en-us GOVERNING magazine provides leading intelligence articles on management, policy and politics to help guide and inspire innovative leaders across state and local government. Thu, 23 May 11:37:18 PDT http://www.governing.com/news/local/mct-miami-comm-considers-different-pension-rules-executives.html Thu, 23 May 9:40:00 PDT Miami city commissioners, who in recent years have cut severance pay and pensions to balance budgets, could vote Tuesday to allow four of the city's highest earners to return from retirement and collect their pension on top of their hefty salary. http://www.governing.com/news/state/sl-state-agencies-increasing-availability-of-mobile-apps.html Thu, 23 May 9:30:00 PDT States are increasingly offering more mobile apps to citizens in the hopes of connecting better with them and improving the efficiency of service delivery. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Oklahoma-Tornado-Damage-Could-Reach-2-Billion.html Thu, 23 May 8:9:00 PDT Up to 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed by Monday's tornado that may have caused up $2 billion in damages, nearly double earlier estimates. http://www.governing.com/news/local/Chicago-OKs-Massive-School-Closings.html Thu, 23 May 8:8:00 PDT Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings. http://www.governing.com/news/state/33-States-Settle-E-Book-Price-Fixing-Lawsuit.html Thu, 23 May 8:7:00 PDT Penguin has agreed to pay $75 million to settle e-book pricing lawsuits filed by many states and private class plaintiffs, bringing an end to the long-running complaints in the U.S. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Connecticuts-Landmark-Gun-Law-Faces-Court-Challenge.html Thu, 23 May 8:6:00 PDT A coalition of gun owners, gun dealers and firearms rights organizations have sued the governor and members of the state's attorney's office, contending that the gun law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings violates the Constitution. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Massachusetts-Lt-Gov-Resigns.html Thu, 23 May 8:5:00 PDT Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray will resign from the administration next month to run the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, positioning himself as a hometown cheerleader far from Beacon Hill where he saw his reputation tarnished the last few years. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Arkansas-Treasurer-Resigns.html Thu, 23 May 8:4:00 PDT State Treasurer Martha Shoffner resigned a day after appearing in federal court to face an extortion charge. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Minnesota-to-Fund-All-Day-Kindergarten-Starting-in-2014.html Thu, 23 May 8:3:00 PDT All-day kindergarten should become a reality throughout Minnesota in fall 2014 under an education-funding bill signed by Gov. Mark Dayton that DFLers consider one of their chief accomplishments of the legislative session. http://www.governing.com/news/state/EMILYs-List-Endorses-Allyson-Schwartz-for-Pennsylvania-Governor.html Thu, 23 May 8:0:00 PDT The pro-Democratic women’s group EMILY’s List is throwing its support behind Pennsylvania Rep. Allyson Schwartz in her bid to defeat incumbent GOP Gov. Tom Corbett.