• “7 Reasons U.S. Infrastructure Projects Cost Way More Than They Should” [Scott Beyer, Atlantic Cities]
• Gov. Jerry Brown’s appointments could reshape California Supreme Court [Mark Pulliam, City Journal]
• Critics say hiring of outside counsel in Pennsylvania government is an insider’s game [WHTM]
• Could “Bitcoin for contracts” replace legal drafters’ expertise? [Wired with futurist Karl Schroeder]
• “Getting state out of marriage” makes for neat slogan but results would be messy in practice [Eugene Volokh]
• Lobbying by auto body shops keeps Rhode Island car repair costs high [Providence Journal, PCIAA press release and report in PDF]
• “Bipartisan, publicity-hungry members of Congress want the FTC to investigate Photoshopping in ads” [Virginia Postrel on this WaPo report; Daily Beast; earlier here, here, etc.]

Filed under: advertising, autos, California, Pennsylvania, photography, Rhode Island, same-sex marriage