A Judicial Victory For Church-State Separation in Florida!
Yesterday, the Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling that rejects the latest efforts by the far right to undermine religious liberty in that state and pave the way for the return of a state voucher...
View ArticleNew Attacks on Public Schools
When Republicans take over the House next month, we can expect a flurry of bills seeking to impose school vouchers. But around the country, state and local officials are already escalating their...
View ArticleSchool Voucher Hypocrisy
In the Washington Monthly, Steve Benen takes the Speaker of the House to task on his hypocrisy in supporting the slashing of vitally important programs while setting some funds aside for a pet project...
View ArticleBoehner Takes a Hit from the Right on DC Vouchers
House Speaker John Boehner took a hit yesterday in, of all places, the conservative Washington Examiner, a newspaper owned by the same folks who own the conservative Weekly Standard. Columnist Harry...
View ArticlePro-Voucher Group Working Against Recall of Union-Busting Wisconsin Republicans
Cross-posted on Right Wing WatchAn organization that backs private school vouchers is campaigning against the recall of the eight Republican Wisconsin senators who backed Governor Scott Walker’s...
View ArticleStates’ Rights! Smaller Federal Government! But Not for DC
We should have known what was coming in January when the House GOP, in one of its first acts in the majority, took away the limited floor voting rights of the District of Columbia’s one delegate in...
View ArticleVoucher Provision in Budget Bill Shows the Mendacity of the Right
If you were negotiating in good faith in order to make budget cuts for the current year – cuts that were so important to the nation's welfare you were willing to shut down the entire federal government...
View ArticlePFAW and AAMIA react to DC approps, reaffirm support for White House rally
Last week, DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton hosted a pressconference on Capitol Hill in defense of her city. Speaking out against several policy riders that have been passed or threatened by...
View ArticleHuntsman Polishes His Magic Mirror to Show GOP Voters Whatever They're...
Just who is Jon Huntsman? At this stage, he is whatever anyone hopes that he will be. As he prepares to officially join the gaggle of GOP presidential candidates, his campaign strategists seem to have...
View ArticleDangerous Amendments Defeated in Florida
Florida voters overwhelmingly defeated efforts to limit abortion rights and church-state separation.Teaser Image: Florida voters overwhelmingly defeated efforts to limit abortion rights and...
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