Unless it produces key documents and meets deadlines, Texas will not be able to implement its voter ID law in time for the November elections.Â
Abby Rapoport
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Planned Parenthood Can’t Catch a Break
In Texas, a judicial panel rules the state can’t exclude Planned Parenthood from its Women’s Health Program, while in Arizona, lawmakers pass a measure to exclude the organization from all public funding.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
“Don’t Say Gay” Bill Prompts Lawmaker to Say He’s Gay
Zach Wyatt not only announced his opposition to a bill banning almost any discussions of sexuality in school—he also came forward with his own story.
Posted inWorking in America
Scott Walker Raises More Than Newt Gingrich
The Wisconsin governor is rolling in cash as he turns his recall fight into a national cause célèbre for conservative and Tea Party groups.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
This Should Be Good News for Texas Planned Parenthood (But Isn’t)
A judge grants an injunction after lawmakers exclude the organization from the state’s Women’s Health Program—but if the lawsuit is successful, the state may shut down the whole program.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Voter ID’s $7 Million Ohio Price Tag
Building barriers to the ballot box isn’t cheap.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Move Over Housewives: The Real Governors of Virginia
Tareq Salahi, the famed White House party-crasher and reality tv star, may soon be on your television set—as a candidate.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Campaign to Defeat Barack Obama, Focused Largely in Wisconsin
The national Tea Party group has focused almost all its energy and spending on the state recall, where leaders say the fate of the presidential election lies.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Six States, Six Fates for Pro-Life Bills
From Missouri to Minnesota, a look at different bills advancing to limit access to abortion or defund Planned Parenthood.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A New Kind of Gold Standard?
The Missouri House gives preliminary support for a bill to designate gold and silver coins as legal tender. And it’s hardly the only state considering such legislation.
