Issues
Las Vegas: Taxes, Lawn Mowing and Job Creation Myths and Realities at the Republican Debate
Romney went too far in claiming that government insurance didn’t play a role in the health care overhaul he signed into law as governor of Massachusetts; the plan expanded Medicaid. Perry was wrong that his state created more jobs in the last two months than Massachusetts did in four years under Romney. more »
Sexual Assault, Next Steps for Peace Corps, Subjects of Senate Hearing
“In response to a 20/20 broadcast earlier this year and a previous congressional hearing, OIG [Office of the Inspector General] has initiated a review of the agency’s guidelines for responding to rape and major sexual assault, which is ongoing." more »
Progressives Talk Politics, and Protest Politicians
The heros of the TBAD conference were the public employees of Wisconsin and Ohio. The Freedom Plaza protest had been months in the planning by anti-war activists and they began calling themselves Stop the Machine; Occupy DC set up shop in an effort to show solidarity with Occupy Wall Street more »
As States Cut Aid, Localities Learn to Do Less With Less
Plenty of other states [aside from Ohio] this year, including Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming, cut direct state aid, revenue sharing, or funds for specific local services more »
