• San Diego Mayor Building Economic Bridges to Tijuana
• Source: The New York Times   |   San Diego, Calif.   |   May 13, 2013
• Satellite city offices are not uncommon for large cities, but San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s newest outpost is in another country. By opening San Diego’s Tijuana office this year, the mayor hopes to promote cross-border relations and foster economic partnerships.

• Amtrak Unveils Locomotives to Replace Aging Fleet
• Source: AP/The Philadelphia Inquirer   |   Nation   |   May 13, 2013
• When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and better energy efficiency.

• Tracking the Carbon Footprints of Cities
• Source: AP/Yahoo   |   Nation   |   May 13, 2013
• Scientists have found that urban hubs with over 10 million people are increasingly responsible for human-caused global warming, prompting closer study of cities across the country and around the globe.

• Improvements in Housing Market Bring Greater Workforce Mobility
• Source: Reuters   |   Nation   |   May 13, 2013
• New trends show the American workforce may be regaining the mobility it enjoyed before the recession as home prices in major cities rise.

• Texas Scrutinizes Chemical Stockpiles in Wake of Plant Explosion
• BY: The Texas Tribune   |   Texas   |   May 10, 2013
• Following the explosion of a fertilizer plant last month, officials and residents across the state are reexamining safety regulations.

• 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.

• 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.

• D.C. to Open Hybrid Traditional-Charter School
• Source: Washington Post   |   District of Columbia   |   May 9, 2013
• D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson described the effort as a first-of-its-kind partnership that will produce neither a traditional school nor a charter school but something in between.

• Audit Shows Detroit Fire Dept. Violated Drug Policies
• Source: Detroit Free Press   |   Detroit   |   May 9, 2013
• Four employees who tested positive for cocaine or high blood-alcohol levels — but faced no disciplinary actions — were among a handful of incidents described in an auditor general’s report.

• Voucher Funding Unconstitutional, Rules Louisiana Supreme Court
• Source: New Orleans Times Picayune   |   Louisiana   |   May 8, 2013
• Act 2, part of Gov. Bobby Jindal's 2012 package of education reforms, diverts money from each student's per-pupil allocation to cover the cost of private or parochial school tuition.

• Marijuana Driving Limits Pass Colorado Legislature After Several Attempts
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   May 8, 2013
• The bill approved was the sixth try in the past three years to pass a stoned-driving limit, which supporters say will give prosecutors a tool to combat an increase in stoned-driving cases.

• Obama's Cigarette Tax to Fund Preschool Up in Smoke
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   May 8, 2013
• Presidential budgets are all about theater. But this year’s was more theatrical than most: Its biggest single new proposal — the sin tax to generate $78 billion to fund a preschool education program — vanished almost as soon as Obama announced it four weeks ago.

• Indiana Gov. Pence Signs School Resource Officer Bill
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   May 8, 2013
• The bill sets aside $10 million in state money to allow public schools to apply for matching grants to hire police officers for schools that don’t already have them.

• Public Hearing in New York Held Without the Public
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   May 8, 2013
• Something was missing at a public hearing held by the State Senate to examine New York City’s campaign finance system: the public.

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