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Miami Party Leader Deals With Acute Democratitisnew
Jimmy Morales, the new chairman of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party, describes just how tough it is being a red-state Democrat these days.
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
05-25-2005 |
Politics
City of Springfield Drops Conservative Psychologistnew
Candidates for Springfield police and firefighter jobs will no longer be screened by Dr. Michael Campion. Illinois Times reported last summer that the psychologist leads the conservative group Illinois Family Institute.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-23-2005 |
Politics
State Senator's Scandal Makes You Ashamed to be a Democratnew
According to a federal indictment, Georgia State Sen. Charles Walker's temp company earned $2.5 million from a public hospital between 1996 and 2000. The workers were hired under pressure, a former human resources director alleges.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
05-19-2005 |
Politics
Georgia GOP Eases Up on Mortgage Lendersnew
Now that a pro-business, anti-consumer version of the Georgia Fair Lending Act has replaced its original strong anti-predatory lending law, the state appears to need the original law's protections more than ever.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
05-19-2005 |
Politics
Bolton: Right Result, Wrong Reasonsnew
John Bolton is a national liability, and that -- not his record as an employer -- is why Republicans as well as Democrats should vote down his nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
05-18-2005 |
Commentary
The Monkey Wrench Trialnew
A Republican lawsuit challenging Washington's 2004 gubernatorial election is on shaky legal ground. But if the GOP prevails in a bid to oust Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire, watch litigation become an option in close races everywhere.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howland Jr. |
05-18-2005 |
Politics
Missouri Medicaid Suffers Blunt Traumanew
Medicaid cuts approved by Gov. Matt Blunt and his pals in the Missouri Legislature have made this a cruel spring.
The Pitch |
C.J. Janovy |
05-17-2005 |
Commentary
In Austin, Dallas Looks Like Kickback Citynew
Testifying before a Texas House committee, business people from Dallas painted an ugly picture of a city that sues businesses for reporting crime in their areas.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
05-16-2005 |
Politics
Tags: crackhouses, urban nuisance law
15 Candidates! We Can Help--The Reader's Guide to the Big Showdown
This isn't just a Senate race. It's the reality show of the year. Everyone's running: career pols, business leaders, ex-POWs, lawyers, schoolteachers, ice cream makers.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson, Ben Joravsky, Ted Kleine, Tori Marlan, Michael Marsh, Michael Miner, Grant Pick, Kate Schmidt, Mike Sula |
05-13-2005 |
Politics
Hey Preservationists: Quit Puckering and Get Pissed!
Compromise and ass-kissing don't save buildings. It's time for the people charged with preserving Chicago's past to make some demands.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
05-13-2005 |
Politics
The Government Is Lying To You!
Even City of Chicago and Cook County officials admit it: If you live in a tax increment financing district, your property tax bill is misreporting where your money goes.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
05-13-2005 |
Politics
Property Tax Roulette
A Chicago activist got the bright idea to check out how tax bills for local officials looked this year. Turns out the pols are as good a random sample as any to show how wack the system is.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
05-13-2005 |
Politics
DeLaying Judgmentnew
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay says the federal judiciary needs to be reined in. Montana District Judge Don Molloy isn't taking the bait.
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
05-13-2005 |
Politics
Paul Wolfowitz and the World Bank Are a Perfect Matchnew
The recent appointment of Paul Wolfowitz as head of the World Bank was viewed around the world as a scandalous example of the Bush administration's
arrogance. There's good reason.
Illinois Times |
Rod Helle |
05-13-2005 |
Commentary
Meet the Lapin Brothersnew
Rabbis Daniel and David both count superlobbyist Jack Abramoff as a friend, and both now are turning up in news coverage of the Tom DeLay scandal.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-11-2005 |
Politics
