The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood was issued an eviction notice by their parent organization, the Harvard-affiliated Judge Baker Children’s Center, soon after winning an out-of-court settlement in a class action suit against the Walt Disney Company.

In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, a former advocate disowns her support of the nation’s 5,000 charter schools, despite the advent of President Obama, a liberal Democrat who is supporting charters with more vigor than Bush I, Clinton, or Bush II did in their administrations.

By any measure, $3 billion is a lot of money, and more so when it represents the largest single chunk of federal stimulus money that might be directed to a state in the form of reimbursements for patient services.

We’ve come a long way since the days of machine politics when redrawing electoral districts was a secretive act that rewarded the party in power. Still, the process is far from perfect.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s preliminary budget for the city of New York contains a bevy of budget cuts that dwarf those of many states.

Why were corporations and special interests pleased with the Supreme Court decision allowing them to spend money on electioneering ads?

Sometimes it’s easy to overlook the magnitude of the crisis we face in state budget deficits.

The Kansas legislature is considering lifting the sales tax exemption only as it applies to religious nonprofits.

Calling all parents—and nonprofits! The Wall Street Journal reports that approximately 100 school districts in 17 states are lopping a day off their five-day weeks in order to close budget deficits and prevent teacher layoffs.