• Detroit's New Financial Manager Had Thousands in Unpaid Taxes
• Source: Detroit News   |   Detroit   |   March 18, 2013
• Incoming Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr insisted he pays his taxes as critics questioned how he could govern a cash-strapped city hamstrung by unpaid taxes when he was apparently unaware of liens placed on his Maryland home.
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• NYC Comptroller Enters Mayor's Race
• Source: New York Times   |   New York City   |   March 18, 2013
• John C. Liu officially began his campaign for mayor on Sunday with a vow to represent the “100 percent,” not “the 1 percent.”

• Controversial Mental Health Program Gets Money to Expand in New Jersey
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   March 18, 2013
• The controversial and closely-watched mental health program that gives judges authority to order severely ill people into outpatient treatment will have the money to expand, after all.

• Facing a Psychiatrist Shortage, Iowa Considers Tax Breaks
• Source: AP/Des Moines Register   |   Iowa   |   March 18, 2013
• With Iowa facing a psychiatrist shortage in the middle of sweeping changes to the county-based mental health system, one lawmaker thinks giving income tax breaks to psychiatry students will be enough to encourage them to practice in the state.
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• Chicago's Credit Rating Downgraded Because of Illinois' Financial Problems
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Chicago   |   March 15, 2013
• Illinois has the worst credit rating of any state in the nation.

• Which Cities Are Most Energy-Efficient?
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   March 15, 2013
• Of the 10 U.S. cities with the most Energy Star buildings, half are located in the Midwest or South.
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• Detroit Emergency Financial Manager Confident He Can Fix City's Finances
• Source: Detroit Free Press   |   Detroit   |   March 15, 2013
• With a bold dash of confidence, Kevyn Orr predicted that he'd be able to accomplish a significant level of repair in Detroit -- now foundering under staggering debts and unable to provide decent public safety and other basic services -- in a role he said he felt a sense of obligation to accept.

• Boston Schools Abandon Desegregation-Created System
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Boston   |   March 15, 2013
• The Boston School Committee scrapped a school assignment plan developed under court-ordered desegregation almost a quarter century ago and embraced a new system that seeks to allow more students to attend schools closer to home.

• Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Initiative to Begin in Select States
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   March 14, 2013
• The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it will send $2.3 million to 12 counties and cities in 10 states to bolster efforts to prevent domestic violence homicides, even as Washington remains consumed with budget cutbacks.

• Detroit Expected to Get Emergency Financial Manager Today
• Source: Detroit Free Press   |   Michigan   |   March 14, 2013
• Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to announce his choice for emergency financial manager, which many expect to be high-powered Washington, D.C., lawyer Kevyn Orr.

• 'Anti-Bloomberg Bill' in Mississippi Bars Local Restrictions on Food and Drink
• Source: New York Times   |   Mississippi   |   March 14, 2013
• The bill, which is on the desk of Gov. Phil Bryant and is likely to get a swift signature means that cities or counties cannot enact rules about any aspect of the daily dining experience.
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• Bill to Tie Education Funding to Student Test Scores Earns Arizona Governor's Support
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   March 14, 2013
• Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is putting her weight behind a bill that would give more money to schools where students perform well or improve on state tests, but opponents fear the proposal could take money from struggling schools.
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• 'Safe Harbor' Gun Bill Sent to Utah Governor
• Source: Salt Lake Tribune   |   Utah   |   March 14, 2013
• The measure would allow people under emotional duress to voluntarily store their firearms at local police stations as a way to diffuse potentially volatile situations in a home.
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• V.P. Biden: Cities Have "Significant Influence" on Gun Control
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   Nation   |   March 13, 2013
• The vice president urged city leaders gathered in Washington to lobby congress for tougher gun laws, while Sen. John McCain told the same group to lead the way on immigration.

• L.A. Police Chief Among U.S. Politicians, Celebrities Hacked
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Nation   |   March 13, 2013
• First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck were among a high-powered roster of public figures whose personal and financial information was posted on the Internet.

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