OR Senate approves 
bikes without brakes. 
Oregonian 
 Filling potholes is for chumps: Mayors need some bling! 
KC Star 
 Does TN's fiscal future include a porn tax? 
AP 
 Cities hot for hydrogen. 
CNET News 
 Big Brother in the cafeteria? Thumbprint scans for school lunch.  
Boston Globe 
 How Mayor Bloomberg became NYC's most powerful foodie. 
NYT 
 States revisiting organ-donation law. 
WaPo 
 Backlash in AZ against local subsidies for retailers. 
WSJ (subs req'd)
 
No U.S. charges against former MA Senate president. 
Boston Globe 
 Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman reelected; disappointed he only got 84% of the vote. 
Review-Journal 
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                    Zach Patton -- Executive Editor. Zach joined GOVERNING as a staff writer in 2004. He received the 2011 Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism