Coincidentals

The mayor-president of Baton Rouge kicked the local newspaper's two government reporters out of the city's press room and said the decision had nothing to do with the a recent story about how much money the city is wasting on a security surveillance system. The need for more space is so pressing that the mayor-president, Kip Holden, has yet to decide who might move into the press room - maybe an intern? But he is sure it won't be anyone from the press. The Advocate (via Romenesko)