• California Proposes New Fracking Regulations
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   December 19, 2012
• Under pressure from state lawmakers and environmentalists, Gov. Jerry Brown's administration released draft regulations for hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," the controversial drilling process driving the nation's oil and gas boom.

• Gas Industry Sues Colorado City over Fracking Ban
• Source: Denver Post   |   Longmont, Colo.   |   December 19, 2012
• The oil and gas industry hit Longmont with a lawsuit to kill voters' recent ban on fracking within city limits.

• Pennsylvania Health Exchange to be Run by Feds
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Pennsylvania   |   December 13, 2012
• Gov. Corbett joins 19 other Republican governors who chose to leave the responsibility of running new online insurance marketplaces to the federal government.

• Fracking Floated as Possibility in Western Massachusetts
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Massachusetts   |   December 13, 2012
• The possibility that Western Massachusetts may hold limited deposits of shale gas is catapulting the contentious issue of hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking, into the state.

• North Carolina Waters Chosen for Offshore Wind Farms
• BY: McClatchy News   |   North Carolina   |   December 13, 2012
• As plans to build wind farms off the coasts of Massachusetts and Delaware fall through, the feds have opened North Carolina's waters for the whirling turbines.
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• Idaho Gov. Otter Opts for State-Run Health Exchange
• Source: AP/Idaho Statesman   |   Idaho   |   December 12, 2012
• Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, a critic of President Barack Obama's health care law, said a state-built health insurance exchange is the best option for Idaho.

• Amazon Agrees to Collect Taxes in Massachusetts
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Massachusetts   |   December 12, 2012
• Amazon, the world’s largest online merchant, said that it has agreed to start collecting the state’s 6.25 percent sales tax in Massachusetts next November -- a move that will cost consumers but generate­ tens of millions of dollars for the state.

• State Health Rankings: Americans Living Longer, But Sicker
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   December 11, 2012
• The 2012 America's Health Rankings highlight troubling levels of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and sedentary behavior. Medical advances are allowing more people to live with those conditions.
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• Green Schools Not Living Up to Their Energy, Money-Saving Hype
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   December 11, 2012
• "Green schools" promise huge energy savings and rising student performance, but do not always deliver, despite their extra cost.

• Tennessee Gov. Rejects State-Run Health Exchange
• Source: Tennessean   |   Tennessee   |   December 11, 2012
• Gov. Bill Haslam blamed a lack of specifics from the federal government about how a state exchange would have to be structured.

• Texting 911 Option Available Nationwide in 2014
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   December 10, 2012
• This program is part of the FCC’s Next Generation 911 services, which attempts to upgrade the rules and regulations of the landline era to the current mobile and IP world.
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• More STEM Degrees May Not Equal More Jobs
• Source: Miami Herald   |   Florida   |   December 10, 2012
• As STEM has become an education buzzword in recent years, a steady stream of research has emerged that challenges the notion of STEM as an economic elixir. In some STEM careers, the employment picture is downright lousy.

• Fracking Decision Pending in Maryland
• Source: Washington Post   |   Maryland   |   December 10, 2012
• Time is slowly running out on a de facto drilling moratorium imposed by Gov. Martin O’Malley.

• California Stem Cell Agency Board Criticized for Conflicts of Interest
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   California   |   December 10, 2012
• A new report found that "far too many" of the board members are from organizations that stand to benefit from the $3 billion the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is supposed to dole out to researchers over 10 years.

• New York City Seeks to Reinvent the Pay Phone
• BY: Government Technology   |   New York City   |   December 7, 2012
• The city is asking citizens for ideas on how to reinvent pay phone sites and their surrounding enclosures.

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