• Marijuana Accidents Spur Calls for Childproof Packaging in Colorado
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   April 2, 2013
• When medical marijuana became legal in Colorado and federal officials backed off prosecution, Children's Hospital Colorado had 14 emergency-room visits by kids who had ingested marijuana.

• Bucking National Trend, Atlanta's Public Transit Ridership Declines
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Atlanta   |   April 1, 2013
• Unlike most public transit systems in the United States, last year, MARTA continued a downward spiral in declining ridership.

• Atlanta School Officials to Start Turning Themselves In
• Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution   |   Atlanta   |   April 1, 2013
• The first of almost three dozen indicted educators are expected to walk through the doors of the Fulton County Jail Monday to be processed as accused felons related to alleged cheating on standardized test scores and the covering up of those actions.

• Hazleton a Test Case for GOP's Immigration Stance
• Source: New York Times   |   Hazleton, Pa.   |   April 1, 2013
• The Pennsylvania city presents a test case of whether the party risks leaving behind a critical part of its core constituency: white working-class voters for whom illegal immigration stirs visceral reactions.

• Maryland Raising Stakes in Casino Wars with Delaware and West Virginia
• Source: Washington Post   |   Maryland   |   April 1, 2013
• For years, casinos in West Virginia and Delaware siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars in gambling revenue from Marylanders. Now Maryland is poised to win back increasing numbers of those gamblers — and their millions.

• Oil Revenue Fuels Fighting Among Alaska Legislators
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Alaska   |   April 1, 2013
• A 2007 oil production tax increase has helped the state save up $17 billion. But now Republicans want to roll back the hike to lure more business.

• D.C. Government Judges Fighting to Unionize for the 1st Time
• Source: Washington Post   |   District of Columbia   |   April 1, 2013
• Now a group of city administrative law judges is seeking to organize for the first time, and the months-long effort has generated frustration among union advocates who think Mayor Vincent C. Gray has failed to match his pro-labor rhetoric with action.
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• Program to Give Guns to Residents in High-Crime Areas Stirs Controversy
• Source: AP/Wall Street Journal   |   Tucson, Ariz.   |   March 29, 2013
• The Armed Citizen Project is part of a national campaign to give shotguns to single women and homeowners in the nation's crime-ridden neighborhoods.

• New York City Reaches Deal to Mandate Paid Sick Leave
• Source: New York Times   |   New York City   |   March 29, 2013
• New York City is poised to mandate that thousands of companies provide paid time off for sick employees, bolstering a national movement that has been resisted by wary business leaders.

• Facing Charges, Marcus Hook Mayor Withdraws Re-Election Bid
• Source: Philadelphia Inquirer   |   Marcus Hook, Pa.   |   March 29, 2013
• The mayor of Marcus Hook, charged last week with holding an acquaintance hostage during a drunken encounter at his home, has decided not to run for reelection.

• Where Are State Travel Taxes the Highest?
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   March 28, 2013
• State and local politicians would rather avoid raising taxes on locals who can boot them out of office, but they also know that tourists can still “vote with their feet” and go where taxes are lower.

• Emergency Management of Detroit Begins Amid Protests and Lawsuits
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Detroit, Mich.   |   March 28, 2013
• A legal fight against the state's new emergency manager law is expected to kick off today -- the same day the law takes effect -- with protesters descending on Detroit as a Federal lawsuit challenging it's constitutionality is being filed.

• Right-to-Work Law Takes Effect in Michigan
• Source: Detroit Free Press   |   Michigan   |   March 28, 2013
• One of the most hard-fought changes in Michigan history -- right-to-work legislation -- takes effect today, but its effects are largely unknown and not expected to be immediate.

• High-Speed Rail's Strongest Supporters Now Express Reservations
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   California   |   March 28, 2013
• Some longtime backers of the project are objecting to political compromises that they say undermine legal safeguards for the massive investment.

• With Vouchers, States Shift Aid from Schools to Families
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   March 28, 2013
• Instead of simply financing a traditional system of neighborhood schools, legislators and some governors are headed toward funneling public money directly to families, who would be free to choose the kind of schooling they believe is best for their children.
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