Monthly Archives: March 2009

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A northwest lawmaker, Earl Blumenauer from Oregon, has a novel approach to going after the AIG bonuses. Tax them at 100%.

Julian E. Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, has a new book coming out this fall titled; “Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security-From World War II to the War on Terroism”. … Continue reading →

State Senator Curtis King and State Representative Norm Johnson are the object of the scorn of the far right in the Republican Party for their support of the bill expanding rights and responsibilities of domestic partners. This from the March … Continue reading →

Due to Micah Cawley’s lack of business sense and his philosophical disabilities, the Yakima City Council Budget Committee wasted almost 2 hours of valuable staff time and ended up further away from meaningful discussions than they have ever been. Unfortunately … Continue reading →

So, the House ran the numbers on an all-cuts budget with the current $8 billion deficit. For some reason, the press as a whole isn’t really getting to the bottom of what a 25% cut in State Government would look … Continue reading →

I know all of us Democrats are supposed to be socialists vegetarians but I wanted to break the mold and tout the passage of a bill which creates a “Washington Natural Beef” label. The beef has to be grown in … Continue reading →

The uptick rule was put in place during the great depression and was removed in July of 2007. It is now being revisited and hopefully will be re-instated by the Securities & Exchange Commission. The rule requires all short sales … Continue reading →

Joe Turner at the Tacoma News Tribune has an incredibly detailed breakdown: Budget and taxes: The state now faces an estimated $7.7 billion deficit over the next 28 months. Gov. Chris Gregoire has proposed a no-new-taxes budget. Senate Democrats say … Continue reading →

How about replacing L&I with health care for all. Payroll deductions that L&I now take from both employer and employee could go into health care (and yes, initially it may be more). When a worker is sick or even injured … Continue reading →