Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigMar 27, 2014
It may be “the most anti-consumer bill ever introduced in California," and it was approved and signed into law by Democrats. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigOct 11, 2013
As state legislatures prepare for their upcoming sessions, you will no doubt hear a lot about public pensions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigNov 19, 2012
The 25 alternative candidates elected to state legislatures in the 2012 election might not seem like a huge groundswell, but it represents the highest level of independent representation in statehouses since 1942. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 17, 2011
Attorneys general from California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington have all come out in support of the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit to block AT&T from acquiring T-Mobile. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 16, 2011
David Sirota got us thinking with this tweet: "My guess is that 50% of political [junkies] who follow every shred of news about Obama/GOP don't have any idea who their state legislator is." Do you know who represents you in your statehouse? Click here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 9, 2011
The Obama administration on Monday gave states a break from the ailing No Child Left Behind law, allowing them to file waivers that grant flexibility in meeting science and math proficiency standards. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 20, 2011
An Arizona law allowing the state to build its own security fence along the border with Mexico went into effect Wednesday, and the private donations necessary to fund the project have begun stacking up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 17, 2011
The U.S. is caught up in three wars, a budget crisis and high unemployment. So what are Republican politicians working on? Cutting long-standing environmental regulations and shifting the burden of oversight from the federal to the state level. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigMar 18, 2011
States are indeed the "laboratories of democracy." The problem is that today, those laboratories are increasingly run by mad scientists. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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