| Feb 9 | Lawmakers discuss early high school graduation Sen. Chris Buttars isn\'t talking about dropping 12th grade any more. Now, he\'s talking about making 12th grade optional for those students who finish their required credits early -- and some lawmakers are listening to the idea with interest. |
| Feb 9 | Utah House panel favors bill relaxing child safety seat law Child safety concerns and states\' rights collided Monday in the Legislature over Rep. Chris Herrod\'s proposal to relax requirements for some children to be strapped into child safety seats. |
| Feb 9 | First ethics bill expected to hit floor of Senate on Wednesday JEFFERSON CITY — The first of the high profile bills to change Missouri ethics laws is expected to hit the Senate floor for debate on Wednesday. The bill , sponsored by Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph , would create a new independent invest.. |
| Feb 9 | NewsMax: Crist: I\'m a True Blue Reagan Conservative NewsMax: Crist: I\'m a True Blue Reagan Conservative |
| Feb 9 | Madam Governor To the slate of candidates bucking the national anti-finance mood and touting their Wall Street experience, add one more name. \"I worked 10 years in finance,\" alleged Spitzer-madam Kristin Davis told a Libertarian group last week, according to the D.. |
| Feb 9 | Annual Missouri Voter ID back as constitutional amendment JEFFERSON CITY — For years one of the annual partisan battles in the Missouri Legislature has dealt with the issue of Voter ID. Republicans want voters to have to present a photo ID — such as a driver\'s license —… |
| Feb 9 | Cuyahoga County Council candidate Dale Miller says he will not be a do.. Readers had wondered if Miller would accept public retirement benefits on top of a public salary if he wins the District 2 council seat. |
| Feb 9 | Diane to Dish on Diller America yearns for dirty details on the red-hot bold-name couple that is Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg. Today, the Post teases a von Furstenberg interview coming in Thursday's Page Six Magazine . What will Diane discuss? Love: \"Barry h.. |
| Feb 9 | Jenny Sanford says she did not enjoy being first lady + video Watch the interviews below Jenny Sanford told CNN\'s Larry King Live Monday she did not enjoy being first lady. Sanford made the comment off camera. But King asked her to elaborate on camera on the live show Monday night. Sanford said there were time.. |
| Feb 9 | Cunningham pitches tax breaks to grow economy Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham is calling for tax breaks for small businesses as a way to help stimulate the economy. Cunningham, a lawyer and former state senator from Lexington, proposes tax credits for businesses that hire new wo.. |
| Feb 9 | Gov. Riley, gambling proponents accuse each other of lying in TV ads Groups on both sides of the Alabama gambling divide criticized each other for airing allegedly false statements in television advertisements last week. |
| Feb 9 | Pawlenty: Double sex offenders\' prison sentences |
| Feb 9 | $29 billion Pennsylvania state budget proposed by Gov. Ed Rendell Gov. Ed Rendell on Tuesday presented lawmakers with a $29 billion spending plan that would devote more money to schools, prisons and health care for the poor while taxing the sale of many services for the first time. The proposal... |
| Feb 9 | Get that? Alderman hires stenographer to transcribe budget talks ST. LOUIS — Before he was elected alderman last year, Antonio French was a political blogger, covering the nuances of city government under the nom de web PubDef . But even though he\'s on the other end of the coverage lens, he still… |
| Feb 9 | Bush billboard on I-35: \"Miss me yet?\" |
| Feb 9 | Yoga Lobby Day A lot of people in Albany could probably use that right... |
| Feb 9 | \"Ink By The Barrel\" We don\'t know how smart this really was, from The Spot (a Denver Post property): Senate Republicans Monday night said they found one industry whose tax break they actually were OK with eliminating: newspapers. Newspapers are not subject to .. |
| Feb 9 | MN Dems seek to limit governor\'s unallotment power |
| Feb 9 | Gov. Ed Rendell\'s speech on proposed Pennsylvania budget \'We can disagree about what\'s in the budget, but let\'s agree today that we will get on with the budget and get it done on time for the people of Pennsylvania,\' governor says |
| Feb 9 | High caliber campaign Republican Tim D'Annunzio knows how to get more bang for the buck -- use guns! D'Annunzio, running for Congress in the 8th District, is having a \"Machine Gun Social\" Thursday night, though the event doesn't involve any actual machine .. |
| Feb 9 | Kenner City Hall closing early for New Orleans Saints parade Kenner government offices are closing today at 3 p.m. so city employees can attend the Saints parade in New Orleans, according to a City Hall news release. Ed MunizMayor Ed Muniz declared that City Hall and related municipal properties would cl.. |
| Feb 9 | The Top 20 Leases of 2009 'Renewal' year's magic word, as litigious lock-ins dominated uncertain annum for the Manhattan office... |
| Feb 9 | New Orleans Saints fans, Edwin Edwards pardon top today\'s \'Louisiana r.. Here\'s what newspapers throughout the state are offering online readers today: Brett Duke / The Times-PicayuneSaints Fans celebrate during the Super Bowl XLIV game on Bourbon Street Sunday in the French Quarter.The Monroe News Star: Saints merchandi.. |
| Feb 9 | Your Congress at work (barely) Congress has basically checked out for the day, with a few exceptions. There are no roll-call votes in the House. The Senate has two votes scheduled after 5 p.m., and then that\'ll be it. Typical of the business that did get conducted (as opposed to .. |
| Feb 9 | Seat belt deja vu in Topeka Another year in the Kansas Legislature, another debate about a tougher seat belt law. A Kansas Senate committee this morning reviewed a bill to crack down on motorists who don’t buckle up. Every year, it seems, a tougher seat belt law wins votes in.. |
| Feb 9 | Gov. Ed Rendell\'s Pennsylvania budget proposal includes extending stat.. Proposal calls for reducing sales-tax rate from 6% to 4% but putting it on more transactions. It would also tax cigars, smokeless tobacco. It calls for no increase in state income tax. |
| Feb 9 | Obama: Promises, promises (but did he keep them?) from msnbc ELKHART, Ind. — If there were a report card for the promises President Barack Obama made a year ago in this struggling city in northern Indiana, he would probably get a C. It’s a passing grade, but it’s not the strong performance that peo.. |
| Feb 9 | As Thornburgh heads for the exits, KRA blasts him Outgoing Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh enjoyed lots of public \"atta-boys\" Monday after he announced he was stepping down next week to take a job in the private sector. The four-term Republican was first elected in 1994. But on Monday even.. |
| Feb 9 | Report: Seabrook Surrending to Authorities From Ray Rivera: City Councilman Larry B. Seabrook is expected to turn himself in to federal authorities in Manhattan on Tuesday to face a 13-count indictment accusing him of money laundering, extortion and fraud, a person briefed on the matter said.. |
| Feb 9 | Harold Ford Did Not Tolerate People Speaking Ill of Jack Murtha In November of 2005, shortly after Jack Murtha switched from being a supporter of the Iraq War to being one of its most outspoken critics, a newly-elected representative from Ohio, Jean Schmidt--who at that time had served for less than three months.. |
| Feb 9 | Media discuss New Orleans\' historic weekend Super Bowl champs and new mayor give city new image |
| Feb 9 | McCain tilts to the right from the nyt PHOENIX - J. D. Hayworth is a large man, and to compensate for his indulgences, he hits the elliptical trainer every morning at 4, zipping along to an incongruous soundtrack of Elvis Costello , Frank Sinatra and old advertising jingles... |
| Feb 9 | Tuesday: Around the political blogosphere Cartoon: McCaskill and Skelton pulling right Thornburgh leaves a legacy after 15 years as Kansas Secretary of State Why Republicans don't want President Obama to succeed Thoughts on the potential connection between health care costs and personal.. |
| Feb 9 | Mad No More Smoking and casual sexism are not the only retro elements of Mad Men : Madison Avenue-style advertising itself is becoming a thing of the past. The Times reports today that advertising professionals were not behind many of the Super Bowl commercials.. |
| Feb 9 | Finally, a Rasmussen Poll Democrats Can Love Most early polls in any race have not been kind to Democrats, which is not unexpected given the anti-incumbent sentiment nationwide. But as the Grand Junction Sentinel reports: A new poll shows Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper leading the likely R.. |
| Feb 9 | Gillibrand's Brooklyn Pals A reader sent in this photograph of a Senator Kirsten Gillibrand at a house party in Park Slope this weekend. Attendees, according to the reader, included Representative Nydia Velazquez, Assemblyman Jim Brennan, and District Leaders Jo Anne S.. |
| Feb 9 | Langevin promotes spokeswoman, hires RI Rep. Sullivan By John Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Rep. James R. Langevin has named two key deputies to his Rhode Island staff -- longtime spokeswoman Joy Fox and state Rep. Ray Sullivan. Democrat Langevin announced Tuesday that Fox is to... |
| Feb 9 | Grassley: Biodiesel action snowed out The snowstorms that are paralyzing Washington have made it unlikely that Congress will act quickly to revive the tax credit that subsidizes the biodiesel industry, says Sen. Charles Grassley. He is working to have an extension of the credit included.. |
| Feb 9 | Group launches \"Axe the Tax\" campaign in Baldwin County BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- A group of people opposed to the proposed 3-year, 1 percent sales tax for schools launched a campaign this week called \"Axe the Tax\" with south Baldwin resident Dean Young as the leader. |
| Feb 9 | Krishnamoorthi wants to be considered for role of Pat Quinn\'s running .. Former Peorian and comptroller candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi wants to be considered for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor and says he can bring the votes to help clinch victory. |
| Feb 9 | GOP to demand marriage action this morning House and Senate Republicans and some Democrats who are against equal marriage rights for same-sex couples are expected to try to force the legislature to take action today, said Josie Albrecht, communications director for House Republican Leader Kr.. |
| Feb 9 | New law accidentally bars farmers from using ATVs A new state law that attempted to clear up some of the confusion concerning low-speed, non-highway vehicles has unintentionally barred farmers from using all-terrain vehicles on local roads, according to a report in today\'s Pantagraph. |
| Feb 9 | Plummer not picking sides in GOP governor\'s race Jason Plummer, the GOP nominee for lieutenant governor, said he has reached out to both Republican contenders for the governor\'s post and that all outstanding votes need to be tabulated. |
| Feb 9 | Alabama Senate bill would kill Task Force on Illegal Gambling Alabama\'s governor would be stripped of the authority to lead criminal and civil investigations, including the Task Force on Illegal Gambling, under a bill filed in the state Senate. |
| Feb 9 | Today in Local Sports Coverage: On Blame The Daily News is having a little internal squabble. Mike Lupica gets the back cover story, which blames Peyton Manning for the Super Bowl loss, even though Lupica admits Manning didn't botch the onside kick or give Drew Brees all day to throw... |
| Feb 9 | Police sent to Cohen party election night Chicago police on election night were sent to the Palmer House Hilton within an hour after Scott Lee Cohen gave his victory speech to investigate the disappearance of a $5,000 full-length women\'s mink coat. |
| Feb 9 | Crime Waves: 'Cruel and Mean' Federal prosecuters have recommended that former police commissioner Bernard Kerik serve 27 to 33 months in prison. The defense is requesting leniency. According to The Times : Mr. Kerik’s lawyer, Michael F. Bachner, filed dozens of letters attestin.. |
| Feb 9 | Hynes doesn\'t want lite guv position Comptroller Dan Hynes, who narrowly lost to Gov. Quinn in last week\'s Democratic governor\'s primary race, said Monday he doesn\'t want state government\'s No. 2 job. |
| Feb 9 | Gov. Granholm: Obama administration\'s Asian carp plan not enough; lock.. Gov. Jennifer Granholm took to the airwaves this morning to voice her displeasure with the Obama administration\'s $78.5 million campaign to prevent Asian carp from overtaking the Great Lakes. |
| Feb 9 | Crist: Delmar Johnson saga \'doesn\'t look good\' With the Republican Party of Florida buffeted by another wave of revelations of spending shenanigans, Gov. Charlie Crist stated the obvious Tuesday: \"It doesn\'t look good.\" In retrospect, Crist was asked, why was Jim Greer, his handpicked choi.. |