AltWeeklies Wire
Why Not a Gas Tax?new
Voters are souring on sales taxes, so why not increase taxes on gasoline to pay for transportation projects.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-02-2012 |
Policy Issues
The Twisted Web of Church and Statenew
The state of Indiana won't talk about its $1.5M collaboration with the Indiana Family Institute (IFI) to promote "healthy marriage," while IFI officials lobby for a hetero-marriage amendment.
NUVO |
Andy Kopsa |
02-27-2012 |
Policy Issues
Medical Marijuana Ban in L.A.?new
Los Angeles city officials botched regulation, now they want prohibition. A medical marijuana ban is heading to the L.A. City Council.
L.A. Weekly |
Hillel Aron |
02-16-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Medical Marijuana
Karen Handel, Komen, Planned Parenthood, and the unnecessary brouhahanew
Former secretary of state needs to come clean.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
02-09-2012 |
Policy Issues
Pools vs. Pachydermsnew
In the face of budget woes, Tucson spends big on its new elephant exhibit.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
02-02-2012 |
Policy Issues
Trickle-Down Theorynew
Colorado Springs posits that giving big water users a price break will help the whole community thrive.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
02-02-2012 |
Policy Issues
Taxing the Rich Won't Help the Poor
Would increasing taxes on the wealthy do much to close the gap between rich and poor—to level the economic playing field? Probably not.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-31-2012 |
Policy Issues
From Brown to Greennew
It's a myth that environmental laws are job killers. In fact, California's East Bay is home to many cleaned-up toxic sites that are now spurring the economy.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
01-27-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Green Economy, Green Jobs
Lindsey Graham fears the spending cuts DeMint demandsnew
After the Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach last week, Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Fox News, "I hope people in the country understand that we're Ronald Reagan Republicans in South Carolina. We believe in peace through strength and we're not isolationists."
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
01-27-2012 |
Policy Issues
Obama Administration touts rule change to aid undocumented familiesnew
This month the Obama Administration announced plans to tweak a long-standing immigration rule, rolling out the newest partial fix that, if implemented, could help thousands of mixed-citizenship families caught in immigration limbo. With Obama moving into campaign mode, needing support from a booming Hispanic population largely disappointed with first-term record on immigration, the announcement served as a well-timed hit — the National Immigration Forum declared it a “tremendous victory.”
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
01-27-2012 |
Policy Issues
Private Cops on the Public Dimenew
Oakland taxpayers' money is being funneled to an anti-union company that employs private cops to patrol the downtown and uptown areas and influences OPD policies.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
01-26-2012 |
Policy Issues
SOPA Operanew
Plot twists evolve storyline in the great debate of online censorship (at least, for now).
North Bay Bohemian |
Nicolas Grizzle |
01-26-2012 |
Policy Issues
Marco Rubio Withdraws Support for PIPAnew
Florida Senator Marco Rubio — who co-sponsored the Senate’s PROTECT IP Act, known as PIPA — wrote today that, having "heard legitimate concerns about the impact the bill could have on access to the Internet," he has "decided to withdraw my support for the Protect IP Act."
The American Independent News Network |
Marcos Restrepo |
01-18-2012 |
Policy Issues
PIPA is the New SOPAnew
Keep Tweeting to protect an open internet.
San Diego CityBeat |
CityBeat Staff |
01-17-2012 |
Policy Issues
Jon Huntsman wants to flatten taxes and break up big banksnew
Jon Huntsman's Unique Ideas: Breaking up too-big-to-fail banks and making the derivatives market more transparent to prevent a repeat of the Great Recession. Lowering the income and corporate tax rates. Establishing congressional term limits.
Charleston City Paper |
Jon Huntsman |
01-11-2012 |
Policy Issues
