The word that comes to mind when seeing the photo above is shame. The photo comes from Arizona, where Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was gunned
Category: States
America’s five ugliest Congressional districts
In the 1980s, as California redrew its Congressional district boundaries after the census, one Congressman called his draft of a district map his “contribution
Montana governor wants single-payer, too
Add Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer to the short [so far] list of state leaders who think single-payer health care is the way to go
Scary: Legislators want states to print their own money
What would happen in the U.S. if states and private mints were allowed to print their own money? Not being an expert on currencies
School’s in! What’s your teacher’s salary?
For kids, a typical school day is about six to eight hours. Not so for teachers, whose work load includes additional hours for grading
Old-school organizing: Vermont healthcare campaign’s “secret” weapon
How did Vermont manage to approve universal healthcare, when its governor initially gave it a zero-percent chance of passing? The driving force was old-school
13 new state laws progressives can applaud
Thanks to some smart and courageous state legislators around the country, the progressive agenda actually inched forward in 2011. Yes, you read that correctly:
“Freedom Riders” shows folly of states’ rights
The exception proves the rule. That is certainly the case with something as complicated as the American system of federalism and the concept of
More AZ shenanigans: a personal “army” for the governor
A bill currently in play in the Arizona legislature would establish a State Defense Force (SDF) that could be called up for whatever reason
National Institute for Civil Discourse opens in…Arizona?
In a development whose irony cannot be ignored, the University of Arizona launched the National Institute for Civil Discourse [NICD] at the end of