California moves closer to reforming school discipline
Persuaded that school discipline policies are far too harsh, California lawmakers are moving closer to enacting reforms aimed at stemming a rising tide of suspensions and expulsions in the nation’s...
View ArticleFormer Bush EPA chief sounds alarm on chemical security
Wading into a decade-old controversy, former Environmental Protection Agency chief Christine Todd Whitman has urged current EPA administrator Lisa Jackson to close loopholes in a 2006 chemical security...
View ArticleANALYSIS: Health insurers try to fool Congress with fuzzy math
Want to find out what Congress is about to vote on? Take a ride on the Washington subway.If you’ve been on the Metro in recent days, you might have seen an ad designed to make you feel sorry for our...
View ArticleBeer and wine wholesalers behind legislators pushing controversial voter ID laws
Some of America’s best known brands are dropping their membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council at least partly in response to controversy over the group’s backing of voter ID laws....
View ArticleOn anniversary of Virginia Tech shooting, law to close loophole hasn't...
Seung-Hui Cho had a documented history of court-ordered mental health treatment, so he should have been barred from buying the guns he used to kill 32 people at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007. But...
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View ArticleOn our radar screen: Oklahoma City bombing, drug use among troops
The U.S. government declared victory after prosecuting Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols for the horrific explosion seventeen years ago this week that tore the face off the Alfred P. Murrah Federal...
View ArticlePublic radio's 'To the Point' spotlights Stand Your Ground laws
Please check out a provocative conversation about “Stand Your Ground” laws on the national radio talk show “To the Point” with Warren Olney. The Center for Public Integrity’s Susan Ferriss talked...
View ArticleDOD has a hand out on April 17
Want to know how much of your tax money is going to the military? Thanks to a new website from the federal government, now you can!The White House “Federal Taxpayer Receipt” calculator, released...
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— FreedomWorks is a political organization that promotes conservative ideals, and is associated with the populist tea party movement.— Dick Armey, FreedomWorks chairman, makes $500,000 a year. His...
View ArticleALEC scraps task force behind support for voter ID, 'Stand Your Ground' laws...
The American Legislative Exchange Council — facing heavy pressure for backing voter ID and ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws — has announced it is eliminating the task force that deals with such issues, and...
View ArticleBattle over transportation bill picks up steam, again
It’s the Washington spat that keeps on coming back — the bruising struggle over crafting a long-term bill to fund America’s transportation projects.The last long-term measure, worth $286 billion over...
View ArticleNavy failing to preserve historical culture, IG report says
The group tasked with preserving the rich history of the U.S. Navy could be putting artifacts, paintings, and documents “at risk” — possibly due to massive spending on the service’s 200th...
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— Crossroads GPS is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization, a name that comes from the IRS tax code. This means they can raise and spend up to 49 percent of their funds to attack a candidate, but cannot...
View ArticleTea party leader Dick Armey gets first-class treatment
Dick Armey is a former House Majority Leader and current chairman of FreedomWorks, which serves as a hub for tea party groups nationwide. He makes $500,000 a year, flies around the country in first...
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