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State and Local Politics

Republican Faces Shotgun, Disfigurement Allegations

Johnston Patch | Ashlee Kieler | Posted 06.29.2012 | Politics
Read More: University of Iowa, Iowa Politics, State and Local Politics, 2012 Election, Shotgun, College Partying, Crime, State and Local Government, Lawsuits, University of Iowa Party, College-Parties, Jake Highfill, Carson Kness, Iowa Republicans, Politics News

No candidate likes to face a lawsuit heading into an election, and the allegations found in this court filing are doozies. A lawsuit filed against ...

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Nate Willis

States Hunting For Young Blood

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate Willis | Posted 06.29.2012 | Politics
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College students, beware! The National Conference of State Legislatures is coming for you. With a recent survey showing that very few state legisl...

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State, Local Governments Took Home Most Money In Decades

Reuters | Posted 05.22.2012 | Business
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By Lisa Lambert March 22 (Reuters) - State and local government tax revenue rose in the final quarter of 2011 to the highest level on ...

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John Celock

GOP Lawmakers Pass Shocking Law

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.04.2012 | Politics
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The Tea Party dominated New Hampshire Legislature on Wednesday overrode the governor's veto to enact a new law allowing parents to object to any part ...

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John Celock

Democratic Lawmaker Accuses GOP Of Gerrymandering

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.21.2011 | Politics
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Charges of constitutional compliance and gerrymandering are being flung in New Hampshire as Democrats and Republicans remain at odds about how best to...

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John Celock

State Legislatures Choose Leaders

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.11.2012 | Politics
Read More: Jon-Bramnick, Loretta Weinberg, New Jersey Politics, Russell Pearce, Jerry Behnl, Iowa Politics, Video, State and Local Politics, State Legislative Leaders, Barbara Buono, Tom Kean Jr., Arizona Politics, Sheila Oliver, State Legisaltures, Steven Pierce, Politics News

Legislators in three states started picking leaders for 2012 on Thursday, including a replacement for the recalled president of the Arizona Senate. ...

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