Swan's Picks--St. Patrick's Edition

If St. Patrick could drive the snakes out of Ireland, could we not banish a few serpents of our own? Here are the Swan's Picks for this week. Managing Editor particularly commends the New York Times editorial for your discussion board, if you happen to be teaching local government this semester. And, we have news of an upcoming symposium, stand by!

Muni Credit Ratings at Risk Because of Missing Accountants - Bloomberg Lawyer: Wayne County prosecutors charged man as punishment for lawsuit (detroitnews.com)

Opinion | ‘The Era of Urban Supremacy Is Over’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Michigan women leaders are latest targets of political violence (19thnews.org)

City of Newark falls for Sister City scam: "Whose job was it to do a simple Google search?" - CBS New York (cbsnews.com)

Colleges Have Been a Small-Town Lifeline. What Happens as They Shrink? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Third of officers in an Ohio police department hit with civil rights and abuse charges - ABC News (go.com)

Farmers, gas stations sue Gov. Tim Walz over Minnesota 'clean car' rule (startribune.com)