Foreign Policy Magazine July 23, 2010 This is how a climate bill dies. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced the bad news: “We don’t have the votes.” Without a single Republican backing the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, the Senate's version of a comprehensive energy bill, there was no point taking it to the floor, he explained. For now, there was no way to move forward. [...]
By William McKenzie Dallas Morning News July 19, 2010 From afar, Washington increasingly looks as if it has descended into tribalism. We've always had our factions, so some of the splintering is not new. But the degree to which leaders exist simply to perpetuate their tribe seems at an alarming high, thanks to the payback cycle tracing through Bill Clinton's impeachment and George W. Bush's contested 2000 victory. [...]
By Pete McDonough, Jr. NJ Spotlight July 9, 2010 The bipartisan agreement to cap property tax growth at 2 percent is welcome news for New Jersey’s beleaguered property tax payers, but it’s only the first step. The tactics to make it a reality lie in Governor Christie’s proposed “toolkit” to help municipal leaders control the costs that drive property taxes. [...]
By Lee Bergquist The Journal Sentinel July 8, 2010 Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and that state's attorney general, Richard Cordray, called Wednesday for immediate construction of a physical barrier in the Calumet River in Illinois to fight the threat of Asian carp entering the Great Lakes. [...]
The Record By CHRISTIE WHITMAN June 8, 2010 We ought to look at ourselves before blaming a single institution, company or individual for our collective problems. [...]
By Claire Heininger Star-Ledger June 7, 2010 TRENTON — With Gov. Chris Christie staking his political fortunes on property tax reform, a new group backed by Republican heavy-hitters and some of the governor’s closest allies today began airing radio ads on behalf of his plan. [...]
By Pete McDonough, Jr. NJ Spotlight June 2, 2010 Caught up in rhetoric over the Opportunity Scholarship Act, many overlook a decade-old school-choice system that’s proven to work [...]
By John S. Hausman Muskegon Chronicle June 02, 2010, 11:00PM MUSKEGON -- Fix it now, lay the blame later. [...]
By Jim Harger The Grand Rapids Press June 02, 2010 GRAND RAPIDS -- Nature lovers always tread lightly in sensitive natural areas. [...]