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Local news blogs can often be good places to find topics for your papers. Take a look at these sites to find discussions of local political, social and economic concerns.
Greg Hinz is Crain’s blogger and columnist on politics and government in Chicago, Illinois and the nation. A graduate of Medill, he writes frequently on such public policy issues as education, transportation and economic development.
NCSL helps strengthen state legislatures by providing research, publications and technical assistance about the legislative institution, and its processes and procedures.
Stateline provides daily reporting and analysis on trends in state policy, focusing on four topics that are key to state policy: fiscal and economic issues, health care, demographics, and the business of government.