Heads Up: 5.21.06

Is MI too broke to show the governors' convention a good time? Free Press



Sal DiMasi: from Governing's cover to MA's top pol. Boston Globe.



MO's minimum wage law causes overtime mayhem for cops, firefighters. St. Louis Post Dispatch.



Locals hire pricey lobbyists to avoid property-tax doom at FL legislature. Sun Sentinel



Online survey: IL capitol overhaul "a waste." Sun-Times

CA will soon spend more on prisons than higher ed. SF Chronicle

Will gentrification spoil the birthplace of Hip-Hop? NYT



The success of Philly's campaign-finance law. Inquirer

The meth trade's Africa connection. WSJ (paid subscription)

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