• Los Angeles Mayor's Race: Garcetti Wins, Greuel Concedes
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Los Angeles   |   May 22, 2013
• Eric Garcetti will be the first elected Jewish mayor of the city. At 42, he will also be the youngest in more than a century. He is scheduled to take office July 1.

• In Oklahoma Tornado's Wake, Many Ask How Safe Schools Were
• Source: Christian Science Monitor   |   Oklahoma   |   May 22, 2013
• As rescue and recovery efforts continue in Moore, Okla., following the devastating tornado that struck Monday afternoon, attention has focused, in particular, on the schools that were hit – and in some cases, largely demolished.

• Harrisburg Mayor Denied 2nd Term
• Source: AP/Philadelphia Inquirer   |   Harrisburg, Pa.   |   May 22, 2013
• Democratic voters in financially troubled Harrisburg denied Mayor Linda Thompson a second term, choosing bookstore owner Eric Papenfuse to try to help the financially strapped capital.

• Weiner Announces Candidacy for NYC Mayor
• Source: New York Times   |   New York City   |   May 22, 2013
• Anthony D. Weiner, once a rising star of New York politics whose career cratered over revelations of his sexually explicit life online, announced an improbable bid for the job he has long coveted: mayor.

• Portland Voters Reject Fluoridation for the 4th Time Since 1956
• Source: Oregonian   |   Oregon   |   May 22, 2013
• Despite the support of five city commissioners and healthy advocacy groups, voters rejected a measure to fluoridate city water.
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• Colorado's New School Finance Law Depends on Tax Vote
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   May 22, 2013
• Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law a new school finance bill that would change the way the state doles out money for education — but only if taxpayers pass an estimated $1 billion tax increase.

• Suburban Poverty Growth Outpacing Urban Cores
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nation   |   May 21, 2013
• During the 2000s, the number of poor living in U.S. suburbs grew by 64 percent -- more than twice the 29 percent growth rate in cities.

• Obama Declares Oklahoma Tornado a Major Disaster
• Source: USA Today   |   Oklahoma   |   May 21, 2013
• At least 51 people were killed when a massive tornado blasted through central Oklahoma, flattening neighborhoods and destroying two elementary schools. The grim work of search, rescue and recovery continues today.
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• L.A. Elections May be Decided by Older, White Voters
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Los Angeles   |   May 21, 2013
• A survey of likely voters finds that non-Latino whites make up 32 percent of the city's population but are likely to total 51 percent of the vote. Latinos make up 44 percent of the population, but many are ineligible to vote.

• Water Fluoridation Debate Divides Portland, Oregon
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Portland, Ore.   |   May 20, 2013
• The city is the largest in the country that still does not fluoridate it's water supply and the debate over the issue has sharply divided it's usually polite progressives. Citizens will go to the polls to vote on the issue Tuesday.
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• Illinois Increases Penalites for Social Media-Linked Attacks
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Illinois   |   May 20, 2013
• Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Saturday a measure that allows stiffer penalties for people convicted of using social media to organize mob attacks.

• Air Service in Steep Decline at Small and Mid-Sized City Airports
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   Nation   |   May 20, 2013
• The days of numerous flights from the nation’s small, medium and large airports are over.

• Success of Gun Buyback in Phoenix May Backfire
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Phoenix, Ariz.   |   May 20, 2013
• The gun buyback was designed, in part, to get unwanted weapons out of homes and into the hands of Phoenix police before a new law takes effect requiring police to sell the guns instead of destroy them. But the program was so successful that police are already struggling to process the more than 1,000 weapons in their possession.
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• Gov. Scott to OK Medicaid Money for Florida Hospitals
• Source: Tampa Bay Times   |   Florida   |   May 20, 2013
• The state's largest hospitals were relieved to learn Gov. Rick Scott will approve $65 million aimed at easing the transition to a new Medicaid payment system. In return, hospitals agreed not to ask for more such money next year.

• Connecticut Train Crash Could Cause 'Carmageddon' Commute
• Source: USA Today   |   Northeast   |   May 20, 2013
• The suspension of rail service rail service in the Connecticut suburbs of New York City after the collision of two trains will mean thousands more vehicles on Interstate 95 and other major roads that often are clogged even under the best conditions.

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