StopGreed.org http://www.stopgreed.org Say NO to corporate initiatives... Washington is NOT for sale! Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:38:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= News Roundup – March 20th, 2011 http://www.stopgreed.org/2011/03/news-roundup-march-20th-2011/ http://www.stopgreed.org/2011/03/news-roundup-march-20th-2011/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:38:04 +0000 NPI Team http://www.stopgreed.org/2011/03/news-roundup-march-20th-2011/
  • Amid GOP surges, Illinois’ Dem governor stands out
  • Fun Utah Facts
  • Wis. governor releases e-mails about union rights
  • Wisconsin Court Blocks Anti-Union Bill… Sorta
  • “If I Get Sick”
  • On PubliCola Today
  • Suprise Opposition
  • Governor Dismisses Budget “Quick Fixes”
  • Negligent Driving Bill Passes House Committee
  • Everett Herald: Did Haugen Give Up on Her License Bill?
  • Legislation would account for cost of cuts
  • Rep. Ross Hunter Says Focus on State Employees Contract is Wrong Approach
  • Death by a thousand cuts: A historical look at Washington’s tax exemptions
  • Republicans continue assault on emergency preparedness, even after Tohoku megaquake
  • Lawmakers should make moral choice on health plan
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  • Five Alaska Militia Members NOT Arrested on Domestic Terrorism Charges
  • Madison Firefighters Union President Calls for General Strike
  • Changes to the Rainy Day Fund will foster improved access and accountability
  • Called ‘hot and sexy,’ NJ’s Christie gets cheeky
  • State Sen. Zarelli introduces bill to reject union contracts
  • Foreclosure fairness bill would require bank mediation, keep more people in their homes
  • Obama officially nominates Locke as China envoy
  • Governor preserves child care subsidies but limits access and reduces income support
  • Re: Gary Locke Is the New U.S. Ambassador to China
  • State House unlikely to take up pregnancy centers bill
  • President Obama to appoint Gary Locke as U.S. Ambassador to China tomorrow
  • The anger, spite, and negativity of Tim Eyman
  • Utah Legislature passes immigration reform package
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  • Another layer of Highway 99 tunnel supervision?
  • PI.com: State Sen. Murray’s Tunnel Oversight Bill Passes Senate
  • Arizona State Legislature Provides Comfort and Aid to Future Jared Lee Loughners
  • “Just So You Don’t Think I Was Trying to Pull a Fast One.”
  • Legislature mulls giving school districts a say in cuts
  • Extra Jolt: Vulnerable Users’ Bill Passes House
  • Crucial deadline ahead for Family Care Act enforcement bills — please call your legislators today!
  • Bobby Jindal Cares About Louisiana’s Children
  • Federal cuts would contribute to state budget shortfall
  • State Senate approves enhanced penalties for crimes against the homeless
  • Daniels: Ind. impasse may preclude White House run
  • Legislative proposals could improve tax expenditure transparency
  • Governor Rob McKenna?
  • Measure would let cities add street maintenance to utility bills
  • Scum and Scummer
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  • Afternoon Jolt II: The Real Winners
  • NASCAR bill on slow track in the state Legislature
  • Afternoon Jolt: King County Metro
  • For Those of You Wondering about the Status of the 4Culture Bill Down in Olympia
  • This is no time for small ball: WA legislators need to take a hard look at tax breaks
  • U.W. Details Impact of Higher Ed Cuts
  • What the Wisconsin Governor Said When He Thought He Was Talking to a Koch
  • Apply renewal dates to tax expenditures
  • House passes bill that limits questioning by pro se defendants
  • The Caravan Is Leaving 4Culture HQ and Heading to Olympia
  • Bill Bryant to run for governor?
  • 4Culture: Time to Move
  • Bills in Olympia seek to rein in records ‘fishing’
  • DNC chairman Kaine courts Seattle donors
  • Bill would let parents teach driver’s ed to their kids
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  • A Good Year for Gary Locke
  • Making health care less affordable won’t make people – or the state budget – any healthier
  • Inslee: McKenna should back off health-care lawsuit
  • Roundabout borrowing to fill hole
  • Cameron Peters charts the path into – and out of – Washington state’s budget morass
  • Making Asphalt a Little Less Sickening
  • Dick Nelson: Time to scrutinize Washington state’s wasteful tax exemptions
  • Better jobless benefits can help get folks back to work
  • Do Washington’s corporate tax exemptions really deliver public value?
  • Washington’s Bill of (Coal-Free) Health
  • Report lauds King County Elections’ extreme makeover
  • Anti-tunnel vote likely delayed until fall
  • Putting a Price on Stormwater Pollution
  • Mormons on Top
  • Nearly 13,000 children face deep poverty from loss of family work supports
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  • Wilbur unseats Esser as state GOP chairman
  • Saturday Afternoon Jolt: Former KVI Talk Jock Ousts Luke Esser as Republican Party Chair
  • Reduced eligibility for child care assistance makes it even harder for a parent to meet their family’s basic needs
  • Hearing to Hold Christian-Powered Pregnancy Centers Accountable to Patients
  • Best of Olympia, Week 2
  • Four months of training to pick apples? HB 1258′s disguised minimum wage cut would hurt economy
  • Real Clear Politics: Sen. Cantwell “Potentially Vulnerable”
  • Two new resources: Analysis of Governor’s 2011-13 budget proposal and legislative session tool
  • Northwest Bicycle Bills in 2011
  • A Noose Around Tax Loopholes
  • Gregoire to dine with President Obama and President Hu Jintao
  • House proposal spares kids health care and supports for people with disabilities; makes $216 million in harmful cuts
  • The Budget Breakdown: Trimming higher ed may erode job opportunities
  • House proposal would save Disability Lifeline, money for schools
  • State House budget bill cuts deficit by $340 million
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  • Bill would enhance penalties for crimes against the homeless
  • Elevating the Discourse: Three Examples of What Needs to Stop
  • Infants Versus Coal: You Decide
  • State Labor Council Wants More Balanced Approach on Unemployment Insurance Fix
  • Washington Policy Blog: State Senators Introduce Liquor Privatization Bill
  • Cut health care for 30,000 women and babies – or end sales tax exemption for out-of-state coal?
  • “I Don’t Begrudge My Colleagues, But…”
  • As federal stimulus money dries up, child care costs poised to increase
  • John Creighton, Richard Mitchell make it official: They’re running against Jane Hague
  • In cold, Okla. governor to ‘offend’ Constitution
  • Hague draws two challengers in King County Council race
  • Calif. governor orders 48,000 cellphones confiscated
  • What’s With Governor Gregoire Sounding Like Tim Eyman?
  • Eyman files tax initiative, just in case
  • State Senate rejects attempt to deny Democrat Nick Harper a seat
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  • Gregoire’s plan to revamp education administration is unconstitutional
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  • Gregoire’s plan to revamp education administration is unconstitutional
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  • The Two Most Self-Defeating Things That Washington Voters Did in 2010
  • Washington State Minimum Wage Increases January 1, 2011
  • Washington’s Minimum Wage Will Go Up to $8.67 Next Month, Unless These Guys Have Their Way
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