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• Many libraries go quiet as local budget cuts deepen (Los Angeles Times, November 19, 2009)
• Census: Small US cities lose luster in downturn (Kansas City Star, November 16, 2009)
• SEPTA workers strike for morning rush hour (The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 3, 2009)
• States likely to shape health reform (Washington Post, November 1, 2009)
• Denver deputies agree to put off pay raises (The Denver Post, October 31, 2009)
• There’s no place like home (Newsweek, October 9, 2009)
• Cash strapped towns look to share services (Star-Ledger, September 12, 2009)
• Cities brace for a prolonged bout of declining tax revenues (Wall Street Journal, September 1, 2009)
• 'Fastest dying cities' meet for a lively talk (Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2009)
• Where have you gone, Joe the Citizen? (New York Times, August 8, 2009)
• Resolution notes standoff over dead pig that nearly led to war (Miami Herald, July 22, 2009)
• White House to Push Forward on National Urban Policy Agenda (Washington Post, July 12, 2009)
• Cities grow at suburbs' expense during recession (Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2009)
• Mayors complain about stimulus spending (Los Angeles Times, June 22, 2009)
• Politics and the Financial Crisis Slow the Drive to Privatize (New York Times, June 4, 2009)
• Ohio Supreme Court rules against city residency requirements (Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 10, 2009)
• Senate Passes Bill to Ease Government Consolidation (New York Times, June 4, 2009)
• Schwarzenegger proposes 5% cut in California employee salaries (Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2009)
• Once considered unthinkable, U.S. sales tax gets fresh look (Washington Post, May 27, 2009)
• Computer system quickens city response to complaints (Boston Globe, May 27, 2009)
• Towns Rethink Self-Reliance as Finances Worsen (Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2009)
• As funds for summer fun dry up, residents pool resources (USA Today, May 26, 2009)
• Localities want U.S. to support muni bonds (New York Times, May 25, 2009)
• Philadelphia among few big cities entertaining tax hikes (Philadelphia Inquirer, May 19, 2009)
• As boom town busts, a brief political movement fades away (New York Times, May 11, 2009)
• Newest Fulton city stops outsourcing government (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 7, 2009)
• In recession, some see burst of 'neighboring' (Washington Post, May 4, 2009)
• Portland: Quest for the Livable City, a documentary film chronicling struggle for sustainability, debuts May 4 (Yahoo News, May 4, 2009)
• Small area towns fight flat growth, flight of youth (Longview News Journal, May 3, 2009)
• Google Unveils New Tool To Dig for Public Data (Washington Post, April 29, 2009)
• Massachustts town meetings go silent (USA Today, April 28, 2009)
• Oregon's water issues run deep (Oregonian, April 25, 2009)
• To save money, states turn to furloughs (New York Times, April 23, 2009)
• San Jose council votes down porn filters at public library computers (Mercury News, April 21, 2009)
• An Effort to Save Flint, Mich., by Shrinking It ( New York Times, April 21, 2009)
• Small-town big spending (New York Times, April 19, 2009)
• Ingenuity saves city, state jobs as budgets shrink (USA Today, April 14, 2009)
• 'Civic generation' rolls up sleeves in record numbers (USA Today, April 14, 2009)
• Even police Twittering now (Chicago Sun-Times, April 13, 2009)
• Community colleges play key role in tough economic times (Christian Science Monitor, April 11, 2009)
• Cities turn to fees to fill budget gaps (New York Times, April 10, 2009)
• Cities, states tack on more user fees (USA Today, March 18, 2009)
• Merging county offices results in large savings (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 16, 2009)
• Times are tough, and libraries are thriving (New York Times, March 13, 2009)
• Dallas lawmaker sponsoring bill to tax plastic bags in Texas (Dallas Morning News, March 10, 2009)
• Turning to the public for advice on a budget (New York Times, February 23, 2009)
• Obama warns mayors not to waste stimulus money (Washington Post, February 20, 2009)
• Wealthy cities discovering they're not recession-proof (Los Angeles Times, February 17, 2009)
• I Dream of Denver (New York Times, February 16, 2009)
• Retiree health care issue 'goes nowhere' in Nebraska (USA Today, February 16, 2009)
• States and cities angle for stimulus cash (New York Times, February 15, 2009)
• Some places revisit immigration laws (USA Today, February 10, 2009)
• To minimize layoffs, employers cut worker hours (Christian Science Monitor, February 8, 2009)
• Toll Roads Are Paved With Bad Intentions (The Huffington Post, February 5, 2009)
• Business brisk at area libraries: in bad times, free resources are a hot commodity (Washington Post, February 2, 2009)
• U.S. libraries on borrowed time? (USA Today, February 2, 2009)
• Cities, towns ready to vie for stimulus funds (USA Today, February 2, 2009)
• Welfare aid isn’t growing as economy drops off (New York Times, February 1, 2009)
• States to win big in stimulus sweepstakes (Christian Science Monitor, January 25, 2009)
• Goodbye, icons; hello, infrastructure: Obama inaugurates a new era of architecture (Chicago Tribune, January 24, 2009)
• It's now easier for judges to determine immunity for public officials (Christian Science Monitor, January 22, 2009)
• In San Diego, financial free fall -- and freedom (Los Angeles Times, January 13, 2009)
• Economy puts emergency readiness in peril (USA Today, December 10, 2008)
• Census: More Hispanics in USA fluent in English (USA Today, December 9, 2008)
• Americans don't know civics (USA Today, November 21, 2008)
• Display of religious tenets debated (Washington Post, November 13, 2008)
• Local tax increase proposals not an easy sale these days (USA Today, October 30, 2008)
• U.S. urban planning priorities out of whack (San Francisco Chronicle, October 25, 2008)
• Do the candidates have an urban agenda? (Philadelphia Daily News, October 20, 2008)
• Bankrupt California city may be a harbinger (Washington Post, October 19, 2008)
• Lack of civic involvement tied to Central Jersey-style sprawl (Princeton Packet, October 17, 2008)
• Are states next in line for federal bailout?(Christian Science Monitor, October 15, 2008)
• Financial crisis takes a toll on already-squeezed cities (New York Times, October 6, 2008)
• A city uses murals to bridge differences (New York Times, October 6, 2008)
• Across Country, New Challenges to Term Limits (New York Times, September 9, 2008)