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Source: Former Michigan Congressman Mark Schauer will run for governor

| 05.08.13 | 1:35 pm | View Article

This story has been updated to include a statement from Gov. Rick Snyder’s spokesperson. More…
LANSING – Former U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer of Michigan will seek the Democratic nomination for governor, a source close to him confirmed Tuesday. The source spoke on background but is part of Schauer’s decision-making circle and

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‘He was freaking’: Friend says suspected killer of Colo. Corrections chief flailed from years of isolation

Former inmate dismisses gang-hit theory in shooting death of Tom Clements
Susan Greene | 03.26.13 | 5:23 pm | The Colorado Independent | View Article

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More…DENVER– In the weeks before his death, Evan Ebel, suspected killer of Colorado Department of Corrections Director Tom Clements, had broken ties with white supremacist prison gang 211 Crew and was debilitated by the transition from prolonged isolation to social contact,

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Goal of UT parenting study was to influence SCOTUS decisions on gay marriage, docs show

| 03.11.13 | 9:07 am | View Article

UPDATE: This article has been updated to reflect a correction.
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The conservative funders who bankrolled a flawed and widely cited academic study that’s critical of gay parenting* choreographed its release in time to influence “major decisions of the Supreme Court,” documents show.

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DOJ investigates Denver for violating deaf prisoner rights

Susan Greene | 03.06.13 | 5:19 pm | The Colorado Independent | View Article

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The federal Justice Department is investigating Denver for failing to provide sign-language interpreters for deaf prisoners. Investigators are seeking to determine whether Denver – which touts itself as “one of America’s most accessible cities” — is violating the Americans

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Sequester could lead to massive cuts in HIV testing, treatment

| 02.25.13 | 11:22 am | View Article

The AIDS Drug Assistance Program is among the many federal programs that will take a hit if $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts go through March 1, and those cuts could potentially lead to an increase in HIV transmission, the White House said Sunday in a report More… on the anticipated

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In malpractice case, Catholic hospital argues fetuses aren’t people

John Tomasic | 01.24.13 | 11:59 am | The Colorado Independent | View Article

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Lori Stodghill was 31-years old, seven-months pregnant with twin boys and feeling sick when she arrived at St. Thomas More hospital in Cañon City on New Year’s Day 2006.

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The conservative push to end NC’s income tax

| 01.18.13 | 4:33 pm | View Article

Republicans in North Carolina haven’t had it this good since 1870. That’s the last time they controlled both the state’s legislative and executive branches.
And they’re getting right down to business, pledging in interviews with local papers to pursue corporate and personal tax reform. More…

Texas Governor Rick Perry and Dr. Arthur Laffer before the launch of the Laffer Center for Supply-Side Economics as a part of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) at the Four Seasons in Austin, Texas on April 18th, 2011. Photo via http://governor.state.tx.us/

Arthur Laffer’s dynamic roadshow

| 12.18.12 | 1:24 pm | View Article

On January 19 of this year, Kansas state Sen. Julia Lynn offered an exuberant greeting to renowned tax-cutting enthusiast Arthur Laffer. “What an honor and privilege to have you here in Kansas,” Lynn said, welcoming the fabled former Reagan economic advisor to an informational meeting of the senate’s assessment and More…