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Yuck! NYC fourth grader sneaks camera into school, makes documentary about gross cafeteriafood

Zachary is a fourth grader at a large New York City public elementary school. Each day he reads the Department of Education lunch menu online to see what is being served. The menu describes delicious and nutritious cuisine that reads as if it came from the finest restaurants.

IRS And 501(c)(4) Damned If They Do Damned If They Don't

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.  While heads role at the IRS for allegedly picking on Tea Party groups, the agency is being sued by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)  for generally being too easy on 501(c)(4) organizations engaging in politics.

Make Art, Not Law

QCO Artist-in-Residence Nina Paley’s interview with at Baixa Cultura, conducted by email with journalist and photographer André Solnik. The English below is the original; Baixa Cultura translated Nina’s answers.

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Cannabis: Colorado's budding industry

Dispensaries selling cannabis bath salts, 'bud-tenders' advising on blends, even a marijuana university. As Colorado gears up for legalisation, we get the dope on Denver's 'green rush'

I'm being driven around Denver by America's first professional stoner.

Milwaukee Not Too Worried About Bar’s Bra Collection Burning, Reverses Takedown Order

Perhaps burning bras was all the rage back in the day, but fire department officials in Milwaukee were worried about a very specific collection of undergarments going up in flames.

Scott Walker Touts Job Growth That Ranks Wisconsin Seventh-To-Last In Nation

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) is pushing a report from his administration"s Department of Workforce Development that puts the state"s net private-sector job gains at 32,000 for 2012.

Senator seeks probe into impact of alleged EU oil price manipulation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the Senate's energy committee asked the Justice Department on Friday to investigate whether alleged price manipulation by three oil companies in Europe has boosted fuel prices for U.S. consumers.

Unemployment rates drop in most states, Illinois climbs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unemployment rates dropped in 43 out of the 50 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia in April from a year before, according to Labor Department data released on Friday.

Oil price probe widens, senator wants Justice Department help

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A European probe into possible oil price manipulation expanded with the investigation of a small niche trading house in the Netherlands and a key U.S. senator on Friday called for the Justice Department to join the investigation.

U.S. Now One Step Closer To Being Net Natural Gas Exporter

Exporting natural gas just got easier. This afternoon, the Department of Energy approved the second application for a facility to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide.