Boston to bid for Olympics, Oklahoma earthquakes, and Montana GOP's mistakes: US state blog round up for 3 9 January
In the Empire State this week, The Daily Signal writes that New York City will ban polystyrene foam as of July 1st. They say the ban is a campaign promise made by Democratic Mayor, Bill de Blasio because of the environmental damage the packaging does. Staying in New York, Hit Run reports this week that the New York Police Department's ongoing slowdown to punish de Blasio for what its unions say is his negative attitude towards the police has resulted in $10 million less revenue collected from parking tickets every week.