The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of the States
Today's gubernatorial election in Wisconsin may be the state's most high profile recall, but it is by no means the first. In dubious honor of the impending Wisconsin recall election, this week’s...
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Florida has run afoul of the US DoJ for at least the second time under governor Rick Scott, this time for the purgation of some 100,000 Floridians from voting rolls. Florida finds itself in hot water...
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Governor Andrew Cuomo is once again coming to blows with New York’s union leaders over proposed education reforms. With a teacher evaluation plan, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo finds himself once...
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Until a health care decision is released Thursday, SCOTUS watchers will have to focus on the ruling in Arizona v. United States. There was no health care ruling yesterday, but Constitutional scholars...
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After nearly a month of power plays, peace may finally be coming to the University of Virginia’s administration. In Virginia, the never-ending UVA power struggle may finally have come to an end....
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The city of Scranton is undergoing tough financial times that many believe are a sign of things to come for cities and states across the country. It isn’t a stat issue per se, but last week’s wage cut...
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It’s a bit unusual for this blog, but we’re going to start off with some (relatively) good news. This past Tuesday, the state of Colorado’s congressional delegation jointly introduced a resolution to...
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Congressman Todd Akin won the Missouri Senate Primary in an upset after “support” from that state’s Democrats. This is what happens when state politics intersects with national. After an ad blitz...
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This week’s Republican National Convention has exposed a large and growing rift between former allies George LeMieux and Charlie Crist. It’s convention season, so Florida was bound to have some...
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Florida Governor Rick Scott: A Man with One Dog This is important? During the 2010 Florida gubernatorial campaign, then-candidate Rick Scott paraded a rescue dog named “Reagan” on the campaign trail,...
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