I've had friends and even state legislators call me while they are driving. That's part of why it's so hard to get the South Dakota Legislature to pass a texting/phoning-while driving ban: the majority of legislators are trying to catch…
Posts tagged as “New Jersey”
Annette, Annette, Annette. You shouldn't let your mistaken belief that I hate you keep you from reading my blog. The Madville Times makes a useful campaign brief book for any South Dakota candidate. It can keep you from saying stupid…
Lacking any grasp of policy or strategy, GOP Senate candidate Annette Bosworth likes to campaign by analogy: Bosworth pointed to Alieta Eck, another independent physician currently running for New Jersey’s open Senate seat, as an example that others in her…
Pat Powers likes Chris Christie. He drove to Sioux City (granted, on Dan Lederman's dime) to shake the New Jersey governor's hand last September (and you must really like a guy to drive to Sioux City for him). He exulted…
Alas, even my fellow teachers can get policy wrong. The Newark, New Jersey, teachers union just voted to accept a contract that includes merit pay. Of course, if you back teachers to the wall and drag them through two years…
J.C. Palmer of Huron raised the issue of public employee residence in an earlier comment section. Now New Jersey Governor Chris Christie raises the question of public employees' freedom to live where they want by signing a bill requiring public…
A judge in New Jersey has ruled that Governor Chris Christie's deep cuts in state aid to education this year are unconstitutional. According to Judge Peter Doyne, cutting state aid $800 million, to $10 billion, fails to maintain and support…