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    Cruz and Sanders win in Wisconsin, GOP convention scenarios, and is it time to rebalance US trade?: US national blog roundup for 2 – 8 April

Cruz and Sanders win in Wisconsin, GOP convention scenarios, and is it time to rebalance US trade?: US national blog roundup for 2 – 8 April

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USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson looks at the best in political blogging from around the Beltway.
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The 2016 Campaign and the Wisconsin primary 
On Saturday this week, The Fix profiles the five big political battles happening in the states this year: pre-emption bills aimed at overriding local ordinances, budgets and taxes, gun rights, abortion and LGBT rights. Sabato’s Crystal blog […]

April 8th, 2016|Blog round up, National|0 Comments|
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    New York and California raise the minimum wage, Georgia’s religious freedom bill vetoed, and Minnesota GOP’s plans to cut women’s health care: US state blog roundup for 26 March – 1 April

New York and California raise the minimum wage, Georgia’s religious freedom bill vetoed, and Minnesota GOP’s plans to cut women’s health care: US state blog roundup for 26 March – 1 April

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USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in US state blogging. Click here for our weekly roundup of national blogs.
Northeast
In New Hampshire this week, Granite Grok says that the state’s Republicans have often decided that they know how better to spend your money than you do, citing the example of State Senator Jeanie Forrester who led the fight to […]

April 2nd, 2016|Blog round up, State|0 Comments|
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    Trump’s worst week, the Justice Department brings back asset forfeiture, and should the US be the world’s ‘rent-a-cop’?: US national blog roundup for 26 March – 1 April

Trump’s worst week, the Justice Department brings back asset forfeiture, and should the US be the world’s ‘rent-a-cop’?: US national blog roundup for 26 March – 1 April

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USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson looks at the best in political blogging from around the Beltway. 
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The 2016 Campaign 
On Sunday, The Fix comments that the media are losing their handle on the election campaign, though they also reckon that they never had much of one in the first place; if it was up to the press, then Ohio Governor […]

April 1st, 2016|Blog round up, National|0 Comments|
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    Rhode Island’s common sense gun laws, Arkansas expands drug tests for welfare recipients, and how California was broken to pieces: US state blog roundup for 19 – 25 March

Rhode Island’s common sense gun laws, Arkansas expands drug tests for welfare recipients, and how California was broken to pieces: US state blog roundup for 19 – 25 March

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USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in US state blogging. Click here for our weekly roundup of national blogs. 
Northeast
This week in the Granite State, NH Labor News reports that the state’s Senate has voted down a Bill which would authorize online voter registration. Staying in New Hampshire, Granite Grok argues that the state Legislature’s House Bill 1661 is […]

March 26th, 2016|Blog round up, State|0 Comments|
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    Obama’s historic Cuba visit, Obamacare turns six, and will Trump put the House in play for the Democrats?: US national blog roundup for 19 – 25 March

Obama’s historic Cuba visit, Obamacare turns six, and will Trump put the House in play for the Democrats?: US national blog roundup for 19 – 25 March

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The 2016 Campaign
The Federalist this week writes that Mormons could stop New York billionaire Donald Trump from becoming president, after last week former 2012 presidential candidate (and Mormon) Mitt Romney endorsed Texas Senator Ted Cruz and called Trump’s politics ‘repulsive’. They say that Mormons […]

March 25th, 2016|Blog round up, National|0 Comments|
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    New York’s Cuomo won’t return Trump’s donations, Alabama gets out of the marriage business, and Montana’s mental health crisis: US state blog roundup for 12 – 18 March

New York’s Cuomo won’t return Trump’s donations, Alabama gets out of the marriage business, and Montana’s mental health crisis: US state blog roundup for 12 – 18 March

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USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in US state blogging. Click here for our weekly roundup of national blogs. 
Northeast
In the Green Mountain state, VTDigger has the news that five months before the primary vote, more than $2 million has been poured into the state’s gubernatorial race, with the four leading candidates reporting six figure hauls.

Moving on to New […]

March 19th, 2016|Blog round up, State|0 Comments|
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    Trump’s not Nixon (or Reagan), Kasich’s pyrrhic Ohio victory, and Obamacare’s $1 trillion Medicare savings: US national blog roundup for 12 – 18 March

Trump’s not Nixon (or Reagan), Kasich’s pyrrhic Ohio victory, and Obamacare’s $1 trillion Medicare savings: US national blog roundup for 12 – 18 March

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The 2016 Campaign and ‘Super Tuesday II’
On Sunday this week, Daily Kos writes that both Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and New York billionaire Donald Trump are ‘game changers’ in the current presidential election race in that they are presenting themselves as different options […]

March 18th, 2016|Blog round up, National|0 Comments|
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    Christie in trouble in New Jersey after endorsing Trump, Michigan’s broken government, and Idaho Senate backs online voter registration: US state blog roundup for 27 February – 4 March

Christie in trouble in New Jersey after endorsing Trump, Michigan’s broken government, and Idaho Senate backs online voter registration: US state blog roundup for 27 February – 4 March

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USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in US state blogging. Click here for our weekly roundup of national blogs. 

Northeast

On Monday, miscellany: blue writes that New Hampshire state Representatives are echoing the rhetoric of Donald Trump, and have been promoting ‘bogus’ news stories and racist memes via social media. 

Heading south to Rhode Island, RIFuture says that the negative ripple […]

March 5th, 2016|Blog round up, State|0 Comments|
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    Romney takes on Trump after Super Tuesday, Sanders’ supporters go after Warren, and job growth continues: US national blog roundup for 27 February – 4 March

Romney takes on Trump after Super Tuesday, Sanders’ supporters go after Warren, and job growth continues: US national blog roundup for 27 February – 4 March

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USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson looks at the best in political blogging from around the Beltway.
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The 2016 Campaign

Welcome back to USAPP’s regular round up of commentary from US political blogs from the past week. The big news this week was Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s Super Tuesday victories, bringing them one step closer to the respective Republican and […]

March 4th, 2016|Blog round up, National|0 Comments|
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    Dark money influencing Arkansas’ Supreme Court race, North Dakota’s competing marijuana ballot measures, and New Mexico’s profitable prisons: US state blog roundup for 6 – 12 February

Dark money influencing Arkansas’ Supreme Court race, North Dakota’s competing marijuana ballot measures, and New Mexico’s profitable prisons: US state blog roundup for 6 – 12 February

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USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in US state blogging. Click here for our weekly roundup of national blogs. 
Northeast
In New Hampshire this week, Granite Grok argues that for every vote made from out of state, a New Hampshire citizen loses theirs. Even though federal law prohibits interstate voting, Granite State elected officials and party activists have been encouraging […]

February 13th, 2016|Blog round up, State|0 Comments|
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