AltWeeklies Wire
The Battle for East Clevelandnew
With bankruptcy looming (again) and merger talks heating up, a look at how East Cleveland arrived here and what might be next
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy, Sam Allard, Vince Grzegorek and Doug Brown |
03-26-2014 |
Policy Issues
Put This in Your Pipe: Democrats Running for Pa. Governor Support Marijuana Reformnew
Over the last six months, all Pennsylvania's Democrats running for governor have come out for at least some form of marijuana reform.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
03-26-2014 |
Policy Issues
Oakland Cops Think City Is Too Liberalnew
A newly released survey also reveals a divide within the department between an old guard resistant to change and new officers who want OPD to become a modern, progressive police force.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston |
01-29-2014 |
Policy Issues
South Carolina's ethics laws are a messnew
On the very few occasions I have found myself in agreement with Gov. Nikki Haley, I immediately step back and ask myself, is this some kind of a trick? Did I misunderstand her? But on the matter of South Carolina's desperate need for ethics reform in government, the guv and I are in complete agreement.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
01-09-2014 |
Policy Issues
What if dueling had never been outlawed in South Carolina?new
It's not that hard to imagine, really: Two politicians lock horns. They start lobbing insults at each other in press releases, passive-aggressive tweets, and cable news interviews. Words like "socialist" and "racist" get thrown around. Then they go out in a field and shoot guns at each other.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
12-27-2013 |
Policy Issues
S.C. natural birth centers could face closure by state regulatorsnew
A North Charleston natural birth center and other birth centers around the state have been in danger of closing since September, when the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control began investigating them for compliance with state law. “We’re in limbo right now. I don’t really know what’s going to happen,” says Lesley Rathbun, owner and director of the Charleston Birth Place.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
11-22-2013 |
Policy Issues
Atlanta Falcons Stadium should do no harm to surrounding communitiesnew
Blank, city, and state have responsibility to not create a sea of asphalt outside new facility
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
11-07-2013 |
Policy Issues
Why is S.C. Supreme Court Not Following Law on Timely Court Decisions?new
According to state law, justices on the S.C. Supreme Court have 60 days to file their decisions from the time a term ends after hearing a case. So why aren't they doing it?
Charleston City Paper |
Corey Hutchins |
11-01-2013 |
Policy Issues
Killing Capital Punishmentnew
The final stop on the Indiana Journey of Hope Tour will feature murder victim family member and Journey co-founder, Bill Pelke - whose story is based in Indiana.; Bill Babbitt and Randy Gardner, who both had brothers executed; exonerated death row inmates Juan Melendez (from Florida) and Edward Mpagi (from Uganda); and Tracey Spirko, whose husband is on death row in Ohio.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
10-16-2013 |
Policy Issues
Incarceration Inc.new
The Arizona Department of Corrections says inmate population is on the rise, so more private prison beds are needed.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
10-10-2013 |
Policy Issues
Health insurance industry targets Charleston's hospitality workers during Obamacare launchnew
Nick Johnson is a 33-year-old Folly Beach bartender who hasn't had health insurance since he was 18. He also hasn't seen the inside of a hospital or a doctor's office for more than a decade, but two weeks ago he injured his left hand playing baseball with his nephew.
Charleston City Paper |
Corey Hutchins |
10-10-2013 |
Policy Issues
Greenwashing the War on Drugsnew
Law enforcement is now pointing to the environmental harms caused by illegal pot farms to justify the ongoing Drug War. But it was the Drug War that sent growers into California's forests.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
10-10-2013 |
Policy Issues
How Do Eugenics Victims Find Justice?new
This year, the North Carolina Legislature approved monetary compensation for the state's eugenics victims. Is that enough?
INDY Week |
Belle Boggs |
10-09-2013 |
Policy Issues
Mark Sanford is no legal scholar when it comes to the Affordable Care Actnew
In an opinion piece published in Tuesday’s issue of The Post and Courier, Congressman Mark Sanford dedicated most of his column to a “constitutional issue” that he claims “really hasn’t been discussed” but that he thinks “provides legitimacy to the Republican House’s attempts to delay the implementation of [the Affordable Care Act]” by refusing to pass a budget and holding the entire federal government hostage.
Charleston City Paper |
Laurin Manning |
10-06-2013 |
Policy Issues
$950 million Amendment 66 stirs emotion, controversynew
Are the kids all right?
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
10-02-2013 |
Policy Issues
