Leigh Ann Renzulli

Recent Articles

• Global Warming Puts the Heat on State Climatologists
• Nov 30, 2012
• Extreme weather events have intensified the climate change debate and made climatologists’ job more high profile and more controversial than ever before.
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• Playgrounds for Seniors Popping Up in U.S.
• Aug 31, 2012
• The parks, which feature low-impact exercise equipment designed for adults, started abroad and are just now taking off in the United States.

• Citizens Petition States to Accept Health-Care Reform
• Jul 23, 2012
• Citizens in at least 25 states have filed petitions, urging officials to institute key provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
• 1 Comments

• Citizens Petition States to Accept Health-Care Reform
• Jul 23, 2012
• Citizens in at least 25 states have filed petitions, urging officials to institute key provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
• 1 Comments

• Minnesota Marriage Amendment Supporters to Sue over Ballot Wording
• Jul 9, 2012
• Supporters of the amendment say that Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie “unlawfully” changed the title of the amendment question.

• State, Local Governments Experience Hiring Boost
• Jul 5, 2012
• State and local governments have experienced a dramatic hiring rebound in the first four months of this year.
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• Texas Prepares to Fund Women's Health Program
• Jul 3, 2012
• The state of Texas is preparing to foot the entire $40 million bill for the Women’s Health Program (WHP) in the event that the U.S. District Court finds that Planned Parenthood can continue providing services under the program.

• Massachusetts State Universities Approve Fee Increases
• Jul 2, 2012
• Eight of the nine Massachusetts State Universities have increased their annual fees by an average of 6 percent amid decreases in state funding.

• Colorado Springs Declares Emergency Due to Wildfire
• Jun 27, 2012
• A Colorado wildfire that had been steadily burning for 3 days erupted on Tuesday, causing 32,000 people to evacuate their homes across the neighborhoods of Colorado Springs.

• Synthetic Drug Ban Passes U.S. Senate
• Jun 27, 2012
• The U.S. Senate banned chemicals used to make the synthetic drug known as "K2" or "bath salts."
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• Detroit to Demolish 1,500 Vacant Homes
• Jun 27, 2012
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced plans to demolish 1,500 abandoned houses in the next 90 days.

• State, Local Governments To Receive Financing for Eco-Friendly Projects
• Jun 26, 2012
• The Department of the Treasury announced on Tuesday that it will make it easier for state and local governments to access more than $2 billion in existing low-cost financing to fund energy efficiency and renewable energy projects through Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds.

• Detroit to Lay Off 164 Firefighters
• Jun 26, 2012
• More than 100 of the soon-to-be laid off firefighters could get their job back though, if the city secures a federal SAFER grant. They won't know until at least September.
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