AltWeeklies Wire
Transparency in Chicago is a Big Jokenew
Mayor Daley has a laugh at reporters' expense, but that’s not who's losing out.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
05-24-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Richard Daley
The Sound Money Movement Marches Onnew
Two Idaho legislators are pushing silver and gold currency. One says Idahoans should be able to pay taxes with gold or silver medallions, while the other actually makes the case that gold and silver should be just as valid as Federal Reserve notes for the purchase of everything from groceries to new cars to property.
Boise Weekly |
Zach Hagadone |
05-12-2010 |
Policy Issues
Medical Marijuana Bill Takes Root in Ohionew
A state legislator from the Cleveland area recently introduced a bill that would legalize the use, growth and dispensing of medical marijuana for persons suffering from debilitating conditions including cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Stephen Carter-Novotni |
05-11-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Kenny Yuko
Connecting the Dots on Americans for Prosperitynew
The right-wing group Americans for Prosperity protested financial reform advocates, the Center for Responsible Lending, in Durham last week. Now the Indy untangles AFP's web of conservative cohorts.
INDY Week |
Samiha Khanna and Lisa Sorg |
04-29-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: AFP, Americans for Prosperity
Mass. Proposes Bill to Feed Homeless With Leftoversnew
A bill proposed in March 2009 by State Rep. Paul McMurtry would give restaurants and cafeterias the freedom to donate their edible, cooked leftovers to food pantries and homeless shelters.
Dig Boston |
Catherine Krug |
04-28-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Paul McMurtry
Under New Bill, Public Urination Will Cease To Be Deemed a Sex Offense in Coloradonew
Imagine this scenario: You're homeless, you can't find a bathroom, so you urinate in an alley. You get caught, and you're charged with indecent exposure. Suddenly, you're sex offender.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-22-2010 |
Policy Issues
Virginia is For Gun Loversnew
Recent laws make it easier to conceal info, carry weapons in Virginia.
C-Ville Weekly |
Brendan Fitzgerald |
04-21-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Ken Cuccinelli
Gambling in Utahnew
Games of chance are illegal in Utah, but some players like their odds.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Randy Harward |
04-20-2010 |
Policy Issues
Beating a Dead Morsenew
Two overriding factors describe the current state of telecommunications. The first is tremendous interconnectivity, allowing for an unprecedented level of information exchange, and attendant advances in media, health, science, activism and overall human understanding. The second factor is the stunning level of corporate control of this interconnectivity. In Santa Fe, we apparently misunderstand both.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Zane Fischer |
04-15-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Julius Genachowski, FCC
Eight States Give Prisoners Access to Citizens' Private Infonew
If you're worried about identity theft, the last place you'd probably want your birth date, Social Security number, and name to wind up might be a prison. However, a new report by the Social Security Administration finds eight states, including Arkansas, in which prisoners have access to personal information through inmate work programs.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
04-15-2010 |
Policy Issues
Chelsea's Law is Only a Partial Solutionnew
The law would be an expensive way to solve only a piece of the sex-offender puzzle.
San Diego CityBeat |
San Diego CityBeat Staff |
04-14-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Chelsea's Law
Meet the Homeless Emory Undergradnew
Sid is not the typical Emory student. He spends most of his time studying and hanging out with friends, but unlike his peers he goes home at the end of the day to a van he parks at the YMCA.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Piper Hale |
04-13-2010 |
Policy Issues
Counting the People With and Without Homesnew
Starting with homeless shelters and soup kitchens and segueing into the surveying of homeless camps and common RV parking zones, Census workers plan to have accounted for the vast and varied homeless population of Santa Barbara County by the end of this week.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
04-05-2010 |
Policy Issues
Do Prisoners Count in the Census?new
Now in full swing, the 2010 Census could super-enfranchise some.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
04-02-2010 |
Policy Issues
Consensus on the Censusnew
Every ten years, a survey is sent to each household in America to find out just how many people live here. Answering basic questions that pigeonhole you demographically might not sound that tough, but in the past it's proven to be a sweat-inducing task for many Americans.
Dig Boston |
Catherine Krug |
03-10-2010 |
Policy Issues
