Virginia set to lift limit on monthly handgun purchases »
TODAY’S TAKE: Virginians will no longer be limited to one handgun purchase a month under legislation set to clear the newly Republican state legislature. The limit has been in place for 19 years. Stateline.org RSS – Politics
Mississippi Republicans challenge powers of attorney general »
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood hires lots of outside lawyers. They make a great deal of money for the state, and for themselves. Not everyone is happy with that situation. Stateline.org RSS – Politics
CT: Solving the way schools are funded without pouring in new dollars »
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy wants a solution to the “broken” way the state funds education without an influx of new money. Stateline.org RSS – Politics
CT: SEEC postpones action on Giuliano appointment »
The State Elections Enforcement Commission today postponed acting on a controversial plan to appoint a recently defeated politician, former Mayor Sebastian N. Giuliano of Middletown, as the new executive director and general counsel of the elections oversight agency. Stateline.org RSS – Politics
CO: Rep complains about stalled projects »
Taking severance tax funds to balance the state’s budget has delayed water projects in the state, including work on a San Luis Valley reservoir, according to Rep. Ed Vigil. Stateline.org RSS – Politics
CA: Jerry Brown pitches higher taxes, budget cuts and and more public works spending »
Gov. Jerry Brown, calling on lawmakers and voters to help him prove “the declinists about California are wrong,” on Wednesday launched his campaign for higher taxes and urged billions in spending on infrastructure and schools. Stateline.org RSS – Politics
CA: Jerry Brown puts his contradictions on display »
Jerry Brown devoted much of Wednesday’s State of the State speech to dissing “declinists” who portray California as failing because they don’t understand that “California is turbulent, less predictable and, well, different.” Stateline.org RSS – Politics
CA: Brown needs to flesh out his 2012 agenda »
Gov. Jerry Brown delivered a classic Jerry Brown State of the State speech Wednesday. Stateline.org RSS – Politics
CA: California could be model for ‘super PAC’ disclosure »
Faster than a speeding regulator, more powerful than a traditional campaign — look, up on your television screen: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … super PAC! Stateline.org RSS – Politics
CA: Brown lashes out at high-speed rail foes in State of the State address »
The two sides of Gov. Jerry Brown’s political persona have come into clear view this month. Two weeks ago, it was the austere and pragmatic Brown, as he released his slash-away state budget. Stateline.org RSS – Politics
CA: State of state hopeful, but high-speed rail needs to sidetrack »
Gov. Jerry Brown’s indomitable optimism shone Wednesday through his second State of the State speech, and we hope he’s right about California’s resilience. However, in defense of those “dystopian,” “declinist” naysayers he scorned — wait, was he talking about us? — we will note that the governor went on to outline massive barriers to resurgent [...]
CA: Brown shows he’s thinking beyond the budget »
While balancing the budget will remain a top priority, Gov. Jerry Brown indicated in his State of the State address Wednesday that he also intends to pursue an ambitious agenda of reform and capital investment during his second year in office. Stateline.org RSS – Politics
CA: Brown asks California to cheer rail project »
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday threw his unequivocal support behind a $ 100 billion high-speed rail line that has come under fire here in California and across the country, embracing it in a strikingly optimistic State of the State speech in which he asserted that government should pursue ambitious ventures even during times [...]
CA: Jerry Brown’s defiant State of the State: California is still golden »
With chronic budget woes engulfing California, many analysts had expected a ‘gloom and doom’ State of the State address from Gov. Jerry Brown. They got nothing of the sort. Stateline.org RSS – Politics