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Statehouse Blogs

The most interesting blogs covering state capitols! Lefties, righties and centrists welcome. Suggest your favorites here.

BlogWire

A round-up of the latest news from state & local blogs.

Heads Up

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Heads Up: 5.7.08

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Maybe Rudy will have more luck with an election in Kiev? WSJ

Newsbutton_48LA Mayor Villaraigosa to answer Rush Limbuagh's "shoeshine guy" comment. Mixed Media blog

Newsbutton_48Five NYC restaurants cited for failing to post calorie counts on menus. NYT

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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Heads Up: 5.6.08

Newsbutton_48Bill Richardson hits the Kentucky Derby but leaves his Lt. Gov. out of the loop. AP

Newsbutton_48New St. Louis arena suffers different kind of "potty parity" problem -- too many toilets for women. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Newsbutton_48"Baddest": Arlington, TX, mayor teaches us all some slang from 1992. Dallas Morning News

Newsbutton_48CA community colleges get a record $50 mil donation. Sacramento Bee

Newsbutton_48Forget snowbirds: Vermont's going after Florida's "sunbirds." Rutland Herald

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Monday, April 28, 2008

Heads Up: 4.28.08

Newsbutton_48KY Supreme Court chief's surprise decision to quit. Lex Herald Leader

Newsbutton_48Drumbeat grows for impeachment of IL Gov. Blagojevich. Chicago Sun-Times

Newsbutton_48MN's "Hannah Montana ban" is a legislative hit. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Heads Up: 4.15.08

Newsbutton_48Mike Huckabee's vision of Utopia: "Hucktown." Albany Times-Union

Newsbutton_48NC Personnel Office accidentally tolerant of gays; fixes "mistake." Citizen Times

Newsbutton_48Workers can't remove giant, 60-foot phallus from Idaho gov's mansion lawn. AP

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Friday, April 11, 2008

Heads Up: 4.11.08

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OR Gov. Ted Kulongoski might get the measles. Oregonian

Newsbutton_48Chicago: "City of Children"? Sun-Times

Newsbutton_48AZ gov's office not amused by April Fools prank. Arizona Republic

Newsbutton_48Gay marriage means big bucks. NYT

Newsbutton_48WA Gov. Gregiore's reelection tour bus has (gulp!) Oregon plates. Oregonian

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Heads Up: 4.10.08

Newsbutton_48ID's are totally required to board a plane. Except when they're not. Kansas City Star

Newsbutton_48Wash, DC, metro pulls ads with Pope bobblehead doll. WaPo

Newsbutton_48If it's in Texas, the Texas Country Reporter has seen it. NYT

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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Heads Up: 4.9.08

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Louisiana senate nixes state cocktail. NYT

Newsbutton_48Blind people, take heart! Congress takes up bill on silent hybrid cars. Examiner

Newsbutton_48NV Gov. forced to surrender his weapons!!! (But only 'cause his permit lapsed.) Nevada Appeal

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Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Heads Up: 4.8.07

Newsbutton_48DC Mayor Fenty using city ads to hawk his family's business? DCist

Newsbutton_48CA bill would tax iTunes to ease budget shortfall. San Jose Mercury News

Newsbutton_48Sorry, St. Paul -- state budget axe hits capital especially hard. Pioneer Press

Newsbutton_48Plans crumble for statue of fmr. Baltimore mayor and MD Gov. William Donald Schaefer. Sun

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Monday, April 07, 2008

Heads Up: 4.4.08

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Telemarketers lose access to TX crash victims' phone numbers. Dallas Morning News

Newsbutton_48Cricket comes to NYC schools. NYT

Newsbutton_48Fossilized poop shows evidence of earliest Americans. Denver Post

Newsbutton_48MN House approves "smoking shacks" outside bars & restos, where smoking is now prohibited. Star-Tribune

Newsbutton_48Arkansas fixes typo in wedding laws -- bring on the pregnant teens! NYT

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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Heads Up: 4.2.08

Newsbutton_48Supreme Court to hear Ten Commandments vs. 'Seven Aphorisms.' LA Times

Newsbutton_48Two-time forest fire victims rebuilding house underground. San Diego Union Tribune

Newsbutton_48LA city council rejects "ban" on homicides. LA Times

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