June 25, 2018
The State, Scott Stewart, June 24, 2018- Since winning control of both legislative chambers two years ago, Iowa Republicans have moved aggressively to block city and county government actions, leaving local officials frustrated but matching a trend seen in other states with single-party control. Legislators in Iowa last year overturned …
April 27, 2018
CQ Researcher, Alan Greenblatt, April 27, 2018 States are suing the federal government at a record pace, with Democratic attorneys general trying to block President Trump’s policies on the environment, immigration, health care, marijuana and other issues. In addition, some states are defying federal authority by passing laws that counteract …
May 17, 2016
Imagine boarding a plane after a week away from home at meetings in another city. You’re looking forward to getting home to your family and sleeping in your own bed. You settle into your seat and close your eyes, happy to take a long-delayed nap. You sigh and breathe in …
February 24, 2015
The New York Times, 2/24/15 By Shaila Dewan Darren Hodges, a Tea Party Republican and councilman in the windy West Texas city of Fort Stockton, is a fierce defender of his town’s decision to ban plastic bags. It was a local solution to a local problem and one, he says, …
February 10, 2015
Source: “States racing to regulate e-cigarettes,” Liz Szabo, USA Today 2/7/2015 The American Cancer Society has found itself in a surprising position: opposing state proposals to make it illegal to sell e-cigarettes to minors. The cancer society doesn’t want kids to use e-cigarettes, but it objects to what it calls …