Looks like the fight may be close to over:
A Minnesota court confirmed Monday that Democrat Al Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman, who had already announced plans to appeal the decision.
A comedian in the U.S. Senate -- each new day brings something once unthinkable to pass.
The Indiana House has approved legislation that would prohibit the governor from soliciting or receiving campaign contributions during the General Assembly's long budget-writing sessions, and the sponsor doesn't want any misunderstandings.
(Rep. Kreg) Battles says he wasn't implying that anything wrong has occurred, just that there should be more sunshine in state government.
"Mommy, Mommy! Billy got a bigger piece of cake! It's not FAIR, Mommy!"
The mayor of Greenwood said Monday his city was shortchanged when it came to the distribution of federal stimulus funds.
Republican Charles Henderson said the city had proposed several projects that he thought would create jobs and improve the area.
"We ended up with 11 different projects, but, originally, there were five we were hoping to get funded. But none of those got funded," he said.
I'm not a big fan of Futile Gestures That Make Grand Philosophical Statements, whichever end of the political spectrum they come from. Can anyone tell me what practical effect this proposal would have?
Women seeking abortions would have to be told that a fetus might feel pain under legislation approved by the Indiana House.
Woo-hoo, it's party time!
Governor Mitch Daniels has proclaimed today through April 18 "Indiana Wind Energy Week."
To celebrate, take a state legislator to lunch.
Hooray for the Seals, and three cheers to President Obama for telling the military they could handle the situation, up to and including the use of deadly force. Obama will face tougher tests in dealing with Iran, North Korea, et al., but he seemed to have pretty good instincts in handling this one.
Wasn't it just Friday when I was worrying about government wanting to start charging us for services such as police and fire protection on a per-use basis? Shows how little imagination I have:
The top 10 reasons to scrap the tax code. They're all valid, but I think this is the most important:
10. Laws Should Rest on Principles of Justice
It must be meaningful when even the Internal Revenue Service's national taxpayer advocate says the tax code is too complicated. She offers six core principles to guide reform efforts:
Some South Bend politicians say the city shouldn't have to foot the bill for police overtime for protecting visiting big shots and handling such things as crowd control and traffic messes. So they have a proposal:
It would require any person or group who hosts a dignitary, like the President of the United States, to foot the bill for extra police protection.
