Whatever Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry did to deserve a statue in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol, it's not going to be enough to keep him there. The state of Alabama recently passed a resolution to remove Curry from the Hall, replacing him with the significantly better-known Helen Keller.

Florida state Representative Nancy Argenziano recently poo-pooed a nursing home bill she did not like. Literally.

Self-funding models for e-procurement seemed like a grand idea for budget-strapped purchasing departments: The private sector would foot the bill while the public sector got itself an automated purchasing system.

California is gearing up for a $12.5 billion bond sale next month, an offering four times larger than any previously issued municipal bond.