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(Detroit Free Press/July 6, 2010) Two-thirds of U.S. counties became economically healthier in May, thanks to more manufacturing jobs in the Midwest and fewer home foreclosures in the Sun Belt, according to the Associated Press’ monthly analysis of conditions around the country. Yet the improvement... Read More →

Daniel Ortega (from left), a Phoenix lawyer and immigration advocate; Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox; and the Rev. Warren Stewart are among speakers at a July 6 news conference discussing the federal suit challenging Arizona's Senate Bill 1070 (photo credit: The Arizona Republic) (The... Read More →

Freda Dawson, principal of Malcolm X Academy, talks with seventh-grader Andrew Bowman, 12, on Monday about the district’s plans. The school will move to a new location. Credit: WILLIAM ARCHIE/Detroit Free Press (Detroit Free Press/June 8, 2010) Now that Detroit Public Schools has solidified... Read More →

(The New York Times/June 7, 2010)  Having counted on Washington for money that may not be delivered, at least 30 states will have to close larger-than-anticipated shortfalls in the coming fiscal year unless Congress passes a six-month extension of increased federal spending on Medicaid. Governors and... Read More →

(Stateline/June 8, 2010) Of all the programs funded by the federal economic stimulus law, one of the most criticized has been the boost given to weatherizing homes. Taxpayer groups and critical members of Congress said the $4.7 billion set aside for installing insulation, plugging air leaks and putting... Read More →

(GovMonitor/June 4, 2010) Governor Charlie Crist, continuing his commitment to recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico, announced that his request for a Fishery Failure Determination for Florida has been granted by the United States Department of Commerce. The Governor made the request yesterday, based... Read More →

(Miami Herald/June 3, 2010) –On Pensacola Beach this week, business picked up at the Radical Rides parasailing stand for all the wrong reasons. ”We had people come in who took off from work and took their kids out of school,” owner Roger Bevan said. ”They thought it would be their... Read More →

(Washington Post/April 15, 2010) Maryland will become the first state in the country to redraw districts by counting prisoners in their home towns instead of their cells, a change that is expected to help Baltimore avoid losing political power. Civil rights advocates praised the No Representation Without... Read More →

(Miami Herald/April 13, 2010) In the most dramatic show of opposition in the state, more than 6,300 of Miami-Dade’s 21,260 public-school teachers took a personal or sick day Monday to protest controversial legislation that would overhaul their pay. Though schools remained open and were staffed... Read More →

Massachusetts residents gathered in front of the State House on March 16 to rally for national healthcare and against in-state premium increases. Massachusetts health insurers have proposed a 32 percent premium hike for residents who already pay the highest healthcare prices in the nation. (Christian... Read More →