TABOR Movement Picks Up Steam
Last November, friends and foes of government spending limits had their eyes on Colorado, home to the nation's strongest Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR), a type of tax and expenditure…
Election Day is 11 months away, but Oregon politics heating up
The gubernatorial primaries could get bloody, a fight is brewing over control of the Oregon Legislature, the hunt for signatures to get several incendiary initiatives onto the ballot is already…
Crooks unopposed so far in re-election bid for state’s top court
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patrick Crooks found plenty of critics after a series of decisions this summer that angered conservatives. What he hasn't found is an opponent.
Signature gatherers allege labor violations
At least three people gathering signatures for four initiatives backed by prominent Oregon conservatives said Thursday they were paid by the signature, instead of by the hour, in violation of…
Opposition to zoning builds
A Lee County commissioner warned a Henderson audience Monday evening that zoning represents a serious infringement upon property rights and urged them to consider case by case covenants with developers…
Owens touts guest-worker plan
WASHINGTON - Gov. Bill Owens waded into the national immigration debate on Wednesday, pitching a proposed guest-worker plan on Capitol Hill amid an ongoing congressional debate over U.S. border policy.
33rd District primary
WAUKESHA - The voters in the 33rd Assembly District may have nearly as many candidates as voters in Tuesday’s primary election. There are five Republicans vying for the…
Economic literacy test . . . and advice
Before members of Congress leave for the Christmas and New Year's holidays, they are to take a test in economic literacy: their vote on extending the tax cuts President Bush…
Out of the Slough of happiness
Slough (meaning muddy field), England, is not a lovely place. It is east of London, a bit beyond Heathrow Airport -- a glum commuter town. The BBC, in a made-for-television…
Bush hopes for lift from upbeat economic reports
WASHINGTON, - President George W. Bush, trying to lift his sagging approval ratings, has launched a push to take credit for recent positive economic news the public has largely shrugged…