January 2017 Archive
Conservatives Plot Their Course on the Rising ‘Sea of Red’ in State Capitals
Meeting in private, enthused activists promise that the growing Republican dominance in state government will unleash a wave of laws to cut business taxes, restrict unions and expand school privatization.
Alleged Chicago Assault Reignites Issue of Hate Crimes Against Whites
As Chicago authorities waited before filing hate-crime charges against four young adult blacks for an alleged attack on a white disabled man, the Internet raged.
Obama Picks Up the Pace on Commutations, But Pardon Changes Still in Limbo
Obama has accelerated clemency to low-level drug offenders, but a study on pardons due in 2015 won’t be released until the fall of 2017.
Endangered Species Under GOP? Climate Change Information on the Web
A recent reworking of language concerning climate change on a Wisconsin government website could be replicated under a Trump administration.
Rick Perry’s Texas Giveaways
The soon-to-be U.S. energy secretary doled out billions in grants and tax incentives for corporations while governor of Texas. One $30 million grant went to an energy group that turned out to be a phantom.
