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Thursday, January 17, 2008The Depopulation of the PlainsFiled As: GeneralUSA Today says that many of the residents of North Dakota have a grievance against National Geographic. Why? The magazine ran an article titled "more »»
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Thursday, January 17, 2008Post Notices Online?Filed As: GeneralBy law, government agencies at all levels must publish legal notices of certain regulatory, legal, and legislative actions. Some of those notices go to general-circulation newspapers, while others are published in specialized, legal newspapers. The more »»
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008Ambitious GovernorsFiled As: GeneralStateline.org offers up a running summary of state-of-the-state proposals as presented by the nation's governors. It's a pretty bleak list, if you think about it. Among the low-lights:
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Thursday, January 17, 2008Your Legislature in ActionFiled As: GeneralSeveral state-focused policy groups have web sites that let you easily track legislation. Some examples are Kentucky Votes and Michigan Votes.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008Stop Milk from Being MilkFiled As: GeneralA steady intake of milk is good for the bones, but it can be bad for the stomach. |
Monday, January 7, 2008About This SiteA quick review of State Policy Blog Filed As: GeneralThe start of the new year is as good an occasion as any to offer a reminder of what this site is about. State Policy Blog is devoted to, as you might guess, public policy at the state and local level. While on extraordinary occasions we might ... more »»
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Monday, January 7, 2008The Vocation of BusinessFiled As: GeneralThe religious left is a small but increasingly important part of the movement to decrease civil society and increase political society. But if you want to talk about policy and economics in moral terms, the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty argues that starting a business is, for some, ... more »»
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Monday, January 7, 2008Gov. FrankensteinFiled As: GeneralThe Wisconsin Policy Research Institute reminds me of a startling practice I had forgotten: the state's governor is able to do copy editing (and then some) on legislation. That is, the line item veto can result in a law contrary to the legislative meaning of ... more »»
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Friday, January 4, 2008America's Economic Problem: Too Much StuffFiled As: GeneralOnly in America? Our greatest health challenge isn't starvation, it's obesity. And despite the dire warnings of populists, the greatest material challenge of the American middle class may be too much stuff.
Some people will tell you that the American middle ... more »»
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008There Ought to Be a Law!Unfortunately, there probably is Filed As: GeneralUSA Today reports on the spate of new laws that Americans will face in the new year. These include further restrictions on smoking and a prohibition on foreign-made U.S. flags. Enjoy!
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