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HOUSE APPROVES KEYSTONE: OBAMA BYPASS
Fox: “House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review. The bill was approved, 241-175, largely along party lines. Republicans said the measure […]
TEXAS PASSES MERRY CHRISTMAS BILL
May 22, 2013
NewsMax: “The Texas Legislature has gone on the offensive in the so-called “War on Christmas,” passing a bill making it legal for teachers to say, “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Hanukkah” during the December holidays. Gov. Rick Perry plans to sign the bill into law.” Gov Perry said the bill was all about freedom of religion. […]
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TAX: CLOSING OUT SALE
May 13, 2013
Staying with today’s topic, tax, we found states taxing businesses going out of business. Clarke County, Wisconsin: “License required. A license issued by the finance department shall be obtained by any person before selling or offering to sell any goods at a sale to be advertised or held out by any means to be one […]
SNOW DAYS IN APRIL…
April 8, 2013
MSN weather: “A wild storm will bring plunging temperatures and heavy snow from Colorado to Minnesota during the middle of the week. Areas from Denver to Rapid City, S.D., Casper, Wyo., and Scottsbluff, Neb., will have blizzard conditions in store spanning Monday night and Tuesday. Several hours of whiteout conditions, combined with temperatures plunging into […]
OBAMACARE ASKS MIDTERM LIBS TO MAKE THE JUMP WITHOUT A PARACHUTE
April 8, 2013
CNN: “As many doctors struggle to keep their practices financially sound, some are buckling under money woes and being pushed into bankruptcy. It’s a trend that’s accelerated in recent years, industry experts say, with potentially serious consequences for doctors and patients. Some physicians are still able to keep practicing after bankruptcy, but for others, it’s […]
A GAME OF POLITICS: BLOOMBERG GUN CONTROL ADS VS KOCH BROS
March 30, 2013
Bloomberg: “New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $12 million television ad campaign urging U.S. senators to support legislation that would expand background checks for gun purchases. The ads running in 13 states are intended to encourage people “to call their senators if they believe that we should have gun checks that stop criminals and […]
OBAMANOMICS: NATIONAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD
March 10, 2013
Sen Sessions(R) weekly address: “Government has never been bigger or more out of control. They say there is no problem with waste, fraud, and abuse; they say the problem is you; they say you are not sending them enough money; they say they have wisely spent every penny. So, you must just send them more. […]
CALIFORNIA CONTROL CREEPS INSIDE YOUR HOME
March 6, 2013
Sac Bee: “Millions of Californians would not be able to smoke tobacco inside their own homes under new legislation that would raise the bar nationwide for fighting secondhand smoke. No state ever has ventured into personal bedrooms and living rooms with its smoking restrictions, but California is going even further than that by targeting owner-occupied […]
BICYCLISTS BREATHING CAUSES GLOBAL WARMING
March 5, 2013
WPXI: “A state legislator started a firestorm by claiming bicyclists add to greenhouse gas emissions by breathing heavily as they ride. Bike shop owner Dale Carlson said he was so concerned about a proposal to tax bicycle sales that he wrote to state legislators.” A state representative, Orcutt(R), wrote an email making a joke about […]
NY GUN LAW BANS MOVIES AND TV…
February 28, 2013
Gov Cuomo and the New York legislators are in high gear attempting to correct the quirks in their new gun laws. AP: “New York wants to make sure running gun battles on the streets of Manhattan can still be seen on the big screen. State officials say they’ll change the state’s newly toughened gun law […]
May 23, 2013
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