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State and Local [Politics] 2010
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States have been in session for a few months now and their general silly goosiness has prompted my ire.
Post your state Legislature's poor decisions for 2010. I'll start.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The state Senate voted late Monday to hand its tuition-setting authority over to the leaders of the three largest universities.
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/1139213.html
Post your state Legislature's poor decisions for 2010. I'll start.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The state Senate voted late Monday to hand its tuition-setting authority over to the leaders of the three largest universities.
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/1139213.html
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Utah house panel OKs constitutional amendment to end affirmative action
House panel wants out of climate coalition
House Joint Resolution 12: Climate Change Denial
Utah's favorite senator: ax school bus and 12th grade to save money
And this is just interesting.
http://www.suboptimist.com
Wrong.
Although his colleagues in the Senate voted to confirm him, the Assembly only mustered a plurality in favor of him. However, a majority did not vote to reject him, which led the Governator to say that he was going swear him in anyways. He backed down on that threat, and resubmitted the nomination, so now hopefully whoever sat the confirmation vote out will vote to confirm.
And the person who would replace Maldonado is a solid liberal. Of course, they would still have to pick up another Senate seat this year, a 2/3 majority in the Assembly, and still deal with the myriad of other problems with California's government. It would be insane to pass this opportunity up though.
They only come together every other year for 6 months.
Dare I ask why specifically in parks? Was there like a smoke fog when you go take a walk in the park in Seattle?
I can't say if you're serious, so sorry if I'm missing some sarcasm, but surely there must be a more effective way to do it? Or do they expect homeless people to say "Fuck it, we can't smoke here so we need to move, guys."
I'd say it wasn't too bad relative to the majority of other state legislative sessions last year.
But then,
Perry, other Texas leaders sue EPA over finding on greenhouse gases
I wouldn't bat an eye if it was a suit over specific regulations that were claimed to be too onerous, but the suit is about the finding that greenhouse gases pose a danger. Stupid IPCC, all having a few mistakes that are ripe to be blown out of proportion.
http://www.suboptimist.com
Wait wait, the girl towards the end... "it's kind of ok because you can't say that in public anyway."
Are you fucking kidding me?
I was going to post about Vermont, but I can't find a whole lot that we're doing... the only thing I see so far is a new grant program for firing ranges in the state.
So, they catch them smoking, ban them, then just enforce the ban.
Neither, you just didn't bother to pay attention before. Something close to 80% of all proposed Federal legislation dies in committee. And that's Congress, the more watched level of government so people are somewhat less prone to doing stupid things that will potentially harm them. State and Local governments get more batshit insane since their power/influence is less pronounced.
What are the chances of this happening?
I haven't been paying attention to State Congress, but you're making this sound at least plausible, which would be pretty awesome.
It's very close to impossible.
Thats about what I thought
No fucking way.
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Yeah, they did that a few months (a year?) ago in order to make a quick buck.
DEIS for Guam Build-Up
Basically, Japan's pissed off enough at the US military to want 8,000 Marines moved out of Okinawa. My island's been picked as the place to house them...and now there's a whole bunch of hullabaloo that's difficult for me to pick through. That on top of rumblings that the US base in Futenma is being planned for transfer here, too.
In addition to the move of the Marines (expected to essentially double the current population by 2014), 2.5 million square feet of coral is to be dredged up to create a new wharf for a nuclear aircraft carrier, and a new missile defense base will be constructed here. ...No word on whether all that increased presence will result in Guamanians actually being able to vote for President or have a voting representative in Congress.
You're right. It isn't, which makes the situation very odd, and all the more interesting to me.
It's a bit late to bitch about the free ride at this point, though.
I suddenly feel better about the state government of New Jersey.
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...Alright. I guess it's not okay for me to talk about this stuff here, then. Carry on.
I think that most of us that live in the states feel that the territories can't bitch about not having votes in Congress or being able to vote for President when they don't have to pay federal taxes. If you want a say in federal elections, you've got to pay for it like the rest of us do.
I mean, I am talking about it; I'm just saying I don't see a problem with it.
So, they definitely rented the same ones back? They didn't lease space in new buildings?