California Schools Owe Billions in Bond Interest
Thanks to deferred payments, one school district owes $1 billion on $100 million loan
Policy
NASA Awards $30 Million to Private Space Companies
Three companies will be responsible for shuttling astronauts to and from the International Space Station
AIDS Group Sues LA County Over Audit
Claims county is retaliating over whistle-blowing about how money is being spent
Obama Tax Fears Actually Help Rich Get Richer
More than 150 companies announce special dividends before expected tax increases in 2013
Russia Backs Off Internet Control Proposal
Supported by other nations who perhaps aren't fond of letting people say whatever they'd like to say
HSBC to Pay Nearly $2 Billion over Money Laundering Probe
Europe's biggest bank accused of helping facilitate transactions for Mexican drug lords
Treasury to Sell Last of AIG Shares
234.2 million shares, 15 percent of the bailed-out insurer
Who Was in Charge Focus of Testimony at Manning Hearing
Under whose orders did they keep stripping him of his underwear?
College Censors Poster Complaining About College Censoring Posters
Michigan Saginaw Valley State University doesn't like the word "fuck."
Judge Declares Anti-Abortion License Plates Unconstitutional
Unless North Carolina also sells plates to represent the other side
Fiscal Cliff Dealmaking Coming into Focus
Don't call it sausage-making. At least sausages taste good.
Quadruple Homicide Leads to Review of Boarding House Rules
More regulations will keep people from killing each other!
Feds Question Viability of California's Bullet Train
Discovering what everybody else is warning about: Faulty ridership and environmental studies
Mich. Right-to-Work Protesters to Be Charged with Felonies
Eight accused by police of taking it too far and trying to push their way onto the Senate floor
Virginia County May Force Employees Into Classes to Quit Smoking
County attorney says it's legal, though it can't actually force them to quit
Government Mandate for Car Black Boxes Puts Privacy at Risk
No standards are yet in place limiting official access to data
U.S. Election Revealed That Voting Remains Messy
You'd think we'd have a handle on it after two centuries plus
White House Defends Closed-Door Meetings on Fiscal Cliff
They don't need the hoi polloi watching
Boehner's Backroom Deal
Boehner's against "backroom deals," and Obama's for "an unprecedented level of openness."
Drug Task Force Commander Pleads Guilty to Felonies
Narcotics possession, theft and civil rights violations
Texas Lawmaker Targets Regulations, Occupational Licensing
"When you regulate an occupation, you are expanding government control on how that job is done," says Bill Callegari.
More Americans Plan Their Finances To Qualify For Medicaid
They give their money to their kids early so they'll be "poor"
President Obama Is Now to the Right of Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels on Marijuana Policy
Daniels says Obama should respect states' rights.
Report: U.S. Imprisoned Hundreds of Minors in Afghanistan
That likely violates America's treaty obligations, a tad
Illinois Starts Nibbling at the Edge of Pension Reform
Solutions a far cry from dealing with issues of sustainability
