It looks as if the near future—in fact, as soon as July 2016 if all goes well—Vermonters are going to know a lot more
Category: States
Georgia’s new “guns everywhere” law: A new low
As reported by Think Progress: Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) just signed a law former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ (D-AZ) organization described as “the most
Rape insurance abortion rider goes into effect in Michigan
Starting in late March, Michigan women really started feeling the affects of the “War on Women.” The state’s new law known as “rape insurance”—an
Florida stands its ground against media access to Stand Your Ground cases
Ah, Florida. You’ve got to love the originality of the place. First it comes up with the Stand Your Ground law. Now the state
Political poll: Too late at night, too early in the election cycle
A 202 area code on caller ID usually means that I’m not picking up. It’s going to be political—probably a plea for money. But
ATM fees rip off $19 million from California’s public-assistance recipients
Big banks lifted more than $19 million out of the wallets of poor people in California in 2012, by charging them unnecessarily high fees
Phyllis Schlafly doesn’t want her name associated with beer
Phyllis Schlafly made a name for herself in the 1970s as founder and leader of the Eagle Forum, which vehemently opposed the Equal Rights
Missouri Republicans copy-cat Arizona’s anti-gay, “religious freedom” law
I am embarrassed, once again, to report that the Republican-dominated Missouri legislature is going down the rabbit hole with another piece of backwards-looking, extremist
From welfare to riches to (corporate) welfare
It’s the classic story on ESPN about an athlete; how he or she goes from welfare to becoming a super athlete who is super-rich.
Photo voter ID could be enshrined as a constitutional amendment in Missouri
Although it has been struck down more than once, photo voter ID just won’t die in Missouri, and this year, Republican legislators want to