Illinois repeals death penalty
This will be a short one, since I don't have much in the way of comment except to say "Woohoo!" Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has finally signed legislation repealing Illinois's death penalty.
View ArticleThousands Descend on Ohio's Capitol in Protest of Anti-Union Bill
Columbus - Chants of “Kill the Bill!,” “Recall!” and “O-H-I-O, Kasich’s Ass Has Got To Go!” were the soundtrack for thousands of protesters who descended on Ohio’s State Capitol Tuesday morning to...
View ArticleMichigan Senate overturns domestic partner benefits
Another black eye for my state. At the urging of Gov. for Life Snyder, the State Senate passed a resolution to overturn a decision earlier this year by the Civil Service Commission to make health care...
View ArticleBreaking: IA House debates WI-style bill
Debate is underway on Iowa Republicans' version of the attack on public workers. Live-stream is problematic, but you can give it a try at the link. There are pictures from our state-house rally Monday...
View ArticleUS Uncut Crashes Bank of America Investors' Conference
Ever wanted to yell at 300 billionaires and millionaires who wrecked the economy, and tell them to pay their damn taxes like everybody else? We did just that yesterday, in New York City. More below...
View ArticleMichigan reinvent itself? Apparently not.
Since eyeballs are currently on Michigan's governor Rick Snyder I'm going to take this opportunity to point out yet another way Snyder is turning Michigan back toward the path of ruin. He has no plan...
View ArticleJohn Kasich's State of the State speech
Ohio Governor John Kasich delivered his state of the state address yesterday, counterpointed by the angry protests of thousands of union supporters outside the statehouse. There were even firefighters...
View ArticleDemocracy's last stand...this time!
The assault on working people in WI and MI today and across more than a dozen states (all outside the South) is the latest battleground for working people in America--but unfortunately it is stacked...
View ArticleI'll still speak...from a different place
Circumstances mean I'm moving to Ohio as of April 1. Some friends and family share my politics. Some do not. There's good and bad about it. But that's not the point. My internet is driven by speech...
View ArticleThis is Class Warfare!-Michael Moore
Wisconsin Republicans passed Gov. Scott Walker's anti union bill in the State Senate, a bill which will go even further. The bill allows new measures that will break union contracts, dismiss elected...
View ArticleHow's That Head Of Party Thing Working Out Mr. President ?
With Walker busting his move last night, the re-ignited culture wars, and the current budget battle, its now become impossible for the tensions within the Democratic party, and here on DailyKos, to...
View ArticleA sampling of proposed state legislation
Cross posted from my blog. Original posts here and here. The craziness of these proposed state bills is pretty obvious. Let's begin with part two: Arizona: The Senate approved a bill enabling the...
View ArticleOhio State College Democrats/Ohio SB-5
Often times, it seems like Ohio's anti-union bill, SB-5, is overlooked by the media and progressives because Wisconsin's anti-union bill is surrounded by more drama. Sure, they have the bigger...
View ArticleState sponsors terrorism against gays
Back in 2003, the Supreme Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas that it's unconstitutional to ban sodomy. At the time, this was considered a huge gay rights victory, even though there weren't many states...
View ArticleFeingold for WI Gov; Moore for MI Gov
This will be short and fast in the interest of time. We need good authentic candidates to run for key positions with a proven record of sticking to their guns come hell or high water. Nothing new in...
View ArticleRIP democracy in MI
This is bigger than just WI. While our attention has been focused more to WI we need to pay attention to the other states that are under attach. In MI they have passed an "Emergency Manager" bill...
View ArticleMichigan Fascism Not New in DC
Michigan governors aren't breaking entirely new ground in the ongoing U.S. collapse into fascism. Sure, they'll be able to overthrow local elected governments and install cronies and corporations to...
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I was born in a Small Town -- scratch that -- in a Corporate Warehouse
I was born in Michigan, so this next story, hits kind of close to Home for me ... Maddow: Michigan's governor wants the power to auction off its towns to corporations by Gaius Publius, americablog.com...
View ArticleI Attend a Tea Party Forum About Schools
I received a robo call yesterday afternoon and this time I didn't hang up. I was invited to attend a Public Forum featuring our School Board candidates monitored by Dan Proft. Dan Proft, who was the...
View ArticleThe most useful $100 that Rick Snyder will spend
Rick Snyder (R), Governor of Michigan, has a budget proposal that includes cutting the Michigan Earned Income tax credit that goes to the poor. His proposal also includes, for the first time, taxing...
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