Must Reads | A new study by the Council on State Taxation compares states' tax appeals processes and procedural requirements. See how your state ranks. | The federal government wants to create a single network for emergency communications, and it’s up to states to decide whether they want to join. | Wielding her influential blog as a weapon, this 75-year-old activist has created a powerful network united by revulsion against top-down, elite policymaking. |
News in Numbers $27 Fine for smoking pot in public in the city of Seattle, Wash., under a law unanimously approved by the City Council on Monday. MORE NUMBERS |
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