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1 day ago ago from Ballot Access News
On December 16, the last brief was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in Doe v Reed, 09-559, the case over whether governments should release the names and addresses of people who sign petitions. The Court will consider whether the hear this case at its January 8, 2010 conference, although it won't tell the public what it decided until January 11, 2010. Here is the Washington state government's brief, which argues that the names and ...
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22 hours ago ago from The Center for Michigan » A Forum for Our State's Future
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm announced her latest budget plan last week . So what s the big deal? Why should you care? Because no matter how you think the government should spend your tax dollars (whether it be social programs, education, criminal justice, environmental protection, a return of those dollars to you through tax cuts, or any other purpose) every cause is being squeezed from all sides. The governor’s budget is a map ...
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15 hours ago ago from BBC
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21 hours ago ago from U.S. News
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16 hours ago ago from U.S. News
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The patches used by states on their ailing budgets just months ago are now failing. Ohio lawmakers were expected late Thursday to vote on a compromise reached with Gov. Ted Strickland to avoid cutting education budgets an average of 10% on Jan. 1. In Arizona, lawmakers met in a special session Thursday -- their fourth on the budget this year -- to grapple with a new deficit. And in New York, Democratic Gov. David Paterson said Sunday he ...
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