• So Much for Savings
  • Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson has put forward a crime-fighting plan that he says will cost an additional $85 million per year. Putting aside the merits of ...
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  • Heads Up: 1.10.07
  • Obama's got nothing on the vote for TX House Speaker. In the Pink blog Plate tectonics are really gonna cut down on the SF-LA commute. ...
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  • Where the Poor Are
  • Our friends at the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program have put out a study looking at where poor people live. It looks at growth in poverty ...
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  • Nest Feathering
  • Here's a plea to all government officials: Come up with a better reason to justify high public-sector salaries and benefits. The Sacramento Bee today reports ...
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  • Heads Up: 1.9.07
  • Phew! What's that smell?  NYC blames Jersey. Newsday In IL, pick which town your house is in. Chicago Trib What do the GEICO gecko ...
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  • Heads Up: 1.8.07
  • Why won't Arnold talk about his skiing accident? LA Times NYC unveils city-brand condoms with a subway-line theme. NY Post Wanna know how to live &...
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  • Koppel Adds to Overcrowding
  • Overcrowding in California's prisons has become a huge issue -- so much so that Ted Koppel is apparently planning to produce a TV documentary about ...
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  • The Top 2 List of Top 10 Lists
  • Ah, January. When a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of legislative agendas. Yes, it's a new year full of new legislative sessions in ...
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