Lawmaker seeks to cut concealed carry ‘red tape’ in Virginia
By Hannah Hess | Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND — The Republican-controlled General Assembly may make it legal to carry concealed weapons without a permit, even though gun owners support the...
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VA GOP campaigned on jobs, pushes social issues, Dems say
By Hannah Hess | Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND — Ask Virginia House Minority Leader David Toscano, D-Charlottesville, what to expect from the state’s conservative leaders, and he’ll say: “Not only...
View ArticleVoter ID law could freeze youth vote in VA
By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News ALEXANDRIA — With their newfound majority, Virginia Republicans want to resurrect a proposal that would tighten voter-identification requirements. The...
View ArticleVA gay adoption: Discrimination or religious freedom?
By Hannah Hess | Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND — Delegate Joe Morrissey, D-Henrico County, called a Republican adoption policy proposal “highly discriminatory, mean and cruel.” His comments came...
View ArticleVA home-schoolers seek to even playing field
By Hannah Hess | Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND — Virginia home-schoolers want the opportunity to represent their towns on the sports field, and supporters of the “Tim Tebow bill” say paying taxes...
View ArticleVA bill seeks to end economic disparity in contracts
By Hannah Hess | Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND — Construction worker Jerry Blow Sr., 53, of Richmond, hollered Monday morning at passers-by, as they entered the General Assembly Building. Blow, a...
View ArticleVA’s kinship care bill could lead to ‘school shopping’
Hannah Hess | Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND — Williamsburg Christian Academy, as its name suggests, is a small, private school built on biblical principles and beliefs. The school, which...
View ArticleVirginia lawmakers fail to move foreclosure bill
By Hannah Hess | Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND — Chantilly real estate agent John Thompson has, since 2007, delivered the news of foreclosure dozens of times. Never is it easy. One such...
View ArticleVideo: OK looks at tax elimination
David Blatt of the Oklahoma Policy Institute, gives a critical assessment of proposed income tax elimination or major cuts. He sketches for CapitolBeatOK the “takeaways” from an afternoon policy...
View ArticleVideo: Scott Walker highlights
Highlights of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s address to the Illinois Chamber of Commerce.
View ArticleVideo: Illinois’ Gov. on Medicaid savings
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn outlines a combination of cuts and a cigarette tax increase that he says will help Illinois afford its huge Medicaid liabilities.
View ArticleVideo: Capitol Beat OK on TV
Capitol Report takes a critical look at Oklahoma’s Quality Jobs Program, based on reporting by his colleague Stacy Martin of CapitolBeatOK. McGuigan sketches a number of concerns about the...
View ArticleVideo: Voters in Utah
Utah’s big political event of last weekend was the Republican State Convention, as some 4,000 delegates decided on Saturday which candidates will advance in this year’s elections process. Sutherland...
View ArticleVideo: Wisconsin prison costs
WISDOM, a Wisconsin faith based organization, launched its 11 x 15 campaign to halve Wisconsin’s prison population by 2015. The organization says too many people are locked up in prison, and its a...
View ArticleVideo: Scott Walker on Recall
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks about next week’s recall primary.
View ArticleVideo: Scott Walker heads for June ballot
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks to supporters Tuesday night as he prepares for a rematch with Milwaukee Gov. Tom Barrett in June.
View ArticleVideo: Wisconsin GOP chairman
After meeting with supporters of Gov. Scott Walker in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, RNC Chairman Reince Preibus speaks to Wisconsin Reporter ahead of Tuesday’s recall election.
View ArticleVideo Diary: Election Day
Here’s a look at the sites and sounds of Wisconsin’s election day. Gov. Scott Walker is victorious Tom Barrett concedes the race Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch A Vet talks about the importance of voting,...
View ArticleVideo: Dems toss Wisconsin Reporter from convention
State Democratic spokesperson Graeme Zielinski barred Wisconsin Reporter’s Ryan Ekvall from the Democratic Convention. But security staff for the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton, WI–site of the...
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NM Watchdog story on pensions featured on statewide TV
PENSION CONCERNS: Rob Nikolewski talks about a New Mexico Watchdog story about potential pension liabilities on “New Mexico In Focus.” By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog A New Mexico Watchdog...
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The looming disability crisis gets the ’60 Minutes’ treatment
WHEN THE MONEY RUNS OUT: Estimates by the Social Security Administration say the trust fund for disability insurance will run out in 2016. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA FE – New Mexico...
View ArticleVIDEO: Cory Booker-Steve Lonegan Oct. 9 debate REMIX
By Yaël Ossowski | Watchdog.org Here’s a mash-up of the best moments from the New Jersey U.S. Senate debate between Democratic Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Republican former mayor of Bogota, Steve...
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NM Watchdog on statewide NM television, talking about Obamacare problems
PLENTY OF PROBLEMS: The www.healthcare.gov website has been plagued with glitches. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA FE – The New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange appears to have had a...
View ArticleJimmy Fallon takes shots at Obamacare enrollment
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — The Obama administration seemingly is pretty pleased that more than 7 million people have enrolled for health insurance through the Affordable Care...
View ArticleNBC journalist questions whether ‘democracy is for sale’
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — NBC journalist David Gregory is worried that democracy may be for sale following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling striking down a decades-old...
View ArticleIs the mainstream media being unfair to Obamacare?
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — Need a good laugh? Check out what MSNBC host Ed Schultz had to say Monday about the mainstream media’s handling of Obamacare. Trust me, you’ll want...
View ArticleStephen Colbert gives humorous take on Common Core
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — Opposition continues to grow against the Common Core State Standards. “The Colbert Report” host Stephen Colbert gives a hysterical take on why that...
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NM county’s fracking ban now in question
WHAT NOW?: The defeat of a commissioner in a rural New Mexico county could mean big trouble for the fracking ban the county passed a year ago. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog One of the...
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Transfer federal land to states? NM’s governor open to looking at it
LAND FIGHT: There’s a movement to transfer public land from the federal government to individual states. Nearly 42 percent of New Mexico is controlled by the federal government. By Rob Nikolewski │ New...
View ArticleRemy goes hard at Obamacare, #Grubergate and Lena Dunham
By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org As #Grubergate continues to unfold, Reason.com’s Remy offers up a new video revealing just how President Obama’s administration discussed selling Obamacare to the...
View ArticleJon Stewart obliterates ‘slimy’ Democrats over Gruber
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View ArticleSNL blasts Obama for executive order on immigration
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — No words are needed. Just watch:
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