Local Politics

Paul Blumenthal

'Grassroots' Movie Seeks To Inspire With Campaign Story

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Seattle Politics, Video, Phil Campbell, Local Politics, Grassroots, Cedric the Entertainer, Jason Biggs, Seattle, Grassroots Movie, Grant Cogswell, Politics News

In 2001, two Seattle alt-weekly writers teamed up to run a city council race that sought to challenge the local political structure and empower ordina...

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Guide to Fighting Fast Food in Your Own Backyard

Michele Simon | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: McDonald's, Fast Food, Local Politics, Fast Food Industry, Food Politics, Communities Healthy Food, Healthy Food Policy, Food News
Michele Simon

There has never been a better time to get active and take a stand against the infiltration of fast food in your neighborhood. We certainly cannot wait for policymakers in Washington to protect the people.

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GOP Rising Star Shakes Up Ohio Senate Race

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Ohio Democratic Party, Ohio Senate Race, Video, Ohio Election, 2012 Elections, Josh Mandel, Local Politics, Sherrod Brown, Ohio Republican Party, Elections 2012, 10 Things, Politics News

A rising star within the Republican Party is in the hunt to defeat Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D), a 15-year incumbent, this fall. Real Clear Politics re...

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New Study Shows Michigan Ranks in Top 10 Among States in Which State and Local Politicos Ignore Public Opinion

Patricia Lesko | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Politics, Lansing-Michigan, Democratic Deficit, Michigan, Detroit, Rick Snyder, Think Progress, Local Politics, Detroit Impact, Matthew Yglesias, Michigan Politics, Detroit Politics, Detroit News
Patricia Lesko

The complaint is pervasive: politicos are unresponsive. There is polarized policy being imposed on unpolarized voters all over the country, and Michigan ranks among the states where this happens most frequently.

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#OccupyRoom200

Morgan Fitzgibbons | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: John Avalos, Local Politics, San Francisco Mayor, San Francisco Mayor Race, Occupy San Francisco Protests, Ed Lee, San Francisco Politics, Occupy San Francisco, San Francisco News
Morgan Fitzgibbons

If affecting local political elections is a next step for the Occupy movement, we may very well have a bellwether event here in San Francisco tomorrow.

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John Celock

Political Races Take Shape In Economic Boom State

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: North Dakota Politics, Video, North Dakota, Governor Jack Dalrymple, 2012 Elections, Local Politics, State Politics, Gop 2012, Elections 2012, North Dakota Jobs, North Dakota Economy, John Hoeven, Jack Dalrymple, Politics News

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) announced Tuesday that he would seek a full term in the governor's office in the 2012 election. Dalrymple succ...

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Grandma, What Was Styrofoam? An Environmental Victory in Salinas, California

Wallace J Nichols | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Plastic Pollution Coalition, Plastic, Oceans, California, Local Politics, Pollution, Advocacy, Salinas, Green News
Wallace J Nichols

Some day, we will live in petroleum-free communities, free of plastic pollution. These are the first steps -- these small revolutions -- that are building towards that vision.

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The Political Power of Environmental Protection

Steven Cohen | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Love Canal, Local Politics, Hydraulic Fracking, Fracking, Politics of Environment, Epa, Environment, Green, Green Issues, Environmental Protection, Green News
Steven Cohen

The effort to paint environmental protection as an anti-business government boondoggle bumps up against the reality of environmental degradation. People can see and smell a foul environment.

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Florida Mayor Knocked Out At Town Hall Meeting

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gary Bruhn Knocked Out, Gary Bruhn Attacked, Video, Local Politics, Windermere Florida, Gary Bruhn, Windermere, Windermere Mayor, Windermere Mayor Attacked, Windermere Mayor Knocked Out, Mayor Gary Bruhn, Florida Mayor Knocked Out, Politics News

A small Florida town made famous by Tiger Woods' notorious car crash in 2009 is in the headlines again on Wednesday following an altercation at a town...

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The (Untelevised) Revolution Next Door

James Block | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cooperatives, Cultural Revolution, The Sixties, Social Change, Local Politics, Neighborhoods, A Peaceful Revolution, Politics News
James Block

I caught a glimpse of the future last weekend in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee. For those of you who haven't spent time there yet, it would ...

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The Nervous American Empire or Raise Your Hands Over Your Head and Don't Move

Peter Block | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Neighborhood Connections, Local Choice, Community Building, American Militarism, American Hegemony, American Century, Abundant Community, Local Politics, Peter Block, Neighborhood Power, American Imperialism, John McKnight, Out of Babylon, 9/11 Impact, Airport Security, Walter Brueggemann, Neighborhood, Healthy Living News
Peter Block

It will soon be ten years since 9/11 and the effects are still with us. One of the obvious ones is the U.S. military's adventures in the rest of the w...

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California Political District Reform: Citizens Draw New Political Boundaries, Not Politicians

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political Reform, Redistricting, Gerrymandering, California, Elections 2008, Local Politics, Citizens Redistricting Commission, Elaine Howle, Bipartisanship, Redistricting Reform, Prop 20, Los Angeles News

State officials Thursday selected a handful of everyday Californians to tackle the politically incendiary task of redrawing the state's voting distric...

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Jane Kim's "Fifty-Nine Precinct Strategy"

Paul Hogarth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jane Kim, Fifty State Strategy, Chris Daly, Democratic Party, Local Politics, San Francisco, Los Angeles News
Paul Hogarth

Much has been written about how Jane Kim beat San Francisco's "progressive machine" last week to win the District 6 Supervisor race. But a precinct a...

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What Kind of Jobs?

Craig K. Comstock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Building, County Government, Energy Conservation, Jobs, Midterm Elections, Local Food, County Level Politicians, Local Politics, Politics News
Craig K. Comstock

While Obama proposes to build highways, and the national GOP continues to say "no," is there anything that can be accomplished on the state or county government levels?

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Fixing Colorado's Debt Is No Easy Task

Katie Tate | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe-Rice, Politics, Colorado, Local Politics, Lois Court, Littleton, Denver News
Katie Tate

There is no easy answer and there is no quick fix to Colorado's state debt. The one inevitable thing is that more jobs will be cut.

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For Democrats, Politics Is Local Again

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Campaign Strategy, Democratic Party, Local Campaigns, Midterm Election, Local Politics, 2010 Elections, Democratic Campaign, Elections 2010, Politics News

The Democratic-run Congress passed a health-care overhaul and is close to securing new rules for Wall Street. But in his re-election campaign back in ...

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Power from the People

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Politics, Local Politics, Stamford, Ned Lamont, Connecticut, Community, Joe Lieberman, Citizens' Election Program, Dan Malloy, Obama Campaign, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Campaign Finance, Politics News
Marian Salzman

Look at the American political landscape today and you might begin to get the sinking feeling that the red state/blue state dichotomy is, on the one h...

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Eric Massa and the Small Town Democrats

Steve Daley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Massa, Democrats, Glenn Beck, Local Politics, Corning, Rahm Emanuel, New York, New York News
Steve Daley

If it was a Democratic renaissance, it was a short one. My guess is the next time they'll elect a Democrat to Congress in my home district will be sometime before the next Ice Age.

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Rethinking the Presidency

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Social Media, Congress, Local Politics, George Washington, Wall Street, George W. Bush, President Obama, Abraham Lincoln, The Economy, President's Day, Health Care, Tea Party, Home News
Marian Salzman

President Obama's latest poll numbers may be decent--a New York Times/CBS News poll found that he has higher approval ratings than the GOP, and that m...

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LA City Council Votes to Close 800 Marijuana Dispensaries

Rowan Moore Gerety | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Local Politics, Dispensaries, Marijuana, Marijuana Dispensaries, Los Angeles, Medical Marijuana, Legalize Marijuana, Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles News
Rowan Moore Gerety

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to close roughly 800 medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.

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Breakfast with the Scars

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Circular Firing Squad, Joe the Nerd, Helathcare Reform, Talking Head, Local Politics, Tv-Talking Heads, Democratic Party, Public Option, Holden, Berks County, Single Payer, Sestak, County Politics, Politics as a Game, Healthcare, Politics News
Joe The Nerd Ferraro

On the national level the blood sport game of politics is played on a grand scale. Locally, the rough and tumble can leave real scars.

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Shall We Brunch? Ft. Collins Politics in Action

Sharon Glassman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ft. Collins, Governor Ritter, Politics, Local Politics, Betsy Markey, Community Organizing, Colorado, Obama, Dan Shaner, Barack Obama, Sharon Glassman, Barackfast, Denver News
Sharon Glassman

At Dan Shaner's Sunday brunches for change, you'll get a snapshot of a movement, bluegrass, and a tasty homemade meal. That's politics in northern Colorado.

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California Democrats: "Spreading the Pain" from Sacramento

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Budget Crisis, California, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, State Budget Crisis, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, President Barack Obama, California Democratic Party, Democratic Leaders, State Government of California, California Democrats, California Legislature, California State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, California State Budget Crisis, Arnold, California Budget Deficit, California Budget Cuts, Sacramento, Schwarzenegger, Local Politics, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

When his term mercifully expires next year, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be leaving the Golden State in the worst condition than at any time its history.

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Holding the President (and Everybody Else) Accountable

Cynthia Gordy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: President Obama, Recovery Act, Local Politics, Accountability, African Americans, Black Unemployment, Politics News
Cynthia Gordy

The President can't do it all alone. So much in our lives is decided in our backyards and yet that's where folks are most apathetic.

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A New Day for Women's Leadership? Obama's Chance to Get it Right

Marie Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women and Politics, Politics, Leadership, Local Politics, Obama's Daughters, National Security, Obama Presidency, Obama's Inauguration, Politics News
Marie Wilson

Obama must fill leadership positions with a diverse and critical mass of women who can govern alongside men and bring the new solutions to the table that we so desperately need.

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