The May 12 issue of the Washington Post has this op-ed by Katrina vanden Heuvel, advocating that Congress pass public funding for congressional candidates. The bills are HR1826 and S752. HR1826 has not gained any co-sponsors this month so far. … Continue reading
Connecticut Republicans who had filed a lawsuit to keep Susan Bysiewicz off the ballot as a candidate for Attorney General say they will appeal last week’s ruling that said she is eligible. See this story. A Connecticut statute says no … Continue reading
POLITICO has this exclusive story, predicting that the Republican National Committee is about to name Tampa as the site for the party’s 2012 national convention. The only major party national conventions that have ever before been held in Florida were … Continue reading
Last week, it was reported that no one would be on the ballot in either major party primary in Georgia’s state house district 82. This is because no one had filed in the Republican primary, and filing has closed; and … Continue reading
On May 11, the Colorado Senate passed HB 1271 on third reading. Before passing it, the Senate re-amended it so that it matches the version passed earlier by the House. The only difference in the two versions had been the … Continue reading
