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With the rush of successfully hosting a major cycling event still fresh in the state’s collective consciousness, Colorado officials are starting to once again dream of Olympic glory. Gov. John Hickenlooper and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock over the weekend were quoted seriously contemplating Denver making a 2022 Winter Olympic bid.

The Michigan Messenger, TWI’s sister site, has a troubling story today about accusations of sexual assault leveled at two Michigan State University basketball

In an era where the word “transparency” is a favorite bell to ring, a Congressional committee chair has asked federal agencies to provide a complete list of names of every person that has made a request under the Freedom of Information Act. The New York Times reports Congressman Darrell Issa , a California Republican, has sent letters to every federal agency demanding they turn over the lists of names of people who have requested information in the last three year’s of George W. Bush’s administration and the first two year’s of President Barack Obama’s administration

An interagency task force looking at long-term federal strategy for so-called clean coal technologies released its final report today. The verdict? There are

LANSING, Mich.—Today Sen. Barack Obama stepped out to an adoring crowd chanting his name -- as he had so many times before during the course of the

An AP story examining data from the 2010 Census reports that nearly a quarter of counties across the U.S. are dying. And that isn’t as figurative as it may

Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association of Michigan, did an interview with Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality in which he claimed that because Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Christian, he would be on the anti-gay side in today’s politics: I mean, Dr. King having been a conservative, southern, with a small ‘s,’ southern Baptist pastor in the 50’s and 60’s, whose view from a biblical standpoint on the question of homosexual behavior would’ve been unquestionable that he would have opposed it.

New data from Gallup show independents drifting away from Democrats -- and President Obama in particular -- in large numbers. After averaging four months of

If Ohio voters do not reject Senate Bill 5 today in a statewide referendum, it would probably be prudent to acquaint themselves with terms such as “blue

As Gov. Rick Perry makes tours the country promoting Texas as the country’s hub for job growth, minority communities in the state with already high

He was in the wrong place for a 15-year-old to be, Corsetti said on Wednesday.

On Fox News yesterday, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) again stated his support for an expansion of Operation Streamline, a Bush-era program that requires federal

Last week, a number of publications reported on research about “Halloween sadism”, the deliberate poisoning or tampering of candy in order to harm children.

One of the members of Occupy Des Moines thinks there’s a good chance occupiers from around the country will descend on Iowa in the coming weeks to demonstrate at presidential candidates’ offices. Ed Fallon, a former state legislator and gubernatorial candidate, said Friday there’s a lot of buzz around the country around the plan. Fallon now hosts a radio show called “The Fallon Forum,” where he holds discussions on progressive issues

In recent months, nearly every likely Republican 2012 presidential candidate has made his or her voice heard in Florida, courting potential campaign donors at big-ticket speaking engagements and invitation-only dinners. # With its high number of votes in the electoral college, Florida has long been one of the nation’s most important swing states, and a vital battleground in presidential elections. Often noted for its nail-bitingly close elections, Florida’s choice for president is generally a fair indication of the election’s overall winner

Companies are back to profitability -- in part because of the massive layoffs of the past two years. But they are not back to hiring yet, instead holding onto

I meant to link this Byron York story about the escalating war between Obama and Bush last week, but it’s relevant again as deeply unpopular former Vice

On July 19th, 2011, Mitt Romney attended a dinner party for potential donors put on by the super Political Action Committee (PAC), Restore Our Future. Under the

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), drawing the hearing to a conclusion, remembers being with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2005, and hearing about how he was

In the last four months, more than 30,000 Somali children under the age of 5 have died during the worst drought in the area in 60 years, according to U.S. government statistics.

BP released this morning a wide-ranging investigation of the Gulf oil spill. According to the report, the Deepwater Horizon Accident Investigation Report, there