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• The coming week...

  
  Random Musings — Authority: 132
  As usual, all info gathered from the websites of the relevent political bodies/agencies, except where noted, and subject to change without notice... As with last week, the current schedule is a light one due to the holiday on Friday. ...In Congress, both the House of Representatives and the Senate are in recess ...
  5 hours ago

• The Arizona Legislature: 2010 preview

  
  Random Musings — Authority: 132
  The next session of the Arizona Legislature is shaping up to be a lot like the last session, only more so. ...One of the harbingers of the discord took form last December, even before the session started. In a major surprise, the House Republican caucus deposed Jim Weiers as Speaker, installing Mesa Republican Kirk ...
  7 hours ago

• A New Years resolution on cell phones

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 795
  Oregons new law forbidding drivers from using handheld phones contains quite a loophole. The size of that loophole will become more clear over time. For now, drivers should focus more on known hazards than on the precise fine print of the law.
  1 day ago

• SacBee: Short on money, California keeps list of new laws shorter, too

  
  iePolitics.com — Authority: 153
  By Steve Wiegand swiegand@sacbee.com California’s budget coffers are emptier than a politician’s promise, but there may be a silver lining to the state’s dark financial clouds: Fewer new laws. Legislators approved only 872 bills in their 2009 regular session, and just 632 have become or will become law by ...
  1 day ago

• Marry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All!

  
  NJ Tax Revolution — Authority: 122
  And keep this thought. While the kids are unwrapping presents and you are visiting the family, the legislators in Trenton and Washington DC are not doing anything. And for that I will give thanks!
  1 day ago

• "Reformer" Gives Up

  
  WDUQNews — Authority: 444
  A second-term Pennsylvania state representative who came to Harrisburg as a reformer says she no longer thinks the states government can be fixed from the inside. Chester County Democrat Barbara McIlvaine Smith has been in the House since 2007, when she arrived with a slew of other first-term lawmakers who were ...
  1 day ago

• Coming Up...

  
  Hawaii House Blog — Authority: 129
  Monday, December 28, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.State Capitol - Room 329Committee on Human Services will hold an informational briefing to review the possible reduction of preschool care and licensed family care services.Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.State Capitol - Room 423Legislative Federal Economic Stimulus ...
  2 days ago

• Redistricting

  
  Capitol News Service — Authority: 132
  Few argue that Florida’s congressional and legislative districts are fair. The boundaries are drawn to give the party in power a better shot winning elections. The practice is called gerrymandering and it’s been going on for decades. As Whitney Ray tells us, two constitutional amendments approved for the 2010 ...
  2 days ago

• Robains Xmas gift: A Diaz de la Portilla investigation

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 150
  Miami-Dade School Board member Renier Diaz de la Portilla is under investigation for allegedly skirting bidding rules to pay for a mailer that could help his brother in a political campaign to succeed their other sibling as state senator. Renier Diaz de la Portilla said the mailer, approved by a School Board lawyer, ...
  2 days ago

• Congress to support Gujarat golden jubilee functions

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 732
  Gandhinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) The Gujarat Congress has extended its support to the state government for the “Swarnim Gujarat” (golden jubilee) celebrations next year but criticised Chief Minister Narendra Modi for pushing through key legislation without proper discussions in the assembly.The Modi government is ...
  2 days ago

• Here’s to peace on earth and on the blog — at least through the holidays

  
  Get Schooled — Authority: 504
  Folks, I hope everyone has a good holiday. The debate over the fate of Dr. Smith and Deerwood Academy has been lively, to say the least. I have to agree with some posters here that no leader is ever beloved by every employee. I do not find it strange that Dr. Smith has both detractors and admirers.  That is to be ...
  2 days ago

• The gift that keeps on giving

  
  Massachusetts Liberal — Authority: 429
  Im sure Bob DeLeo and Terry Murray know, to the second, how much time is left in 2009. And I somehow envision them standing on Murrays Statehouse balcony a week from now as the seconds tick down. But unlike Tom Finneran and Tom Birmingham. these legislative leaders wouldnt be haggling over budget details. More likely ...
  2 days ago

• Stupid Human Tricks

  
  Random Musings — Authority: 132
  Not of the David Letterman variety, of the "guns and booze" variety... I was going to write about the appointment (document courtesy AZCentral.com) of retired AZ Chief Justice Ruth McGregor as "special master" to oversee the myriad court cases involving various Maricopa County officials, which all seem to have ...
  3 days ago

• Report gives Idaho’s prison system high marks

  
  Talk Radio 950 KOZE-AM — Authority: 443
  The Idaho Department of Correction’s annual report card is in and it shows the department with nearly perfect scores.Under Idaho law, all state agencies must submit a performance management report to the Legislature every year as part of their annual budget requests. IDOC’s Fiscal Year 2009 report shows the ...
  3 days ago

• Merry Christmas!

  
  RandyMelchert.com — Authority: 118
  (Beautiful photo from Rep. Dan Knodl’s office) 1And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4And Joseph also ...
  3 days ago

• A Holiday Hello from Patsy Keever

  
  Scrutiny Hooligans — Authority: 506
  The Hooligani received this lovely note today from our good friend Patsy Keever, who is running for the North Carolina House here in the 115th. To contribute some time or scratch to this amazing lady’s campaign (or even just to get on her email list) click here.Holiday greetings to all of you who have supported [...]
  3 days ago

• He said (Wrong), She said (Right) on tuition tax credits

  
  Blog For Arizona — Authority: 513
  by David Safier Yesterday the Star published an op ed praising tuition tax credits to the skies. Today the paper ran another op ed criticizing the excesses of the program. Its good to see the Star back in the game on this important issue. The pro-tuition tax credit piece was an answer to the Star editorial which ...
  3 days ago

• Ring in the New Year - New Laws on January 1, 2010

  
  Hawaii House Blog — Authority: 129
  Most bills passed during the 2009 legislative session went into effect upon approval or on July 1, 2009. A few, though, are slated to go into effect on January 1, 2010, such as:HB128 Campaign Finance. Organizes, clarifies, updates, and recodifies campaign finance laws. Restricts limitation on contributions by ...
  3 days ago

• Texas Could Gain 4 Congressional Seats in 2012

  
  Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine — Authority: 538
  That’s according to this Bloomberg account of the latest U.S. Census estimates , released today, that say that Texas gained more residents than any other state in the year leading up to July 1. That’s 478,000 more Texans. Our archenemy California was No. 2, with 381,000. The official 2010 census numbers ...
  3 days ago

• Kemp qualifies for state House race by petition

  
  Bay Buzz — Authority: 132
  Democrat Pat Kemp has qualified by petition to run in the special election for the District 58 state House seat. On the Republican side, at least one candidate -- Hunter Chamblin -- has filed to run in the election. Democrat Michael Scionti resigned from the post earlier this month to take a job with the ...
  3 days ago

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