The New York Times
Budget Stances Harden as Deadline Nears for Shutdown
A Conservative Vision, With Bipartisan Risks
States Fear Local Effects If Shutdown Cuts Off Cash
Senate Passes Change to Health Law
Numbers of Children of Whites Falling Fast
More Pupils Are Learning Online, Fueling Debate on Quality
Bloomberg Is Sued Over City’s Handgun Permit Fee
The Detroit Free Press
Kilpatrick has court date to set stage for possible parole
Cash cushion dangerously low for metro communities
Detroit mom's fight puts spotlight on medical care for kids
College sued for civil rights violations
Audits details pros, cons of Bing's plan to reshape Detroit
The Christian Science Monitor
Paul Ryan sends shockwaves through D.C. with new GOP budget
With 'riders,' GOP seeks to undo Obama environmental policies
Five ways House Republicans are striking fear in environmentalists
It's Election Day in Wisconsin, and collective bargaining is the issue
Ivory Coast generals call for cease-fire, negotiate Gbagbo's surrender
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
New Bounce TV network to aim at African-Americans
Felons get chance at reform
The Baltimore Sun
Capital budget approved by House of Delegates
City law department reverses position on redistricting
State workers decry new pension plan
City inspector general: Housing inspector hired, promoted despite criminal past
The Washington Post
Without influxes of Hispanics and Asians, some U.S. cities would be smaller
Minorities soon to be majority among children
As shutdown looms, GOP announces budget plan for 2012
Ryan’s blueprint comes to fore
Pell cuts would come late in the admissions game
Split over union law on full display in too-close-to-call Wisconsin Supreme Court race
D.C. audit slams Kwame Brown for campaign finance irregularities
Prince George’s schools suspend foreign hiring after being fined
Chicago Tribune
City Council gets a makeover
Alderman claims victory against rapper "Rhymefest" Smith
Chicago homicides drop slightly through March
Paralyzed athlete leads fight for health insurance
The Los Angeles Times
L.A. announces $400 million in DWP budget cuts
New panel to review community college rebuilding program
State online 'do not track' bill introduced
Child development agencies sue to halt state funding shift
Provision streamlining gun permits for elected officials is stricken from bill
USA Today
2010 Census counts disputed
Biggest U.S. firms still slow to hire
Obama 'deeply concerned' about violence in Ivory Coast