Mikhail Carpenter, the spokesperson for the Washington state Liquor Control Board, on the qualifications that candidates for a newly created marijuana consultant position should have.
Nancy LeaMond, executive vice president for AARP State and National Group during a panel discussion on baby boomers. More and more public-sector employees aren't retiring when they hit their pension age.
Source: New York Times | New York City |
January 31, 2013
John A. Catsimatidis, the billionaire owner of a grocery chain who just announced he will seek the Republican nomination to succeed New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Catsimatidis' labor negotiation strategy involves a locked hotel room and frequent deliveries of pizzas.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Wisconsin |
January 29, 2013
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr., in a radio ad in which he urged citizens to take a gun-safety course. His controversial comments quickly gained national attention and criticism.
Source: DNAinfo.com New York | New York City |
January 25, 2013
Ed Hartzog, a New York City Council candidate, responding to a reporter's question about campaign finance documents that show he's raised nearly $8,000 -- about half of which has come from out-of-state donors.
Federal bankruptcy judge Christopher Klein, on the uncertainty of Chapter 9 because judges have less authority than in Chapter 11 cases and there’s so little precedent for cities filing for bankruptcy protection that case law is being written with each major decision.
Source: Bangor Daily News | Maine |
January 23, 2013
Maine state Rep. Jeff Evangelos, referring to Gov. Paul LePage who reportedly stormed out of a meeting with three independent House members last week after calling them "idiots."
Source: Stateline/GOVERNING | Kentucky |
January 22, 2013
A retiree in Kentucky, whose testimony that him and his wife make over $100,000 between their pensions and Social Security checks prompted state lawmakers to consider a proposal to increase taxes for seniors.
Andrew Romanoff, the former Colorado House speaker and a potential 2014 congressional candidate, who says people prefer state action on gun laws, especially after watching how the fiscal cliff debate played out in Congress.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, referring to a controversial election law that he signed in 2011, which led to fewer early voting days and long lines during last year's elections.
Source: East Valley Tribune | Arizona |
January 16, 2013
Arizona GOP Gov. Jan Brewer, in her State of the State speech in which she pushed for Republican lawmakers to expand Medicaid under the federal health-care reform law that she fought in court.
Source: McClatchy/GOVERNING | North Carolina |
January 15, 2013
Dr. Gary Kushner, a children's dental program director of a local health department in North Carolina, which was recently ranked in the bottom five of states for school-based dental sealant treatment programs.