The March 22 Washington Post has this survey of attitudes in the District of Columbia over the probable linkage between the bill to give D.C. a voting member of the U.S. House, and the struggle over whether D.C. should continue … Continue reading
The March 20 issue of the Citizens Voice (daily newspaper for Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) has this story about Carl Romanelli’s appeal of the $80,000 fees imposed on him in 2006, when courts removed him from the ballot as the Green Party … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v Holder, 08-322, on April 29. The Municipal Utility District that filed the lawsuit is in Texas. Therefore, it can’t change any of its … Continue reading
The New Mexico adjourned on March 21 without having passed HB 383, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. That bill had passed the House on February 20, but it never made any progress in the State Senate. … Continue reading
On March 21, the New Mexico legislature passed SB 116, to limit contributions to candidates for state office. The limits will be $5,000 from an individual to a candidate for statewide office in the primary season, and another $5,000 in … Continue reading
