AltWeeklies Wire
Poll: Ohioans Feeling Less Crappy About Their Livesnew
It's been a tough four years for folks in Ohio. Jim Tressel went down, Casey Anthony may or may not have made the Buckeye state her home, jobs have been hard to come by, and Ohio is neck-and-neck with Florida in everyone's favorite game, Ohio or Florida?
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
05-10-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Ohio
Arizona's Conservative Agendanew
Arizona state lawmakers chip away at support for women's health and continue to push for the urine of the unemployed.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel and Hank Stephenson |
03-29-2012 |
Politics
Is the New Jail in Guilford County, N.C. Worth the Cost?new
It's no accident that visitors and residents alike confuse the new Guilford County Detention Center for a benign commercial development — the local sheriff says it was specifically designed to look more like a hospital.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
03-26-2012 |
Politics
What the Retirement of Olympia Snowe Really Meansnew
Olympia Snowe is leaving the U.S. Senate, in a move that apparently surprised even her own staff. It changes the political landscape in Maine and around the country.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
02-29-2012 |
Politics
Mayor for Lifenew
Otis Wallace, Florida City's "mayor for life," is corrupt with power.
Miami New Times |
Michael E. Miller |
02-23-2012 |
Politics
The Gulf of Hollandnew
Two weeks ago, Steve Holland set the internet afire when news broke of his bill to stop calling the large body of water to our south the Gulf of Mexico and start calling it the Gulf of America.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
02-23-2012 |
Politics
A Newt Dawnnew
A small print shop takes it in the Fannie (Mae) after the Gingrich campaign blows out of town with unpaid bills in its wake.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Cooper Eastman |
02-21-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Election 2012, Newt Gingrich
Paul Babeu's Mexican Ex-Lover Says Sheriff's Attorney Threatened Him With Deportationnew
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu — who became the face of Arizona border security nationally after he started stridently opposing illegal immigration — threatened his Mexican ex-lover with deportation when the man refused to promise never to disclose their years-long relationship.
Phoenix New Times |
Monica Alonzo |
02-18-2012 |
Politics
How the Indianapolis Smoking Ban Went Up in Flamesnew
No compromise, no ordinance. The people who killed the smoking ban are ironically the same people who brought it to the table in the first place.
The Mastodon in the Kitchennew
At 80, former Senator Alan Simpson remains one of the most influential politicians in the country.
Planet Jackson Hole |
Richard Abowitz |
02-14-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Alan Simpson, Election 2012
Can't Do Nothin' For Ya, Mannew
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is grounded, and the Legislature's allowance is being reduced. This week, Bryant made his first executive budget recommendation to lawmakers at the Capitol. As expected, he took a do-the-same-with-less approach to government spending.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
02-09-2012 |
Politics
Religious Liberty Threatened by Everything Obama Does From the Moment He Wakes Upnew
Tennessee GOP lawmakers are predictably hopping onto the bandwagon of verbal assault on the mandate that health insurance plans cover contraception and birth control without exemptions for religiously affiliated hospitals and universities.
Nashville Scene |
Bruce Barry |
02-09-2012 |
Politics
S.C. Venue Says GOPers Didn't Pay $227,000 Hotel Tabnew
The Charleston Place is suing the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, claiming the group booked nearly the entire venue for the weekend of the Republican primary and has since refused to pay its $227,872 bill.
Charleston City Paper |
Dan McCue |
02-03-2012 |
Politics
Activists Demand Perry Return Taxpayer Money Spent While Campaigningnew
The head of the Texas House chamber’s Democratic Caucus is calling on former presidential contender Gov. Rick Perry to reimburse state taxpayers for millions of dollars spent while campaigning for a shot at the White House.
The American Independent News Network |
Mary Tuma |
01-24-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Rick Perry, Election 2012
