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• NJ: Legislature Stalling on Gay Marriage

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 446
  The New Jersey Legislature kicked off the lame duck session Monday with Democrats picking new leaders but both houses failing to advance a gay marriage bill that will die with the Republican governor-elect unless its signed before his Jan. 19 inauguration. South Jersey Sen. Steve Sweeney beat out Sen. ...
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• NJ: Legislature Stalling on Gay Marriage

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  The New Jersey Legislature kicked off the lame duck session Monday with Democrats picking new leaders but both houses failing to advance a gay marriage bill that will die with the Republican governor-elect unless its signed before his Jan. 19 inauguration. South Jersey Sen. Steve Sweeney beat out Sen. ...
  8 hours ago

• NJ: NOM Spending $500K on Anti Gay Marriage Ads

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  The National Organization for Marriage (NOM), the nations most vociferous opponent of gay marriage, launched an anti-gay marriage ad blitz in New Jersey Monday. The group announced in a press release the campaign would cost $500,000. “NOMs voter outreach will include telephone calling, direct mailers, ...
  9 hours ago

• Lexicographical Question

  
  Rum, Romanism and Rebellion — Authority: 523
  We are already talking about another special session. I have a question: how many of these do we have to have before they are no longer, well, special?
  9 hours ago

• A picture is worth a 1,000 words...

  
  AUP — Authority: 132
  This is disgusting, disturbing and deplorable behavior by those men and woman that we the people have elected to work on our behalf! I, as an American citizen - after seeing this photo (now twice) - have no compunction with sending every politician who is engaged in this type of laziness home permanently. It is we ...
  10 hours ago

• Cleaning Up Illinois: The Putback Amendment

  
  Big Government — Authority: 813
  Everyone knows that things in Springfield, Illinois are broken. Everyone knows that the government of the State of Illinois is inefficient and corrupt. That’s all true, however, to truly understand the problems in Springfield, we must look at the structure of the legislature. By its design, the legislature in ...
  11 hours ago

• Security beefed up in Jharkhand for first phase of State Assembly polls

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  Ranchi, Nov 24(ANI): Security has been beefed up in Jharkhand on Tuesday ahead of the first phase of elections to the provincial legislature to prevent Maoist attempts at disruption. Around 470 candidates are contesting in the first phase of the polls for the 26 assembly seats of the State.Officials are being sent to ...
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• Parsing Post-Conviction Writs

  
  Grits for Breakfast — Authority: 559
  Via Stand Down , the Fall issue of the American Bar Associations Criminal Justice magazine features a series of articles on Postconviction Practices . Heres the table of contents: Priming Postconviction Representation By Andrew E. Taslitz Issue editor for the symposium on postconviction practices, Prof. ...
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• At House Appropriations, Chappell presents Kansas school funding ideas

  
  Voice For Liberty in Wichita — Authority: 476
  Topeka, Kansas — At today’s meeting of the Kansas House Appropriations Committee, Walt Chappell presented ideas on increasing efficiency and reducing cost in Kansas schools. Chappell, a Democrat from Wichita, was elected to the Kansas State Board of Education last year. He has 40 years varied experience as a ...
  20 hours ago

• FLorida Legislative update November-HB323 Electronic communications while driving

  
  BIG BEND BIKERS FOR FREEDOM — Authority: 122
  HB 323 - Use of an Electronic Communications Device While Driving GENERAL BILL     by Long Use of an Electronic Communications Device While Driving :   Prohibits composing, sending, reading, or viewing text message on electronic communications device while operating motor vehicle; provides ...
  21 hours ago

• Who Agrees That Vermont’s Legalization Of Gay Marriage Via The Legislature Was A Huge Blow To Conservatives?

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 161
  
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• Ray Barnes: making Sylvia Allen look like an intellectual stalwart

  
  Random Musings — Authority: 431
  The video isnt up yet, but the reports are (Tedski at R-Cubed here ; Jen at Mindless Mumblings of a Martyr Mom here ). State Representative Ray Barnes (R-LD7) had a meltdown of epic proportions during Mondays meeting of the House of Representatives. He started by talking about how during the good ol days when he ...
  22 hours ago

• Arnold and Abel

  
  gary scott — Authority: 429
  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has selected state Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, to take over as lieutenant governor, a post left vacant when Democrat John Garamendi won a seat in Congress. Maldonado is one of the few centrist Republicans in the California Legislature. His selection will have to be affirmed by ...
  23 hours ago

• After Being Charged With 37 Ethics Violations, Gov. Sanford Faces House Impeachment Hearings

  
  MyTownTalks — Authority: 530
  Kris Alingod - AHN Contributor Columbia, SC (AHN) - The South Carolina House of Representatives will begin considering an impeachment measure against Gov. Mark Sanford on Tuesday, a day after the state Ethics Commission said the Republican had committed 37 ethics violations. The state House Judiciary Committee begins ...
  23 hours ago

• Schwarzenegger taps Abel Maldonado as Lt. Gov

  
  Total Buzz — Authority: 617
  Just moments ago, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office sent out a press release announcing that the big guy had tapped moderate Republican State Sen. Abel Maldonado of Santa Maria as California’s next lieutenant governor. The lite governor’s office was open because the guy the voters put there, John ...
  23 hours ago

• Teachers union to sue state

  
  Blog For Arizona — Authority: 481
  by David Safier The legislature just passed a whole bunch of changes affecting teachers, not just budget cuts. They were passed earlier but Brewers budget vetoes eliminated them. Now theyre back. And the teachers union is suing . First, a comment. If Im a serious teacher planning to make it a career, Im going to ...
  23 hours ago

• Legislature cuts hundreds of millions from schools, services, blames Democrats

  
  Deep Thought — Authority: 122
  In approving $144 million cut from K-12 and $150 million from the Department of Economic Services today, apparently House Appropriations Chairman John Kavanaugh (R-Fountain Hills) is unhappy because Democrats havent pitched in. There is a good reason for that. Apparently when Kavanaugh, Bob Burns and other Republican ...
  1 day ago

• Principals of Sports and Bisexuality Watching the Bathrooms, I Think

  
  Rum, Romanism and Rebellion — Authority: 523
  Ray Barnes made a doozy of a speech this afternoon. I don’t think I have ever seen that much rank ignorance being demonstrated before a public body. It made me embarassed to be an Arizonan. As soon as the session is archived, I’ll be posting it.
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• “Can You Hear Us Now?” Rally

  
  RandyMelchert.com — Authority: 125
  Wisconsin Grandsons of Liberty and others coordinated a rally at the Wisconsin State Capitol giving pink slips to their legislators. UPDATE : Now with video! Posted in Wi Legislature
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• State lawmaker wants to go into bankruptcy

  
  Le Templar: What I Know — Authority: 464
  After a sizable speed bump last week, the Arizona Legislature returned to the Capitol today to adopt budget cuts of $300 million to education and welfare services to reduce a $2 billion projected deficit. Sen. Thayer Verschoor, R-Gilbert, offered an apology for his disappearing act and then shocked observers by ...
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