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    May 28, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  1. Is Strategic Voter Registration Immoral?

    Blogging with Bill White
    My Saturday column about the lousy primary election voter turnout drew a bunch of interesting responses. I think I'll devote a future column to the argument that holding open primaries would substantially increase turnout. I suggested that briefly in the....
    2. Jun 5, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. The Madiganistan succession, or Illinois' own Game of Thrones

    When you mix royal Illinois political houses, ambition, jealousy and power, what do you get?
    When you mix royal Illinois political houses, ambition, jealousy and power, what do you get? A whiff of blood in the air over Madiganistan. Madiganistan, the state known to outsiders as Illinois, is ruled by the ruthless and all-powerful imp, House...

    Tags: Entertainment, Lisa Madigan, Government, Pension and Welfare, Politics

    3. May 30, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Inevitability and the race for governor

    The 2014 Maryland governor's race has been shaping up so far as a fight about inevitability. Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler long fostered the sense of his own lock on the job through a massive campaign war chest. Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown countered by becoming the first to officially enter the race, more than a year before the Democratic primary. Meanwhile, an assortment of potential Republican candidates and two other Democrats — Howard County Executive Ken Ulman and Del. Heather Mizeur — have been trying to make the case that an underdog could win.
    The 2014 Maryland governor's race has been shaping up so far as a fight about inevitability. Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler long fostered the sense of his own lock on the job through a massive campaign war chest. Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown countered...

    Tags: Howard County, Frederick County (Maryland), Harford County, Douglas F. Gansler, U.S. Senate

    4. Jun 7, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  4. Quinn calls for a special session and the race for governor is underway!

    Change of Subject
    No rest for the wonky. Gov. Pat Quinn has called for a special session of the legislature to fix the pension mess -- because, gosh darn it, they haven't yet had time to fix it! -- recalling the numerous futile......
    5. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Final L.A. vote count shows Garcetti's meager mandate

    Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles' incoming mayor, won the office with fewer votes than any newly elected mayor since the 1930s, when the city population was less than half its current size, according to a Times analysis of final results released late Friday....

    Tags: Local Elections, Voting, Wendy Greuel, Politics, Antonio Villaraigosa

    6. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Quinn calls special legislative session for June 19

    — Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn is summoning lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session June 19 to try to break a stalemate over the state's massive public employee pension debt that triggered two downgrades from major credit rating agencies this week.
    — Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn is summoning lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session June 19 to try to break a stalemate over the state's massive public employee pension debt that triggered two downgrades from major credit rating agencies...

    Tags: Dan Rutherford, Justice System, Pension and Welfare, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago Elections

    7. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  7. Pa. should have open primaries

    Thank you to Bill White for his recent commentaries on primary election's low voter turnout. It is unfortunate that Pennsylvania has closed primary elections. Many registered party members do not realize how necessary their vote is in the primary,...

    Tags: Politics, Elections

    8. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Hey, I'm from Baltimore and I'm running for governor too

    Two points stand out in your recent editorial about the 2014 gubernatorial race, one glaringly wrong, the other correct ("It's not over yet," May 31).
    Two points stand out in your recent editorial about the 2014 gubernatorial race, one glaringly wrong, the other correct ("It's not over yet," May 31). The error occurs in your statement that "Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger is toying with a run for governor;...

    Tags: Government, Politics, Pikesville, Elections, Executive Branch

    9. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Christie names New Jersey attorney general to be interim senator

    WASHINGTON -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday said he would appoint state Atty. Gen. Jeffrey Chiesa, a fellow Republican, as the state’s interim U.S. senator, replacing Democrat Frank Lautenberg, who died Monday.
    WASHINGTON -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday said he would appoint state Atty. Gen. Jeffrey Chiesa, a fellow Republican, as the state’s interim U.S. senator, replacing Democrat Frank Lautenberg, who died Monday. Christie said Chiesa...

    Tags: Justice System, Parties and Movements, Politics, Government, Republican Party

    10. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  10. Should Pennsylvania hold open primaries?

    Just one in five registered Democrats and Republicans voted in last month's primary election. In the Lehigh Valley, turnout was worse: 13.7 percent in Lehigh County, and 14.4 percent in Northampton County. Reporter Nicole Radzievich" asked two political...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Politics, Government, U.S. Congress

    11. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  11. Canty Abruptly Quits As Windsor's Democratic Chairman

    Democratic Town Chairman Leo Canty, under fire for a decision by the party's nominating committee last week not to endorse Mayor Donald Trinks for a seventh term, resigned abruptly Thursday during a town committee meeting.
    The Hartford Courant
    Democratic Town Chairman Leo Canty, under fire for a decision by the party's nominating committee last week not to endorse Mayor Donald Trinks for a seventh term, resigned abruptly Thursday during a town committee meeting. Canty's resignation capped an...

    Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Elections

    12. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Brown names Ulman as his running mate

    Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown named Howard County Executive Ken Ulman as his running mate Monday, establishing the first declared ticket in the 2014 Maryland governor's race.
    Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown named Howard County Executive Ken Ulman as his running mate Monday, establishing the first declared ticket in the 2014 Maryland governor's race. A year before next June's primary election, the two Democrats appeared before a...

    Tags: Martin O'Malley, Parties and Movements, Howard County, Government, Politics

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