On September 27, famous journalist and author William Safire died. See this obituary. For 30 years, his column “On Language”, tracing the origin of English-language words and phrases, appeared in the Sunday New York Times Magazine. He also wrote 15 … Continue reading
Paul Jacob, head of Citizens in Charge, has this commentary in the September 27 edition of Townhall.com about the “top-two” election system that is used in Washington state, and which California voters will find in their June 2010 ballot. Also, … Continue reading
The Uniform Law Commission, which has existed since 1892, is an institution which writes model proposed laws, and suggests its ideas to state legislatures. This year the Uniform Law Commission has been working on a model state law that would … Continue reading
New York state held primaries for partisan local office on September 15, in preparation for the November 3, 2009 general election. Write-in votes in the September primary are being tallied. In Putnam County, four write-in candidates seeking the Independence Party … Continue reading
On the morning of September 25, arguments were heard in Massachusetts Republican Party v Deval Patrick in Massachusetts Superior Court in Boston, case no. 09-4078. In the afternoon of the same day, Judge Thomas Connolly ruled against the Republican Party … Continue reading
