The ad wars heat up in the Wisconsin recall campaigns Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ...Some insiders expect combined spending of all kinds to top $20 million for the nine recall elections, much of it outside money, much of it undisclosed...
Kasich goes on Meet the Press… and claims Strickland’s record as his own Plunderbund ...They credit the 2005 tax reforms that were fully implemented before Kasich took office and the fact that personal income has fallen relative to other States...
Minnesota leaders report progress toward ending shutdown Reuters ...but did not say when a special legislative session might be held to end a 17-day government shutdown...
Iowans Protest Outside Terrace Hill KCCI8 ...Protesters: 'We Want To Stop Gov. Branstad's Corporate Agenda'...
Scott's small-business agency less effective than one he axed, critics say Orlando Sentinel ...despite his campaign pledge to rein in government overreach, Scott has also quietly killed an office lawmakers created in 2008 to ... watch out for Florida's 1.9 million small businesses when new regulations could hit them in the wallet...
Local legislators rail against Christie budget vetoes NJ.com ...Democrats in the Legislature haven’t cooled much in the two weeks since Gov. Chris Christie exercised his line-item veto power to slash nearly $1 billion from the state budget...