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The state of New York is currently considering lifting its ban on hydrofracking and adopting a set of regulations that allows the practice in some parts of the state but not others. ProPublica reports that the latest version of those regulations could directly affect water supplies in the nation’s largest city

This morning, Goldman Sachs, among the most lucrative of the Wall Street firms, released an eight-page shareholder note, a preface to its 2009 annual report,

National Review published an extensive interview with Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) Wednesday. The discussion centered primarily around Paul’s views on monetary policy

The Republican plan to privatize food service in the state prisons will increase the odds of dangerous and costly violence, corrections workers warn. “One of the things you don’t mess with is a person in prison and their food,” said Tom Tylutki, president of the Michigan Corrections Organization, which represents state corrections officers. For years the Michigan Dept

The 12-member congressional super committee has been tasked with removing $1.5 trillion from the national budget, and the Center for Responsive Politics has taken notice of Washington’s revolving door and is crunching numbers in order to provide a more accurate picture of who might be influencing the committee members. As the New York Times reported , based on the Center’s data , more than 100 former staffers of the members have moved on to lobbying entities. In addition, currently about a dozen former lobbyists are now employed in key congressional positions that may be called upon to help with research and positions.

A trio of groups were behind the successful push to place a constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriage, as well as civil unions and domestic

Steve Benen flags some disturbing news out of South Carolina: South Carolina’s more than 236,000 unemployed workers could have to take a drug test in order to

Earlier this week, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) was asked by Charleston’s Post and Courier whether people have a right to health care? I think health care is

Nell Nere sat on the steps of the Capitol Thursday night, hours before her state government shut down indefinitely. Robert Benson of Hugo (left) and Nell Nere, an employee at the Department of Labor and Industry. Photo: Kathy Easthagen Nere, a worker in the state’s Department of Labor and Industry and a member of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, began chatting with a student representative from Minnesota College Republicans about the numbers behind the budget dispute that has caused a historic shutdown

Not all students have the means or good fortune of attending a four-year institution. To that end, community colleges are a place of learning ideal for individuals on tight budgets in search of more academic opportunities. The Obama administration is continuing its pledge to reach out to these higher education institutions in New Mexico with a $2 million grant to three community colleges to focus on green jobs training as part of the the State Energy Sector Partnership Program (SESP), a three year, six-million dollar bundle of funds established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Citigroup is selling new mortgage-backed securities for the first time in two years. The company expects the mortgages to be rated AAA. But, BusinessWeek

Florida’s Republican Senate primary has quickly become a contest between the party’s base and its national leadership.

The Cook Political Report, calling it one of the toughest we’ve had in a long time, joins the Rothenberg Political report in calling the Coakley-Brown race a

Outgoing Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman says that counter-proliferation is becoming a bipartisan consensus, with a special urgency on

Time is almost up for the Obama administration’s dual-tracked approach to Iran. As the Islamic Republic keeps rejecting the administration’s diplomatic

GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich (Pic by Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons ) GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich today announced campaign chairs and co-chairs for all of Florida’s 67 counties. The Miami Herald reports that GOP state Reps. Michael Bileca and Carlos Trujillo will chair and co-chair (respectively) Gingrich’s campaign committee in Miami-Dade County, and Rep