Steele accepts MSU external relations vice president duties, retains Extension duties
BOZEMAN – Douglas L. Steele, who directs the Extension service in Montana, has been named Montana State University’s vice president for external relations and director of Extension, MSU President Waded Cruzado announced today.

Delays of EPA rules anger environmentalists
A recent spate of decisions by the Obama administration to delay crucial pollution regulations is helping mend fences with an alienated business community but is angering the president’s allies in the environmental movement that helped him to victory in 2008.

Albany Lobbyist to Pay $500,000 in Pension-Fund Settlement
ALBANY – Prominent Albany lobbyist Patricia Lynch will pay the state $500,000 and will be banned from appearing before the Comptroller’s Office for five years, according to a pension-fund agreement announced Wednesday by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

SUNY chief denies report that plan for autonomy is being scaled back
The State University of New York’s plan for greater autonomy — including regular tuition hikes and giving campuses ability for to enter into private/public partnerships — is still alive, the system’s chancellor said this afternoon.

House punishments through history
The House has expelled five members over the years, censured 22 and reprimanded another nine.

Edwards keeps election loss in perspective
Chet Edwards has no regrets about the controversial votes he believes helped cost him his Central Texas congressional seat.

Is Washington Politics a Criminal Enterprise?
A Texas jury effectively answered that question in the affirmative last week, when it convicted former majority whip Tom DeLay for money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering

Facebook seeks friends in Washington, D.C., as privacy concerns mount
Facebook is expanding its Washington, D.C., office and consulting with privacy advocates as lawmakers question how well the world’s largest social-networking site protects the personal information of users.

Facebook on offensive to shape privacy debate
Facebook on offensive to shape privacy debate