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Move over Highway Gothic, Make Way for Clearview
Posted By: Tina Trenkner | December 31, 2009
You may not really notice it, but the fonts used on the signs you read have a huge role in how you receive information. If ...
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Illinois Inmates Getting Too Much Soy?
Posted By: Zach Patton | December 30, 2009
Prison inmates at the Danville Correctional Center in Illinois are being fed too much soy, according to a new lawsuit from the Weston A. Price ...
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Finalist #3
Posted By: Tina Trenkner | December 18, 2009
For our final entry in the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas government-poem contest, an entry from Colorado: 'Twas the ...
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Finalist #2
Posted By: Elizabeth Daigneau | December 18, 2009
Finalist #2 in our 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Government edition contest is from North Carolina: Twas' the night before Christmas, and all through the State ...
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Finalist #1
Posted By: Elizabeth Daigneau | December 18, 2009
Yesterday, Governing announced the winner of our government-holiday poem contest. Today, we'll publish the other finalists throughout the day. To start us off, finalist #1 is ...
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The Winner of the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, B&G Edition
Posted By: Tina Trenkner | December 17, 2009
Photo courtesy of pugetsoundphotowalks, Creative Commons. Here at Governing, we wanted to have a little fun for the holidays. So we posted a government-themed holiday ...
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NYC's Newer, Grosser Obesity Ads
Posted By: Zach Patton | December 17, 2009
Both my colleague Penelope Lemov and I have both written about New York City's recent ad campaign aimed at curbing obesity. The poster ads, ...
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Pot Restaurant Testing the Boundaries of Medical Marijuana
Posted By: Zach Patton | December 16, 2009
Colorado voters approved a medical-marijuana law in 2000. But since then, THC-users have had to make do getting their drugs from medical dispensaries. The facilities were ...
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Would Online Gay Marriage Be a 'Game-Changer' for States?
Posted By: Zach Patton | December 15, 2009
What if gay couples could get married in a state without ever setting foot there? Two University of Michigan professors say that should be an ...
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Which Issues to Watch?
Posted By: Josh Goodman | December 15, 2009
In next month's issue, for the fourth time in my five years at Governing, I'll be writing our annual preview of state legislative ...
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