   |   February 6, 2012
• President Barack Obama's call to shrink the military, shut bases and cancel weapons to meet the demand for budget cuts tests the resolve of lawmakers who came to Washington determined to slash the deficit.
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• Occupy Movement at Crossroads
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   February 6, 2012
• A national survey found that almost one in five Americans still say they've heard nothing about the movement and that a third of those who have can't identify its main message. Some Occupy groups have shifted their focus to specific causes, but it's unclear whether the disappearance of local camps will deprive the movement of media attention.

• New York City Defends Health Ads That Frighten Viewers
• Source: New York Times   |   New York City   |   February 6, 2012
• The city’s health department uses no sugar-coating in its latest ads, which feature images of overweight people whose mobility is impaired to warn of the dangers of ever-growing portions of unhealthy food and soft drinks. The ads are the latest installment in a campaign by the Bloomberg administration to jolt New Yorkers out of bad health habits.

• Former Philly Schools Super's Unemployment Claim Denied
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Pennsylvania   |   February 3, 2012
• Former Philadelphia schools superintendent Arlene Ackerman, who left her post with a controversial buyout worth nearly $1 million from the district, had her unemployment claim denied by the state of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

• State Rep. Howze to Run for Detroit Mayor
• Source: Detroit News   |   Detroit   |   February 3, 2012
• State Rep. Lisa L. Howze is expected to announce today that she is running for mayor of Detroit in 2013. "Given the financial crisis in the city of Detroit, Howze feels her vision for the city coupled with 20 combined years of experience as a certified public accountant and finance professional make her ripe for the job," her office said in a statement.

• New York City Mayor Offers a Budget Free of Tax Increases or Broad Layoffs
• Source: New York Times   |   New York City   |   February 3, 2012
• Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, seeking to stabilize New York City’s finances after years of budget crunches and economic woes, proposed a spending plan that was as routine and as free of drama as any in recent memory, with no tax increases or layoffs of teachers, police officers or firefighters.

• Former Philadelphia School Superintendent Denied Unemployment
• Source: Philadelphia Inquirer   |   Philadelphia   |   February 3, 2012
• There will be no $573 weekly check for Arlene Ackerman, who was paid nearly $1 million to walk away from her job in August after a bitter public battle over leadership and finances.

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