The seven Republican candidates vying for a Michigan U.S. Senate seat, currently occupied by Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow, met in a mostly cordial forum Saturday at the University of Michigan – Dearborn campus. More…
Michigan’s Republican governor is coming under fire by leaders in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community for his office’s refusal to grant multiple requests for a one-on-one interview about LGBT issues. More…
The Texas law offering in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants has drawn instant criticism to Gov. Rick Perry in his presidential bid, even from some in Texas who, till recently, had been quiet More… about the whole thing.
A new Gallup poll finds, on average, Americans believe 51 cents out of every dollar the federal government spends is wasted, a new high since the question was first asked in 1979. More…
Within president Obama’s $447 billion jobs bill he announced Thursday in an address to a joint session of Congress, some $55 billion would go directly to K-12 educators and renovations to nearly 35,000 schools.
The speech has won plaudits from labor groups More… and most of the Democratic base for its extension
Dr. Howard Fuller, a longtime advocate for school choice options in inner cities who recently came out against aggressive voucher expansion in his home state of Wisconsin More…, was recognized with an award this week for his work in the movement.
The John T. Walton Champions for School Choice Award
For the first time since Gallup began polling the public on the issue, a majority of Republicans back the establishment of a third political party More…. Although support for a third party among all Americans is actually down from last year, the rise of the tea party may be responsible
A survey of more than 1,000 Republicans by Public Policy Polling More… shows that self-identified members of the party support legal rights for same-sex couples even if they aren’t backing gay marriage.
