Get the latest in politics from News-Press reporters, whether from City Hall, the courthouse, the Statehouse or the nation's capital.

• Coastal interests in clean-energy legislation

• Blunt and Carnahan in dead heat for Senate seat

• Steelman won't run for Senate

• Animal health bill passes after some debate

Follow News-Press' MIAA coverage in their blog, West by Northwest

• An early Fall (Classic)

• Omon positioned well in Buffalo

• Western softball plans even-keel approach

• Northwest's invisible asset

Follow News-Press' high school coverage with Ross Martin and Andy Meyer in their blog, Varsity Letters

• PICK 'EM BLOG: 11-man sectionals

• PICK ’EM BLOG: 8-man quarterfinals

• PICK ’EM BLOG: 11-man regionals

• PICK 'EM BLOG: Week 10

Blake Hannon's take on CD releases and everything music.

• A guilty pleasure face-off

• "Rock Band: The Beatles" commercial: Coolest music commercial ever?

• Thoughts on Record Store Day

• CD Review: Dierks Bentley's "Feel That Fire"

Business openings, closings and developments tracked down by News-Press business reporters

• Lake Avenue Sonic one of top 300 in nation

• Downtown farmers market will not open

• That's a lot of batteries

• Chik-fil-A fans, it's going to be a long wait

Join Alonzo Weston as he reviews his favorite jazz releases.

• John Beasley - “Positootly” (Resonance Records)

• Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge - “The Comet’s Tail: Playing The Compositions of Michael Brecker.” (MAMA Records)

• David Murray - “The Devil Tried to Kill Me.” (Justin Time)

• Carlos Barbosa-Lima - “Merengue” (Zohomusic)

Join Erin Wisdom as she shares her thoughts on various issues

• How do you compare?

• Just for fun on a Friday

• A few more words on 'A journey and a homecoming'

• A Columbine story that still stands out

Let's go out to eat! But what should you order? Check out Eats.

• Eats: Get your piece of the pie at Jerry’s Again

• Eats: A buffet with German flavor

• Eats: Stop in at the Snow Ball

• Eats: Old-time ambiance

Bikes and Booher is a blog about motorcycles, primarily cruisers.

• When the snow flies, it's time to winterize

• Want to tell others about your biker event? Read on

• Lessons learned from the road

• Day Seven: Home, sweet home

Concert reviews from our News-Press staff

• Concert review: MUTEMATH at the Beaumont Club

• Concert review: Brand New and Manchester Orchestra at the Uptown Theater

• Weekend in review: June 12, 2009

• Sound, Scene, Delivered: Video Edition