• Guns and Dorms
  • Stateline.org reports that the Virginia Tech shootings have already inspired legislation, with a Louisiana state representative dropping a bill that would make it clear ...
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  • Heads Up: 4.19.07
  • Crisis-prep refresher: Vincent T. Covello's 77 questions journalists ask during a crisis. Why governors drive dangerously fast. NYT Joel Kotkin says baby boomers will retire in ...
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  • Part of the Problem (?)
  • I recently wrote a story for Governing on the rise of drug-resistant diseases, which will be published in the May issue. It's starting to be ...
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  • The First 100 Days...
  • How the time flies. The latest crop of new governors and mayors are finishing their first 100 days in office. Is the honeymoon over? Or are ...
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  • Heads Up: 4.18.07
  • Colleges everywhere are examining new security measures and ways to alert students of danger. Here's a sampling of some stories. Times-Picayune, Cleveland Plain Dealer, San ...
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  • Heads Up: 4.17.07
  • After VA Tech massacre, TX House postpones debate on closing records for concealed handgun licenses. Texas Politics ATVs replacing horses on the range. LA Times ...
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  • Corzine and the Budget
  • After days of stories detailing New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine's recovery from a severe car accident, The New York Times weighed in Sunday with the ...
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  • Heads Up: 4.16.07
  • How farmers can stop global warming. Bismarck Tribune Adaptable coyotes thriving in cities & suburbs. WaPo New team clashes at beleaguered Texas Youth Commission. Dallas ...
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