One of rock’s most notorious bad boys could have his record cleared – 36 years after his death. The Doors’ lead singer Jim Morrison was convicted in 1969 of exposing himself during a Miami concert. Although he appealed, he died before the case could be heard. Gov. Charlie Crist (R), who, like Morrison, attended Florida State University, seems open to the idea of pardoning Morrison. “He’s a ‘Nole? Well, given that fact, I’m certainly willing to review it,” Crist joked to
The Miami Herald. Then the governor launched into a few lines from “Light My Fire.”
Attention, homebuyers: a four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath house in Baltimore is for sale because its previous tenants now live in slightly larger digs in Annapolis – a 52-room mansion, complete with servants, state troopers and a view of the State House. Maryland
Gov. Martin O’Malley’s (D) former home might not be such a deal though; the $350,000 list price is far more than what comparable homes are going for. However, O’Malley told The Baltimore Sun that he and his wife had updated the kitchen and baths. It’s not exactly something to brag about, but the Ohio General Assembly received one of 14 Jefferson Muzzle Awards, handed out by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. The legislature can thank a bill it passed last year requiring all state employees and vendors to fill out a form swearing they aren’t terrorists, haven’t hired terrorists and haven’t raised money for terrorists. According to
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), the state’s Department of Homeland Security has not said whether anyone has answered “yes” yet.
Governors: they’re just like us! A 17-year-old high school student who received permission to shadow Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) for a class assignment was surprised to see Strickland pull out a homemade cold turkey sandwich for lunch. “Everyone asks, ‘What did you have, steak or something?’ That’s just the normal kind of guy he is,” Trent Smith told
The Lima (Ohio) News.
It could just be a coincidence. An Alabama lawmaker facing criminal misdemeanor complaints has proposed a bill that would allow people to ask lower-court judges to expunge certain misdemeanor charges and convictions from their records. Rep. James Gordon (D) told the
Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register that he began working on the bill “about a month” before the charges were filed Nov. 11. Gordon, who faces two complaints that he never completed paperwork on cars he sold to a couple, said he hasn’t thought about whether he’d use such a law in his own case. “I’d cross that bridge when I come to it,” he said.
A Florida lawmaker who wants to be buried with the ashes of his dog Valentine is proposing to allow people to take man’s best friend with them to the grave. Sen. Jim King’s (R) “Felix and Fido” amendment to a funeral bill passed without objection. Another amendment would ban hospices from running funeral homes, which sponsor Sen. Victor Crist (R) told
The Miami Herald was “a gross conflict of interest.”
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