I am troubled by Indiana’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act [RFRA] for the obvious reason—that it is apparently going to be used to discriminate
Category: States
Oregon’s new voter registration law: This is what democracy really looks like
As of this week, Oregon has a new system for registering voters. Under the law signed on Monday, March 16, Oregon citizens are automatically
Wisconsin shows how difficult it is to hold on to progressive gains
Robert Lafollette, Jr. and Joseph McCarthy. Russ Feingold and Scott Walker. How could one state–Wisconsin–elect politicians with such divergent views? No state east of
MO State Auditor’s suicide: the anti-Semitism connection
In the aftermath of the tragic suicide of Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich, we all are wondering what could have caused him to do
Everybody knows that it’s all about the votes
I’ve been amused by the not inconsiderable number of individuals who sanctimoniously point out that if people in places like Ferguson, say, don’t like
This is what no-lobbying-limits looks like
What would happen if a state lifted all limits on lobbying gifts and campaign contributions? Ask Missouri. It’s the only state that imposes no
Ferguson: It’s time to stop studying, already
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently published an editorial titled, “A defining moment.” The editorial states that by creating a Ferguson Commission,,Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon
The billionaire’s blimp
Talk about overinflated: Missouri’s own right-wing billionaire and political meddler—Rex Sinquefield—has found a novel way to pump up support for his latest pet project.
The minimum rage: Wisconsin edition
With all the talk of raising the minimum wage, there is one state that shouldn’t have any trouble at all doing just that. Why?
Guns here, guns there, in Missouri, everywhere a gun
“A Utah elementary school teacher who was carrying a concealed firearm at school was struck by fragments from a bullet and a porcelain toilet