Town Councilors Jeff Plumb and Keith Hamilton look over financial data with Supt. Susan Lusi. Everybody at the Finance Committee meeting tonight seemed to want to keep the Elmhurst School open for at least another year, but the devil is in the details, some of which are beyond control of the town. T...

With all the action currently happening at the finance subcommittee these days, the School Committee meeting tonight was sparsely attended — just 8 in the audience — which was a shame, because people missed some rare good news in these tight financial times. The Portsmouth Middle School ...

On Wednesday, Columbia University’s Center on African American Politics and Society will sponsor a public lecture, “Studying Race in the Age of Obama.� I had planned to attend the lecture; instead, I’ll be in DC. President Barack Obama, a Columbia grad, had this to say about race in, well, t...

So the Democratic National Committee has embarked on a campaign to make Rush Limbaugh the face of the Republican Party. Now, I’m not a Republican (and certainly not a Democrat), so in one sense, I don’t care, but what they’ve decided to do run a contest for people to send in 10-wor...

Premier Colin Barnett made a speech about funding cuts yesterday at a “business luncheon”. The full transcript is here; it was also reported in the Australian. Barnett was speaking at the CEDA-hosted 2009 “Economic and Political Overview”, billed as “Australia’s p...

The FBI hasn't been the only group continuing to investigate lobbying firm PMA Group, which specializes in securing federal earmarks for its clients. At the Center for Responsive Politics, we've expanded our original analysis of contributions from the lobbying firm to lawmakers, specifically those o...

Filed under: Airports, News Traveling often sucks - but a sure way to make the end of your trip even worse, is to get one of those cryptic red messages scribbled all over your customs form when you pass through the immigration line. I've been selected for a closer look at my belongings about 20 time...

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Friday Morning News Roundup I continue to be amazed at how Senator Ronald Burris has gone from political genius to a national embarrassment. Now it appears that former Governor Rod Blagojevich hired Ronald Burris, II , as senior counsel, for the state’s Housing Authority in mid-September. This...

    Eighteen Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee are lambasting Northern Trust bank, a recipient of more than $1.5 billion in federal bailout money, for spending money on a series of lavish events and perks. read more...