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Spitzer stays -- for now

Crimes and Courts News - Tue, 03/10/2009 - 23:00
See Stateline.org's complete roundup of related news storiesEmbarrassing sexual scandals have tripped up at least seven sitting governors before New York’s Eliot Spitzer (D), but only one resigned from office over the impropriety.

Parties successful at blocking bills

Stateline.org - 33 min 6 sec ago
In recent weeks, the Alabama Republican Party started sending daily e-mails to the media alerting them to the alleged failings, fum?bling and hypocrisy of Democrats.

Alabama sees resurgence in meth labs

Stateline.org - 33 min 6 sec ago
Alabama is seeing a resurgence in methamphetamine labs, a reversal from the decrease that followed a 2005 state law that made it harder to buy the main ingredients, drug enforcement agents say.

ABC's 'Good Morning America' lauds Saturn V rocket

Stateline.org - 33 min 7 sec ago
ABC television network's "Good Morning America" show announced in a broadcast from the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville this morning that the Saturn V rocket is on its list of "7 Wonders of America."

Legislature steps in to prisons dispute

Stateline.org - 33 min 7 sec ago
The Alaska Legislature is stepping into the internal bickering in the state's prisons that has reached a feverish pitch.

State makes erosion in villages a priority

Stateline.org - 33 min 7 sec ago
State officials say they are ready to take a leadership role in protecting coastal villages threatened by the sea, committing millions of dollars in the state budget to a new list of priority erosion-control projects.

Past and present Alaska governors raise money for anniversary celebration

Stateline.org - 33 min 7 sec ago
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Six former Alaska governors, plus Gov. Palin were in a different kind of race at the Hotel Captain Cook, Saturday. All the living governors, since statehood, are signing copies of a Sydney Laurence print called "The Legacy of Alaska."

School budget language plays up the risks to kids

Stateline.org - 33 min 7 sec ago
Newly released documents justifying the hundreds of earmarks in the proposed $2.3 billion state capital budget describe Anchorage school grounds fraught with peril for children.

Governor drops builders from tax plan

Stateline.org - 33 min 8 sec ago
Gov. Janet Napolitano agreed to take home builders off the financial hook for paying for new roads in exchange for a $100,000 donation to a campaign to persuade voters to boost their own taxes.

Federal, state, tribal firefighters join to battle Baboquivari blaze

Stateline.org - 33 min 8 sec ago
A wildfire is burning in the Baboquivari Mountains southwest of Tucson.

Ariz. GOP to choose delegates; McCain's critics are in running

Stateline.org - 33 min 8 sec ago
More than 1,100 GOP activists will gather today at the Arizona Republican Convention in Mesa to pick delegates to the party's national convention.

State's low youth-vote stats a worry for political leaders

Stateline.org - 33 min 8 sec ago
Concern over low turnout among young Arizona voters in past years has some political leaders worrying about a potentially lackluster showing in November's presidential election.

GOP-delegate vote a tap dance around rivalry

Stateline.org - 33 min 8 sec ago
The goal of Saturday's Republican state party convention here was easier said than done: Leave nothing to chance.

AP News Analysis -- Ark. lawmakers cross lines, cause headache

Stateline.org - 33 min 9 sec ago
Arkansas legislators say that crossing party lines to support -- and sometimes raise money for -- a candidate is a sign of the bipartisan spirit of the state Capitol.

Pilot initiative will recruit, train workers to be truck drivers

Stateline.org - 33 min 9 sec ago
A pilot initiative will pay for training displaced workers and other eligible Arkansans for jobs as truck drivers, Gov. Mike Beebe announced Friday.

Strong voter turnout predicted despite lack of presidential candidate

Stateline.org - 33 min 9 sec ago
With Arkansas' presidential primary results already in the books, voters won't have a well-known national candidate driving them to the polls for the May 20 state primary.

Appeals Court contenders cite differences

Stateline.org - 33 min 9 sec ago
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - One of the state's most outspoken judges faces a challenge in his bid for re-election to the state Court of Appeals in the May 20 non-partisan judicial election.

Could city's events siphon funds?

Stateline.org - 33 min 11 sec ago
The committee staging the Democratic National Convention is concerned that Denver's fundraising efforts have been hampered because local officials also are raising money for several cultural events that are expected to be part of the week-long event.

Legislative session was atypical

Stateline.org - 33 min 11 sec ago
At least that's what most folks in the Colorado Legislature said as the 2008 session ended last week.

Districts prefer the beef less traveled

Stateline.org - 33 min 11 sec ago
A growing movement that advocates buying and eating locally produced food is gaining momentum in Colorado high schools, where students find homegrown beef can be more palatable -- if pricier -- than what cafeterias used to serve.
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