AltWeeklies Wire
Texas Anti-Abortion Bill Defeatednew
In the end, after the 13-hour filibuster and all the wrangling over rules, Wendy Davis and her fellow Texas Democrats could do only so much. In the end, it was the citizens in the gallery who made the difference late Tuesday night.
The Texas Observer |
Carolyn Jones |
06-26-2013 |
Politics
Tags: wendy davis, Texas SB 5
David Vitter's Resurrectionnew
How Louisiana's junior senator has emerged as a powerbroker in Baton Rouge.
Rick Perry: Mum's The Wordnew
Rick Perry has adopted a more behind-the-scenes approach this legislative session. That doesn't mean he hasn't been busy.
Houston Press |
Kimberly Reeves |
05-02-2013 |
Politics
Scott Walker's Selling Actnew
How Wisc. Governor Scott Walker persuaded reluctant Republicans to back his anti-union plan.
Send in the Clownsnew
There are 20 clowns running for Congress in South Carolina.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
03-06-2013 |
Politics
Born-Again Republicannew
A walking wounded GOP hosts its annual convention in Sacramento this weekend. Our writer goes down the Grand Old rabbit hole to see if “Reagan Nation” can pull off a rebirth.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
03-04-2013 |
Politics
Tags: GOP
Everett Wilkinson: Tea Party Extremist, Media Darlingnew
National reporters love him, but they tend not to mention his kooky conspiracy theories.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Terrence McCoy |
02-27-2013 |
Politics
The Watchdognew
Two decades after an FBI sting nailed South Carolina lawmakers, one man is again at the center of a push for ethics reform.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
02-27-2013 |
Politics
Utah Lt. Gov. Greg Bell Under Investigationnew
Utah Lt. Gov. Greg Bell may have broken the law by commissioning an "informal" audit that was aimed at derailing a child abuse investigation on behalf of a friend's daughter.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Stephen Dark |
02-22-2013 |
Politics
Greensboro Police Chief Responds to Surveillance Questions
Greensboro's Police Chief explains police surveillance of activists, maintains that the department didn't have an undercover officer in Occupy Greensboro, and welcomes an investigation into whether documents were falsified.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
02-21-2013 |
Politics
Tags: Ken Miller
Up In Armsnew
A look at guns in Kentucky and the political debate surrounding the Second Amendment from the floor of the Louisville Gun & Knife Show.
LEO Weekly |
Jonathan Meador |
02-06-2013 |
Politics
Breaking the Rulesnew
When it comes to making Congress work again, does U.S. Senator Tom Udall have the answer?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Alexa Schirtzinger |
01-16-2013 |
Politics
Tags: Tom Udall, Senate Nuclear Option
The Candy Man Cannew
Chocolatier aims for New Mexico lieutenant governor position.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
01-11-2013 |
Politics
Tags: Chuck Higgins New Mexico
Corporate Personhood Goes Carpoolingnew
Because corporations are people, a Marin man argues that he may drive in the carpool lane with his corporation papers in the passenger seat.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
01-07-2013 |
Politics
Losing Democracynew
Redistricting helped the GOP win the House, and it almost caused the U.S. to go over the fiscal cliff.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
German Lopez |
01-03-2013 |
Politics
