There’s a new independent candidate for President in 2016, but can he get on the ballot in time to make a difference?. Evan McMullin
Category: States
Infographic: A look at gun deaths and permits
A person in New York is less likely to die by a gun (murder, suicide, or accident) than in Missouri. Are the behaviors of
Missouri law would apply abortion restrictions to gun purchases
A Missouri state representative has pre-filed a bill that would make it as difficult to buy a gun as it is to get an
Ban Syrian refugees from gun-lax TX, says NRA-backed TX lawmaker
Tony Dale, a Republican State Representative to the Texas legislature, wants to ban Syrian refugees from his state because it’s too easy for them
Democracy watch, Nov. 2015: Two steps forward [ME, WA], one huge step back [NJ]
This November, people who care about enhancing democratic principles have a few things to feel good about. But, in the toxic political environment that
Screw the poor: Not expanding Medicaid cost red states $2 billion in 2015
Squandering $2 billion dollars in essentially free money is not what anyone would call “fiscal conservatism.” But that’s exactly what the phony fiscal conservatives
NFL stadiums vs. the public welfare
Assigned reading for today: Huffpost article on the pros and cons of publicly subsidizing wealthy NFL team owners’ desire for new stadiums. Along with
The First Church of Cannabis, and other unintended consequences
Indianapolis hosted the 100th Anniversary Convention for Kiwanis International these past few days. As is the norm, I represented my Valley Park [Missouri] club.
Kansas raises taxes…reluctantly and nastily
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback [R]—who started the whole mess—knows it. The Republican dominated Kansas legislature—who gleefully made it happen—knows it, too. The radical, right-wing
No excuses: Expand Medicaid
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch correctly identifies problems with the Missouri Medicaid program (“Medicaid missteps,” May 10). But citing the system as “broken” as a