AltWeeklies Wire
Georgia Banks on New Reservoirsnew
Critics decry the lack of conservation measures in the state's fight against the drought.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
02-06-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
A Fixed Handnew
With billions at stake, the fight over Indian Gaming has turned into the most expensive in proposition history.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Annette Stark |
02-01-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Mr. Walker's Bad Day at the Welfare Officenew
He, like 60,000 other down-and-outers, get little relief from L.A. county supervisors.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Matthew Mundy |
01-11-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The Citizen Muckraker's Guide to New Mexiconew
Only with the eyes of the nation invading the privacy of the government and corporate spheres can Americans ensure their democracy remains democratic. This manual reveals the data-capturing tools employed by investigators, bounty hunters, landmen and journalists.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
01-10-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Kansas City's Tax Dollars Not at Worknew
The Citadel Plaza shopping center was supposed to revive the inner city. Instead, it has leveled a neighborhood and left a contaminated mess. Now the developer wants more of our money.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
01-08-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
For Illinois, It'd Be a Zell of a Dealnew
The state's proposed purchase and renovation of Wrigley Field is a corporate handout that even the mayor can't swallow.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
01-07-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Virginia Juggles Education & Prison Spendingnew
Shiny new prisons, crappy old schools.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
01-02-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Sex Offenders Set Up Camp Under the Bridgenew
Everyone agrees the situation under the Julia Tuttle Causeway has become untenable, but so far neither local politicians, nor the courts, nor the state legislature have been willing to do anything about it.
Miami New Times |
Isaiah Thompson |
12-17-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Congressional Inaction: Killing Billsnew
The Farm Bill, a five-year federal spending bill that allots money for nutrition and hunger-prevention programs, industrial agriculture, and smaller farming operations, was blocked last Friday, and remained in limbo as Congress went into Thanksgiving recess.
Portland Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
11-21-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The Perils of Privatizationnew
Ronald Reagan started dismantling government 25 years ago, but his privatization legacy is alive and growing -- even in San Francisco.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
10-17-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Is Wisconsin's 'Welfare to Work' Program Working?new
Ten years later, Wisconsin Works still has many flaws.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
10-12-2007 |
Policy Issues
Pro-Casino Arguments Ain't Nothing but a Mathqueradenew
Outside of Dr. Clyde Barrow's papers and studies that casinos have funded, hard numbers for casinos' economic benefits, by and large, don't exist -- and if it's problematic that Gov. Deval Patrick built a major policy decision on one man's research, it's doubly so that that research comes with a warning from the governor's own staff.
Dig Boston |
Julia Reischel and Paul McMorrow |
09-27-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Beyond the Box: Orlando's War on Panhandlingnew
The latest in a long history of the city's attempts to curtail panhandling in Orlando, efforts that landed the city on the National Coalition for the Homeless' list of the 20 meanest cities in America in 2003.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
09-20-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Oil's Well, Sort Ofnew
Louisiana will lose business if a processing tax is implemented on oil and gas, as suggested by gubernatorial hopeful Foster Campbell, but will the universe really implode, as suggested by Big Oil's lobbyists?
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
09-18-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Ms. Morgan's $5 Billion Ridenew
Where's your outrage over our blasted space program?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
08-24-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: NASA, public policy issues
