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Feb 17 2010 - 1:42pm

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California Scheming (States, Higher Education, Politics, Society)

In the latest push to privatize public education, regents at the University of California have raised tuition by 32 percent.

Ben Ehrenreich
Stalling Justice (Death Penalty, States, Jails and Prisons, Politics, Society)

Would Illinois rather keep an innocent man behind bars than admit a mistake?

The Editors
Devil in the Old Dominion (Gubernatorial Campaigns and Elections, Parties, States, Politics)

Everyone is looking to Virginia's off-year gubernatorial contest as a Middle American barometer for 2010.

Bob Moser
New Rules for Schools (States, Youth Violence, Politics, Society)

The most effective way to fight violence in schools is not the widespread "zero tolerance" model. Thankfully, Clayton County, Georgia, may have the perfect solution.

Amy Bach
Left Turn in Jersey (Gubernatorial Campaigns and Elections, States, Politics)

By embracing the left instead of running to the center, New Jersey's Democratic Governor Jon Corzine has revitalized his once-troubled re-election campaign.

John Nichols
The Coalfield Uprising (Environmental Issues, States, Environment, Politics)

Appalachian activists are gaining ground in a campaign to ban mountaintop removal mining.

Jeff Biggers
Mississippi Growing (Health, States, Politics)

An African-American community with New Deal roots finds some hope in a farmers' market.

Habiba Alcindor
Slide Show: Farming Revival in Mississippi (Health, States, Politics)
Habiba Alcindor
Our Tattered State Safety Net (States' Rights, Economy, Politics)

The states are in critical need of federal aid to meet basic human needs.

Georgia Levenson Keohane
Greetings From California: Letter From a State in Crisis (States, Politics)

Letter from a state in crisis.

Marc Cooper

Blogs

Students Push to Limit School Police After Newtown
StudentNation

As school districts bolster their police forces, students across California are pushing Sacramento for restorative justice.

June 17, 2013
Health Insurance Lobby Gears Up to Defeat Effort to Strengthen Obamacare in California
Lee Fang

Health insurance companies have already raised millions to defeat a measure in 2014 to block unjustified rate hikes. 

June 17, 2013
Calling Chris Christie's Bluff, Legislators Seek to Undo Election Shenanigans
John Nichols

‘Scheduling two special elections is a form of voter suppression,’ warns state senator who seeks to schedule Senate vote for same day as Christie’s re-election run.

June 8, 2013
'Cynical and Arrogant' Chris Christie Plays Gilded Age Politics in New Jersey
John Nichols

The New Jersey governor games the election schedule, plans to appoint an unelected ‘interim’ senator and claims he’s all about ‘allowing the citizens of this state to have their say.’

June 5, 2013
Bridges Shouldn't Have to Collapse for Congress to Get Serious About Infrastructure
John Nichols

It’s time to start listening to the civil engineers and unions that have, for years, decried the neglect that puts safety and the economy at risk.

May 28, 2013
Women’s Equality or Public Financing? We Need Both
Katrina vanden Heuvel

Republicans are obfuscating the debate by offering a false choice between gender equality and the public financing of elections, when really the two issues are deeply linked.

May 23, 2013
How Long Will Arizona Deny Driver's Licenses to Immigrant Youth?
Aura Bogado

A high court’s preliminary ruling indicates there is not rational basis for Governor Jan Brewer’s attempt to deny driver’s licenses for certain immigrants.

May 17, 2013
Congressmen Seek Constitutional Guarantee of the Right to Vote
John Nichols

The amendment declares, “Every citizen of the United States, who is of legal voting age, shall have the fundamental right to vote.”

May 13, 2013
As Maine Goes… a Bipartisan Call to Overturn 'Citizens United'
John Nichols

Thirty Republican legislators join Democrats and independents to demand a constitutional amendment.

May 1, 2013
How Voter Backlash Against Voter Suppression Is Changing Our Politics
John Nichols

A new study highlights the vital role high African-American turnout played in 2012. Activists say voters were “outraged and energized” over threats to voting rights. Both parties should take notice.

April 29, 2013