Wisconsin state Senator Glenn Grothman
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The California state legislature is back in session and the next six weeks will be a grind for legislators. There's a slew of bills waiting to be heard and voted on, but here are four important bills that can change the landscape of energy and environmental policy in the state.
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has exercised his pen-wielding hand to officially sign the state’s medical marijuana pilot program into law, which supporters are claiming is the strictest of its kind in the entire nation.
Since the creation of GooglePlus (commonly referred to as Google+) back in 2011, the social network has received mixed reviews, with criticism centered around the lack of meaningful content and low levels of user engagement. Despite the skepticism, however, the once "invitation-only" social networking site has blossomed into the second largest social network in the world, passing Twitter in January 2013.
So why are users logging on to Google+ now more than ever?
State interest expenses have risen even as interest rates have fallen.
It’s general knowledge that falling interest rates help debtors. As long as a loan can be refinanced at a new, lower rate, a debtor can expect lower payments.
Then what’s going on with the fifty states?
Interest rates have been falling significantly since 2007, but the cumulative interest expense of the states has been steadily marching higher anyway.
According to Barack Obama, the melange of scandals that have recently come to light are "phony". An examination of the facts indicates otherwise. While there may not be a direct link to members of the current administration, the current crop of "issues" falls well within the following dictionary definitions of "scandal"-
1- An action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage: "a bribery scandal".
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While most four year colleges and universities are retooling and transforming their institutions to prepare students for positions at top, large-scale corporations, community colleges are developing initiatives to help students find work with small businesses and startups.
Lake Oahe before and after a six-year drought // Credit: NASA/GSFC/METI/Japan Space Systems and the U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
Global Climate Change : A four part discussion on long-term global socioeconomic goals and the impact those goals will have on climate change.
