• California Changes Rules for Bidders on High-Speed Rail Project
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   April 19, 2013
• State high-speed rail officials acknowledged Thursday that they changed their rules for selecting a builder for the bullet train's first phase in the Central Valley.
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• Laws Limiting Drones Gaining Steam
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   April 19, 2013
• Several states have recently passed laws limiting drone use within their borders and 29 other states are still considering legislation.
• 5 Comments

• Manhunt Shuts Down Suburbs, Transit in Search for Boston Bombing Suspect
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Massachusetts   |   April 19, 2013
• A massive manhunt underway this morning has led to the sudden shutdown of the MBTA’s entire network and state authorities have asked people to stay home and businesses to stay closed while they search for the second suspect in the Boston Marathon attacks. The first is dead.

• Bill to Let Teachers Carry Guns Sent to Tennessee Governor
• Source: Tennessean   |   Tennessee   |   April 19, 2013
• The measure would let teachers who have worked as police officers in the past carry their guns with them at school.
• 1 Comments

• After Fatal Texas Plant Explosion, Officials Search for Answers
• Source: Texas Tribune   |   Texas   |   April 19, 2013
• Fertilizer plants generally don’t get inspected unless there is a complaint.

• Flood Prediction Tools May be Endangered by Sequestration
• Source: Chicago Tribune   |   Nation   |   April 19, 2013
• As many as 375 stream gauges nationwide may be shut down as a result of the so-called sequestration.
• 1 Comments

• Oregon Kills Bill to Repeal Death Penalty
• Source: Oregonian   |   Oregon   |   April 19, 2013
• A bill seeking to ask voters to repeal Oregon's death penalty died in committee.

• California Has 37% of Nation's Solar Jobs
• Source: Sacramento Bee   |   California   |   April 19, 2013
• California ranks first in the United States with 43,700 solar energy-related jobs, according to a new report by the Solar Foundation.
• 1 Comments

• New Common Core Tests Spur Protest and Tears
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   April 19, 2013
• As New York this week became one of the first states to unveil a set of exams grounded in new curricular standards, education leaders are finding that rallying the public behind tougher tests may be more difficult than they expected.
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• UVA Raises Tuition After Months of Debate
• Source: Washington Post   |   Virginia   |   April 19, 2013
• Some board members argued that any tuition increase was too much during difficult economic times, while U-Va. President Teresa A. Sullivan and her staff advocated for tuition increases to offset declining state funding.
• 1 Comments

• Pennsylvania May Abolish Its 'Corruption-Infested' Turnpike Commission
• Source: Mcall.com   |   Pennsylvania   |   April 19, 2013
• A month after a grand jury report documented corruption, bribery and influence peddling at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, a group of lawmakers unveiled legislation that would abolish the agency.

• Bill to Ban Smoking Inside Homes Fails in California
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   April 18, 2013
• A bill to bar millions of Californians from smoking inside their own homes was rejected Wednesday by an Assembly committee.
• 4 Comments

• Surveillance Cameras Key to Solving Crimes in Boston, Elsewhere
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   April 18, 2013
• Since 9/11, law enforcement agencies have used federal grants to buy surveillance cameras for areas across the country plagued by crime or potentially targeted for terrorism.
• 6 Comments

• Michelle Obama Praises Maryland's New Veteran Employment Law
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Maryland   |   April 18, 2013
• First lady Michelle Obama praised a new Maryland law, saying it sets a national standard for removing barriers for veterans in transition to the civilian workforce.
• 1 Comments

• Western Governors Tell Feds to Use P3s to Protect Forests
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   April 18, 2013
• Western Governors Association wants the U.S. Forest Service to do more to protect millions of acres of federal forests ravaged in recent years by invasive pests and wildfires by expanding its use of public-private partnerships.

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