• Louisiana Town Bans Saggy Pants
• Source: Huffington Post   |   Terrebonne Parish, La.   |   April 15, 2013
• Louisiana's Terrebonne Parish passed an ordinance to ban saggy pants in public. Offenders will be fined $50 for the first offense.

• Miami Seeks to Alter Homeless Protection Act
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Miami, Fla.   |   April 12, 2013
• Concerned that loitering homeless people are stunting downtown growth, the city will go to federal court in an attempt to undo major provisions of a 15 year-old legal agreement has protected the homeless from undue arrest and harassment by police.

• Low-Income Housing Vouchers Vanish in Wake of Sequester
• Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune   |   Nation   |   April 12, 2013
• Around the nation, housing agencies are tightening their belts and often putting a freeze on new Section 8 vouchers for low-income people in the wake of the sequestration.

• Bigger Police Presence in Schools Puts More Kids in Court
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   April 12, 2013
• As school districts across the country consider placing more police officers in schools, some are raising alarm about what they have seen in the schools where officers are already stationed: a surge in criminal charges against children for misbehavior that many believe is better handled in the principal’s office.

• Storms Cause State of Emergency in Several States
• Source: USA Today   |   South   |   April 12, 2013
• The governors of two states have activated the National Guard.

• 1st Gun Manufacturer Leaves Connecticut in Wake of New Law
• Source: Hartford Courant   |   Connecticut   |   April 11, 2013
• Under the new law, the sale of most military-style rifles is banned, but firms are allowed to make and ship firearms that are banned in the state. Gun makers, though. say they may be forced to leave by a backlash from customers.
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• Mayors' Gun Group Pulls Pat Toomey Ad After Compromise
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   April 11, 2013
• Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun violence group is pulling ads that targeted U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey after the Pennsylvania Republican agreed to support a bipartisan agreement on background checks

• Is NYC's Bike-Tour Fee Legal?
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   April 11, 2013
• An effort by New York City to charge a nonprofit bicycling group nearly $1 million for the cost of policing its annual citywide bike tour appeared to be in jeopardy.

• Obama's Budget Targets Wealthy, Social Security to Lower Deficit
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   Nation   |   April 10, 2013
• President Obama's fiscal plan for 2014 contains a mix of tax increases and breaks that some are concerned could mean increased costs for states and localities.
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• Obama Proposes $75 Billion for Universal Preschool
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   April 10, 2013
• Following up on his pledge to expand early education to all American children, President Barack Obama proposed pumping $66 billion over the next 10 years into a “Preschool for All” initiative.
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• Obama Proposes Energy Program Modeled on 'Race to the Top'
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   April 10, 2013
• As part of his plan for greater energy efficiency across the U.S., President Barack Obama proposed a competitive grant program to help states cut waste.
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• Atlantic City's New Branding Campaign
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Atlantic City, New Jersey   |   April 10, 2013
• In the face of increased gambling competition in neighboring states, the city is seeking to brand itself as more than just a gaming destination.

• New Teaching Guidelines Call for Changes to Climate Change, Evolution Instruction
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   April 10, 2013
• The guidelines, developed by 26 state governments, are the first broad national recommendations for science instruction since 1996. States are not required to adopt them, but 26 states have committed to seriously considering them.

• Micro Apartments Spread to Des Moines
• Source: Des Moines Register   |   Des Moines, Iowa   |   April 10, 2013
• Des Moines’ new lower-cost micro apartments are part of a growing national trend that lets young professionals live in vibrant urban cores in Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and New York, where rents can be exorbitant.

• Largest Employer in Most Manufacturing-Dependent City to Lay Off 900
• Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   |   Oshkosh, Wis.   |   April 10, 2013
• Faced with deep cuts in U.S. military spending, and the end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Oshkosh Corp. is laying off 900 employees. Oshkosh Corp. is one of the region's largest employers.

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