• Sandy Cleanup Costs Double in NYC Compared to New Jersey
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   April 29, 2013
• New York’s high cost was driven largely by how far the city had to transport its waste — and what it took to get it to a landfill in the Finger Lakes region west of Syracuse, according to Col. John Pilot, who headed the city’s cleanup efforts.

• 4 States Seek to Lift Sunday Hunting Bans
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   April 29, 2013
• Lawmakers and hunting advocates in North Carolina, Connecticut, Massachusetts and West Virginia are working to change "blue laws" that ban hunting on Sunday.

• Will the Detroit Mayor Run for Re-Election?
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Detroit   |   April 26, 2013
• Detroit's Dave Bing has taken the first steps towards exploring a bid for reelection. An already crowded field will mean an uphill battle for the unpopular mayor, who has taken blame for the city's financial meltdown that led to a state-takeover.

• Philly to Cover Gender-Confirmation Surgery for Transgender Public Employees
• Source: Philadelphia Inquirer   |   Philadelphia   |   April 26, 2013
• In a move that the LGBT community called "historic," City Council approved a bill yesterday that would require the city's health plan to pay for transgender city workers to complete "gender-confirmation surgery."

• Chicago Prepares to Launch Bike-Sharing Program
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Chicago, Ill.   |   April 25, 2013
• The long-anticipated launch of the Chicago program appears to be set for June. Initially the program will be federally funded, but officials say eventually it will pay for itself as it expands.

• Why Didn't 2,400 Tons of Ammonium Nitrate at Texas Plant Raise Regulatory Concerns?
• Source: Dallas Morning News   |   Texas   |   April 25, 2013
• How a fire caused the ammonium nitrate to detonate is the focus of federal and state investigations into the explosion.
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• Washington's Marijuana Law Impairs All Pot Prosecutions
• Source: AP/Seattle Times   |   Washington state   |   April 25, 2013
• Prosecutors and crime-lab scientists say a little-noticed provision in Washington’s new law legalizing recreational marijuana has jeopardized their ability to go after any pot crimes at all, and they’re calling for an immediate fix in the Legislature.

• Gov. Jerry Brown Promises Opponents 'Battle of Their Lives' over Education Funding
• Source: Sacramento Bee   |   California   |   April 25, 2013
• Brown is seeking to give local school districts greater flexibility in how they spend state money by eliminating most of California's "categorical" funding – pots of money that can be used only for certain purposes.

• Tennessee's Annexation Ban Puts Cities in Limbo
• Source: Tennessean   |   Tennessee   |   April 25, 2013
• The yearlong ban, awaiting Gov. Bill Haslam’s signature, is the end result of considerable debate in the General Assembly this year.
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• L.A. City Council Votes to Accelerate Move Away from Coal Power
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Los Angeles, Calif.   |   April 24, 2013
• The Los Angeles City Council approved a plan to begin moving away from coal-fired energy, despite warnings from a Department of Water and Power watchdog that the shift could cost more than $650 million.
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• Amazon Fights Old Ally eBay over Online Sales Tax
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   April 24, 2013
• Amazon is now fighting eBay in an all-out civil war in the U.S. Senate, where a bill to set national sales tax standards for online retailers is up for debate.

• Watered-Down Homeless Bill of Rights Advances in California
• Source: Sacramento Bee   |   California   |   April 24, 2013
• Citing the need to ensure equal treatment for indigent Californians, lawmakers advanced a homeless rights bill that they said has been narrowed to assuage the concerns of businesses and city governments.

• Critics Call for Ban on New Micro-Apartments in Seattle
• Source: Seattle Times   |   Seattle   |   April 24, 2013
• The new, tiny unites aren’t required to provide any parking and avoid design and environmental review as well as notice to neighbors that usually is required for big, multifamily projects.

• Berkeley Accidentally Discloses City Employees' SSNs
• Source: Berkeleyside   |   Berkeley, Calif.   |   April 24, 2013
• A Berkeley municipal staff member mistakenly disclosed the social security numbers of everyone who works for the city while responding to a public records request, and the city recently sent a letter to staff informing them of the error.
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• No Fracking in Sight, Florida Aims to Regulate an Industry That's Not There
• Source: Miami Herald   |   Florida   |   April 24, 2013
• No one knows if Florida is going to be the next frontier for the new generation of oil and gas drilling known as fracking, but state legislators say — just in case — it’s time to write rules to require disclosure of the controversial technology.

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