ME Legislature bill: 24-hour waiting period for abortions
Cross posted at Dirigo Blue This past November saw control of the Maine Legislature swing to Republicans, after Democrats had been in power for years (in the case of the Maine House, for 30 years)....
View ArticleJimmy John's Wants to Leave Illinois?
So, Jimmy John's wants to leave Illinois because of its tax code huh? Has he ever thought about companies that haven't been PAID BACK for services to the government and elsewhere, and how THEY feel?...
View ArticleOH-Sen, OH-Pres: Brown and Obama lead Generic R, for now
<p>The pollsters at Quinnipiac University are back in the field in Ohio, and they show strong initial numbers for endangered first-term Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, as well as for President...
View ArticleOH-Sen, OH-Pres: Brown and Obama lead Generic R, for now
The pollsters at Quinnipiac University are back in the field in Ohio, and they show strong initial numbers for endangered first-term Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, as well as for President Barack...
View ArticleTDPS: IL to repeal death penalty, and it's only perfectly logical, not a...
David: There's just this incredible story, and by incredible I mean I'm glad to see it, not incredible, it's actually pretty logical. In Illinois, they're hoping to, some people are hoping to abolish...
View ArticleSaving Marriage in New Hampshire. A New Hope?
When the citizens of New Hampshire woke this past November 3rd they found that they had elected Republicans in unprecedented numbers to their state legislature. Although both Houses of that legislature...
View ArticleProgressive Democrat Newsletter Issue 286
I think there are three very important headlines from the past couple of weeks that we can't forget: On inspiring and uniting the nation: Obama's Triumph of Unity & Palin's Failure to Divide On...
View ArticleLooking at Dissenting Judge's Opinion on Rahm's "Residency" in IL
2/27/2011 UPDATE: The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled 7-0 in favor of keeping Rahm Emanuel on the ballot for Chicago mayor. __________________________ To be honest, I don't have a specific opinion on...
View ArticleMaine: Paul LePage's War on the Environment
Well, it didn't take long to realize that our worst nightmares vis a vis the Maine environment really are about to come true. I think this lede from the Kennebec Journal about sums it up: Gov. Paul...
View ArticleLearning Some Law: Rahm, Residency, and Redundancy
So, Rahm is back on the Chicago Mayoral ballot for now, pending a (likely very quick) decision from the Illinois Supreme Court. Some may look at this and see an epic political struggle. I just see a...
View ArticleGulf Watchers - BP Accused of Racketeering - BP Catastrophe AUV #463
You are in the current Gulf Watchers BP Catastrophe - AUV #463. ROV #462 is here. Bookmark this link to find the latest Gulf Watchers diaries. Follow the Gulf Watchers tag on DK4 by going here and...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann-Commander N Chief?
I don't know about you but when she takes another trip back to Iowa I start to wonder: Is she going to run for President? Is she trying to leverage a VP spot on whomever's ticket? You know she not only...
View ArticleFurthermore!-Sorry Mr. Morris, but the teapartiers are being played....
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Furthermore!-Sorry Mr. Morris, but the teapartiers are being played....
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View ArticleRussia Approves New START, US Seasons with Rancor
In what seems like breakneck speed, the Russian DUMA had three readings of the New START Treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation and sent the treaty to the Federation Council (upper...
View ArticleUPDATE: ME Gov would use bureaucrats for elections
I’d like to connect the week before Christmas with you and key staff. If youare not in town, we can hopefully get some of your staffs putting togethersome of the resources / information we are going...
View ArticleIowa Senate derails gay marriage ban for now
Earlier this morning, the Iowa state senate shut down--at least temporarily--a drive to ban gay marriage in the state. The battle began just after 7 a.m., when Sen. Kent Sorenson, R-Indianola, asked...
View ArticleProgressive Democrat Newsletter Issue 287
This week I think much of our attention should be on the amazing events in the Middle East. Simply put poverty and state-level corruption throughout the area have cause sufficient popular anger that it...
View ArticleGay Marriage Cost Iowa a Congresional Seat!
Or something like that, anyway. Even as we exchange electrons here, the Iowa Senate is conducting hearings on the new Republican Iowa House's bill to allow a citizen referendum on amending the state...
View ArticleOhio DOT Requires Fox News In Cafeteria
In the grand scheme of things this is nothing more than a triffle, but the Ohio Department of Transportation has decided no more CNN on the TV's, and has that Fox News is required on the TV sets in the...
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