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A Raise For Me But Not For Thee
7 hours ago ago from A Thin Red Line Between Tyranny and Truth
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the House of Representatives and the Senate have voted themselves $4,700 and $5,300 raises, respectively. This raises the average wage for these corporate minions to over $166,000. Nancy “Astroturf” Polosi already receives over $200,000 a year before this latest shakedown. Meanwhile, on the other side of the privileged fence, these self-serving “public servants" voted to not give you a Social ...
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4 hours ago ago from Radio Iowa
Gay marriage and a quick start to the next gubernatorial campaign are among the top political stories of 2009. This year Iowa became the third state in the country to legalize gay marriage.The Iowa Supreme Court issued a ruling in early April which paved the way for same-sex couples to apply for marriage licenses in Iowa. Danny Carroll of Grinnell, chairman of the Iowa Family Policy Center's board of directors, railed against the court ...
Related contentFEA's opposition to Race to the Top comes as no surprise to House leader Weatherford
3 hours ago ago from The Gradebook | School news from Tampa Bay, Florida
Count Florida House Education Policy Council chairman Will Weatherford among the group voicing stern criticism of the Florida Education Association's opposition to joining the state's Race to the Top effort. "The FEA has long been in the business of resisting innovative education reforms in favor of protecting the status quo," Weatherford writes in a guest column for the Gainesville Sun . "Instead of supporting a program that will give ...
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Kansas gov to propose tobacco tax increase in 2010
23 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Kansas gov to propose tobacco tax increase in 2010 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Gov. Mark Parkinson will propose increasing Kansas' tobacco taxes next year, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. The Democratic governor's plan is likely to face strong opposition in the Republican-controlled Legislature, although the Senate's top leader said he'd support the idea. Parkinson spokeswoman Beth Martino said the governor hasn't settled on how much of an ...
Related contentCensus: Florida, Nevada had more Americans move out than in
13 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Business
After decades of rapid growth in which housing developments sprouted in swamps, farmland and deserts, the number of Americans moving to several states in the South and the West has slowed sharply because of the recession and housing bust, according to Census Bureau figures released Wednesday. This Story The longtime magnets of Florida and Nevada, which had benefited most as people fled the dreary cold of the Northeast ...
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