All Things Considered

...his glass. “I got a long-term contract with the state of Wyoming , you'll never guess for what: setting up a state-wide computer software program for all the ranches in this area that are getting government subsidies, and as far as I can tell, that's...floor-to-ceiling windows, watching it snow, sipping some good Kentucky bourbon and he felt himself a lucky man, all things...

All Things Considered

...his glass. “I got a long-term contract with the state of Wyoming , you'll never guess for what: setting up a state-wide computer software program for all the ranches in this area that are getting government subsidies, and as far as I can tell, that's...floor-to-ceiling windows, watching it snow, sipping some good Kentucky bourbon and he felt himself a lucky man, all things...

...members. Redistricting is controlled by state legislatures, not Congress. The Democratic...of the three aspects of government (house, senate, or governorship) is...control both branches of the state legislature while a Republican controls...member.) In six states (Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia), one...Democrats and Republicans. Given the state's intense conservatism, however, you...

News Clips

...on the ACORN, which will include state government officials and a former ... These bureaucrats drew in other government agencies who easily convinced politicians ... lack of understanding all along. Government Funding Enlarges the Monster Political ... the interpretation that allows the government to avoid breaching contracts. Moreover,... small as Owsley County in Kentucky, a patch of Appalachian distress ...

News Clips

... Oil/Energy Independence 6) Investigators: Kentucky Census Worker Killed Himself... Interest/... as being in a vegetative state after a car crash left...world oil demand. 6) Investigators: Kentucky Census Worker Killed Himself... Interest...a murder, authorities said Tuesday. Kentucky State Police said Bill Sparkman...s body was found. Anti-government sentiment was initially one possibility...

Obama: Health care progress a victory for American people

... Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky. "Mark my words: this legislation will...Reid's decision to abandon a government-run public health insurance option and... plans overseen by the federal government. Under both plans, individuals would be... of its employees relies on government subsidies to purchase coverage. Abortion ... coverage after 2016. No other state is currently slated to receive ...

Here's an article on how important sleep is for kids

... school, according to studies by the University of Kentucky, they average only slightly more than 6.5 ... the results. Another trailblazing school district is Lexington, Kentucky’s, which also moved its start time an ... were down 16 percent. The rest of the state showed a 9 percent rise. Next: "Not... childhood obesity is an abject failure. The federal government spends over a billion dollars a year on ...

News and commentary - 9 December 2009

... bigger and angrier calls in the wings. Iranian government forces and student protesters clashed heavily in a ... have more stringent standards for contamination than the government uses for meats going into school lunches .... have apparently abandoned the idea of a government-run insurance option in favor of pushing to... for one of the Senators from that state. I wonder what sort of counterthreat was ...

The Burdens We Bear (8/8)

... up in a huddle together, Kentucky and Maryland watched their arguing ... "Third, that no former Confederate State be allowed to fly the ...New York as well, fellow Union state or not. Texas breathed hard.... Texas' chest, pushed, and the state took a stumbling step backward.... they passed yielded another curious state to add to the procession.... birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the ...

Use of food stamps is soaring lately.

... as small as Owsley County in Kentucky, a patch of Appalachian distress where...enroll the needy, citing a recent government report that found a sharp rise... of southwestern Ohio where red state politics reign and blue-collar ... by the federal government and brought the state about $2.2 ...in Ohio, is so averse to government aid that it turned down a... he will not use the government’s money for luxuries like ...