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Detroit Mayor Dave Bing talks to Bloomberg’s Mark Crumpton about his efforts to get the city’s fiscal crisis under control. He says that Detroit needs help, not a takeover by the state. Meanwhile, the governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, has spent the week in Europe on a trade mission and left the negotiations for control of Detroit to his staff.

Good Links

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas:  Why we must end too-big-to-fail — now

Governing: The variation among U.S. state and cities is a mile wide

Cal Watchdog: Special series: Bondholders seek governmental transparency

MSRB: SEC approves display of interdealer yield data on the EMMA website starting Apr. 30

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney: Municipal bond monthly

Barron’s: Sit on the sidelines a while longer, says Thomson Reuters Municipal Market Data

S&P Indices: Financial adviser webinar series: Finding yield in today’s municipal bond market

GovTech: Social-media use appears mainstream in government agencies

Patriot News: Harrisburg Receiver David Unkovic cites “corruption” in debt crisis

AP: Missouri insurance company sues over Project Sugar bonds

@Twitter Talk

Ohio Budget Watch @OHBudgetWatch Kasich capital bill not as small as advertised, but local governments still lose - http://bit.ly/GKiGvM

Secretary of State  @secstatewa Ahead of Monday’s high court health care hearing, WA passes insurance exchange. http://tinyurl.com/7vlfzqk

no bid.  @cr3dit Assures Guaranty & $15bn securities they insure on review for downgrade -Moody’s #muniland

Bond Girl  @munilass Hamilton Co., OH (Cincinnati) sold hospital to plug shortfall for Reds / Bengals stadiums http://bit.ly/GGGCA6

Lauren Young  @LaurenYoung Mayor Bloomberg Says Social Media Can Hurt Governing  http://nyti.ms/GFfmkU

David Jolly  @davjolly Hey, financial journalists: If you cover Wall Street, should you take Wall Street speaking fees? http://bit.ly/GAP0CH

The Atlantic Cities  @AtlanticCities The Convoluted Path to Ending Los Angeles’s Mural Ban  http://bit.ly/GLHmib

Jim Fuhrmeister  @jimfuhr Shelby Co Reporter article about closing state psyc hospitals & my concerns for those with mental illness & suicidal.  http://ow.ly/1IXkc9

John Archibald  @JohnArchibald Graysville Alabama is too tawdry for Mayberry: In this Mayberry, Opie’s in juvee and Sarah the telephone operato…http://bit.ly/GHyZto