#State

Sarah Constantin

s_r_constantin

This post on Roman-era peasants https://acoup.blog/2020/07/24/collections-bread-how-did-they-make-it-part-i-farmers/ has made me question how I think about technology and economic growth. My model had been something like “humanity used to

Doug Ducey

dougducey

My budget office has been closely analyzing the impact of #COVID19 on our state's finances since this public health crisis began. We've been working closely with the legislature, and their

David Leask

LeaskyHT

News that Craig Murray is facing contempt charges over his Salmond trial blogging has provoked another explosion of conspiracism across Scottish social media. It’s fascinating to see how some social

Quarantined Tarantino

itsvarshang

I was taking to my Dad about the Farm Bill. This is what he told me. He dumbed it down to an example that went on the lines of "sesame

COURTNEY GILL

iamcourtneygill

I live in a state where protestors with assault rifles were able to storm the capitol building, hang a doll resembling my governor from a noose, and block entrances to

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popsicle_0_

In my small state of drunkenness and with loose (mouth) lips this evening, I’d like you all to know that I have a twitter crush, this does not mean it’s

Heidi Shierholz

hshierholz

Another 1.5 million people applied for unemployment insurance last week. That includes 860,000 people who applied for regular state UI and 659,000 who applied for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. 1/ https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf

Evil MoPac

EvilMopacATX

Texas is a really large state, but I bet y'all can't name even one BIG CITY besides Austin, Dallas, Houston, El Paso and Ft. Worth! After further consideration, I missed

शिक्षित बेरोज़गार

kaul_vivek

29 state govts and god knows how many pvt hospitals are competing for vaccines from 2 suppliers (actually just 1).Of course each govt will try it's best to get the

Rappler

rapplerdotcom

JUST IN: Senator Risa Hontiveros delivers a privilege speech. She is set to present an alternative "roadmap to recovery" from the COVID-19 pandemic. She says reimposing a lockdown won't be

Felix Boon

FelixBoon

This is great piece of analysis on the spectrum of autonomy by Karni A. Chagal-Feferkorn and shows why the SAE levels are so problematic. It shows why the drafters of

Ankur Bhardwaj

Bhayankur

There are four burial grounds in Indore. All four together have had as many burials in the first week of April as in entire March. Indore has become quite a

Pinboard

Pinboard

Before we move on to Round 3 of the State Slate, I have a special fundraising request—the State Slate supplemental! Basically, the Iowa polls are extremely close, and there are

Sahel

SahelTv3

Zamfara N37.4 Billion Promissory Notes: Arrest Yari,Others Now Group Charge Abdulrashid Bawa EFCC ChairmanA thread https://sahel.ng/2021/04/29/zamfara-n37-4-billion-promissory-notes-arrest-yariothers-now-group-charge-abdulrashid-bawa-efcc-

Danny Cevallos

CevallosLaw

1) Republicans are trying to cast the testimony of Bill Taylor and George Kent as unreliable "hearsay." This is not accurate for several reasons, but here are a couple interesting

Ryan McCuaig

Ryan_McCuaig

When you grow up a 'deprived area', you'd be forgiven for thinking that the world is against you. Because, for a lot of people, the majority of their interactions with