February 03, 2012
By Gene Meyer | Kansas Reporter
TOPEKA — Kansas tax hawks shrieked over the state’s dead-center ranking of its business climate.
But the ranking was better than the same survey in 2011 conducted by the nonpartisan Tax Foundationresearch organization in Washington, D.C. The 2012 survey was released Jan. 26.
February 03, 2012
By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON — The 2012 political fights advanced this week in Wisconsin, with new insights into campaign financing and a brewing battle over recall petitions.
February 03, 2012
By PA Independent Staff HARRISBURG — Redistricting continued to be the hot topic, as politicians and political watchers have scrambled to respond to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s unprecedented rejection of the state House and Senate district maps.
February 03, 2012
By Lynn Campbell | IowaPolitics.com JOHNSTON — Gov. Terry Branstad on Friday called for scrapping Iowa’s decades-old system of allocating money to schools on a per-pupil basis and replacing it with a system that focuses on improved results.
February 03, 2012
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the new state House and Senate maps is a reminder that even in the most cynical of political activities, the power remains with the people.
