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Sep 181 min

Swan's Picks Week of September 16

Here are the picks for this week: Can the city of Savannah fine or jail people for leaving guns in unlocked cars? A judge weighs in | AP...

Aug 261 min

Swan's Picks, Back to School Edition

Montana becomes eighth state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights | AP News Council passes subsidized housing tenant’s...

Aug 51 min

Swan's Picks for the Week of August 5

We'll be taking a two week break for some R&R before the fall rush starts. Here are the picks for the week. Back soon. Play Streets for...

Aug 51 min

State Constitutions & The Limits of Criminal Punishments

We're please to share this announcement from Robert Williams, the dean of State Constitutional Law: State Constitutions & The Limits of...

Jul 291 min

Swan's Picks Week of July 29

You can pan for gold at Wall Drug in South Dakota. Locals need it as a pharmacy, too : NPR Inside the two-year fight to bring charges...

Jul 221 min

Swan's Picks for the Week of July 22

Here are the picks for this week. Just a typical sleepy summer week, right? Many high-ranking Detroit officials don’t live in city,...

Jul 151 min

Swan's Picks Week of July 15

Opinion | Why Are Housing Costs So High? The Elevator Can Explain Why. - The New York Times (nytimes.com) A Remarkable Comeback - The New...

Jul 81 min

Swan's Picks July 8

Here are the picks for the week. Vending machines selling bullets at grocery stores - cleveland.com Kansas’ top court strikes down 2...

Jul 11 min

Swan's Picks July 1

SCOTUS end of term opinion releases may claim the attention of most, but lots of other stuff is happening at the same time. Here's a...

Jun 257 min

What States and Cities Can Do This Summer to Unlock FEMA Funding for Extreme Heat

To successfully unlock FEMA funding for extreme heat emergencies, states and localities need to start tracking the true costs of responding

Jun 241 min

Swan's Picks Week of June 24

Here are the picks for the week. And if you are feeling the heat, we also will have a feature this week on FEMA and heat emergencies....