• Obama's Budget: What States & Cities Need to Know
• BY: News Staff   |   Nation   |   April 10, 2013
• President Barack Obama released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2014 Wednesday. We break it down to tell you how it impacts states, cities and counties and their specific programs.
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• 5 Gun Safety Measures in Obama's 2014 Budget
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   Nation   |   April 10, 2013
• The administration has asked Congress to fund better record keeping for background checks and scientific research related to gun violence. For full coverage of the president's proposed budget, click here.
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• New Jersey Governor Doubles Funding for Medicial Marijuana Program
• BY: McClatchy News   |   New Jersey   |   April 9, 2013
• Gov. Christie has proposed a $1.6 million budget for New Jersey's three-year-old medical marijuana program -- more than twice the current spending plan -- in anticipation that more dispensaries will open this year.

• Miami-Dade County Agrees to Dolphins Stadium Deal
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Miami   |   April 9, 2013
• The Miami Dolphins would receive about $7.5 million a year in hotel taxes to renovate Sun Life Stadium under a deal endorsed by Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Now, the agreement faces a countywide referendum.

• Fracking Foes Win in California Court
• Source: San Francisco Chronicle   |   California   |   April 9, 2013
• A federal magistrate ruled that federal authorities broke the law when they leased land in Monterey and Fresno counties to oil drillers without studying the possible risks of hydraulic fracturing.

• Denver Mayor, Against Marijuana, Releases Regulation Recommendations
• Source: Denver Post   |   Denver   |   April 9, 2013
• Michael Hancock advised the City Council to ban private pot clubs, create a two-year moratorium in which only existing medical-marijuana businesses could apply for licenses to sell recreational marijuana and establish "rigorous new standards to protect neighborhoods."

• Criticism of Cuomo Grows as Problems in Albany Endure
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   April 9, 2013
• Two corruption cases last week underscored a season of challenge for New York Gov. Cuomo, who has faced more criticism over the last few months than he did during much of his first two years.

• Uncertainty Follows Failure of Utah-Nevada Water Pact
• BY: Stateline   |   West   |   April 9, 2013
• Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has refused to sign a decades-in-the-making deal that would have divvied up billions of gallons of water beneath the two states.
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• Seattle Police Chief Steps Down
• Source: Seattle Times   |   Seattle   |   April 9, 2013
• John Diaz's quiet style turned on him after the department came under federal scrutiny and widespread community criticism over several video-recorded confrontations involving his officers.
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• Moody’s: New York’s Pension-Deferment Plan Has Long-Term Risks
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   New York   |   April 9, 2013
• New York’s new law to allow some cities to defer pension payments would increase their unfunded pension liabilities and could hurt their credit outlook.

• Tapping into Big Data in Government
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   April 8, 2013
• Cheaper storage and more powerful analytic tools are making big data an increasingly viable concept for the public sector.

• Oil and Gas Bills Pit Legislature vs. Governor in Colorado
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   April 8, 2013
• For Gov. Hickenlooper, who supports oil and gas development, the Democrat-sponsored and -supported bills create a dilemma.

• Program Keeps Seniors from Unnecessary Psychiatric Admissions
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   April 8, 2013
• Too many times, state officials say, nursing home residents wrongly end up in psychiatric care.

• NYC Mayoral Candidate Proposes Ways to Curb Corruption
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   April 8, 2013
• After the arrests of a half-dozen city lawmakers and leaders last week, Joseph Lhota, a Republican, sought on Sunday to inhabit the role of anticorruption crusader.

• Job Skills Gap a Growing Concern in Cities
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   Nation   |   April 5, 2013
• Cities coming out of the recession are facing new challenges with matching their workforce to available jobs, a problem that could be an early indicator of a growing national problem.
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