Policy
EU Budget Talks Suspended
Agreement seems unlikely as they take more time to "study proposals"
3 Reasons to Kill the Dept. of Homeland Security
It's unnecessary, ineffective, and expensive. And that's just for starters.
European Union Leaders Battle Over Budget
They're supposed to set a seven-year plan for the troubled almost-but-not-quite super-state
California Voters Give Sacramento One More Chance to Balance the Budget
The clock is ticking on economic reforms in the Golden State.
Texas Student Refuses Tracking Tag, Battles School Officials
Andrea Hernandez objects on privacy, religious grounds
British Government-Mandated Green-Homes Scheme To Cost Households
It will cost twice as much as officials claim, warn energy companies
OK Court Shields Parents Who Use State Funds for Special-Needs Private Schools
Envious districts wanted to sue anybody who went to the competition
Kansans Carrying Guns Commit Few Crimes
And you can bet they have damned few committed against them
U.K. Plan for Secret Courts Savaged in House of Lords
Inbred aristocrats serve a good purpose after all
Charter Schools Found To Serve Special-Ed Students Better Than Was Claimed
In New York, charter middle and high schools enroll more special-needs kids than their district competitors
United Cleared of Liability for Letting 9/11 Terrorists Through Security
Of course, the TSA would have caught em quick
Kim Dotcom Extradition Hearing Likely Delayed Until July
The MegaUpload head asked the court for some of his money back so he can, you know, live between now and then
Were Those Reasonable Teamsters Really the Bad Guys in Hostess Fight?
Distribution rules a significant financial problem
Fiscal Cliff Bargain May Stumble Over Democrats
The donkey party is stubbornly refusing to consider doing anything about entitlements
Philadelphia: No Love for the Homeless
Charities Continue Suit Against City's Ban on Feeding Homeless Outdoors
Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn Wants Citizens to Do … Something? … About State Pension Crisis
Videos! Social Media! People like that stuff, right?
A Discounted San Francisco Taxi Permit Costs $150K
Or ... You could just let people go into business without paying for the privilege
Tracking of "Stimulus" Spending Full of Reporting Errors
Spent, not spent, gathering dust ... What's the difference?
States Put Mortgage Settlement Money to Dubious Purposes
They extorted it, they can do with it what they want
DOD: Signing a Secession Petition Won't Ding Your Security Clearance
But we're watching you, mister
Antitrust Case Against Google May be Too Weak To Prove
That doesn't stop the feds from twisting arms
LA City Union Worker Urged Fake Signatures to Thwart Pension Initiative
Was trying to get effort invalidated
Tax Hike Won't Save US from Fiscal Cliff
Obama's proposed taxes on the rich won't even pay for his own planned spending increases
Indiana Supreme Court Tackles School Vouchers
Considers whether religious schools are directly benefiting or if it's just a side effect
Louisiana Coal Plant to Pay $14 Million in Pollution Suit
Largest Clean Air Act settlement in state's history
California Raises $233 Million to Not Cut Pollution
Cap and trade auction serves goal of giving state more money, not any environmental purpose
FDA Took Nearly Two Years to Warn Meningitis-Related Pharmacy about Problems
And yet the FDA is trying to use the outbreak to increase its regulatory power
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Charged with Defrauding Bank
Accused of hiding assets to justify a short sale to erase mortgage debt
Another Government Agency Ditches Blackberry
National Safety Transportation Board looks at iPhones
FBI Details California-Based Terror Plot
The suspects all recorded talking about wanting to be terrorists, but not clear whether they actually contacted known terrorist groups
