• 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.

• Judge Who Voted to Recall Gov. Scott Walker Ousted
• Source: Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel   |   Wisconsin   |   April 3, 2013
• An Ozaukee County judge lost his job Tuesday when voters sided with a challenger critical of the incumbent's 2011 signature on a petition to recall Gov. Scott Walker.

• Health Impact Assessments Take on Broader Role in Cities and States
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   April 2, 2013
• Cities and states have exponentially increased their use of the new policymaking tool in the last five years, and the trend shows no signs of stopping.

• Prescription Drug Deaths Rise Despite Efforts to Combat Abuse
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nation   |   April 2, 2013
• Despite efforts by law enforcement and public health officials to curb prescription drug abuse, drug-related deaths in the United States have continued to rise, the latest data show.

• Police Discover New Uses for Old Technology
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   April 2, 2013
• Radio transmitters help police track stolen items, such as bicycles, laptops, boats and firearms -- even drugs.

• Georgia Town Votes to Require a Gun in Every Home
• Source: AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution   |   Nelson, Ga.   |   April 2, 2013
• Backers of the newly adopted ordinance requiring gun ownership in a small north Georgia town acknowledge they were largely seeking to make a point about gun rights.
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• Feds Accuse Oregon of Segregating Disabled in Sheltered Jobs
• Source: Oregonian   |   Oregon   |   April 2, 2013
• Oregon unlawfully segregates people with disabilities in sheltered workshops instead of providing them more work opportunities in the public midst, federal authorities allege.

• Chicago's Homicide Rate Falling
• Source: Chicago Tribune   |   Chicago   |   April 2, 2013
• After a rough 2012 with more than 500 homicides, violence in the first quarter of 2013 fell 42 percent from a year earlier.

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