The Maddow Blog - #Wisconsin finds $636 million in couch cushions
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Wisconsin says it'll get $636 million more in tax revenue than expected because it's getting better at collection.
The Republican co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee said the $636 million windfall makes no difference in Governor Walker's call to strip public employees of their bargaining rights. "[State Senator Alberta] Darling said those changes help local governments deal with cuts in state aid and change some cost drivers down the road," the indispensable Wispolitics reports. Republicans also say they can use the money to avoid some budget cuts -- and to cut some taxes.
You'll remember that when Governor Walker proposed the budget repair bill, the deficit was $137 million. Mr. Walker hailed today's news as "the latest sign that the economy is improving."
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The Tenfold Path to Guts, Solidarity and the Defeat of the Corporate Elite | Truthout
The Tenfold Path to Guts, Solidarity and the Defeat of the Corporate Elite | Truthout
by: Bruce E. Levine, Truthout
Many Americans know that the United States is not a democracy but a "corporatocracy," in which we are ruled by a partnership of giant corporations, the extremely wealthy elite and corporate-collaborator government officials. However, the truth of such tyranny is not enough to set most of us free to take action. Too many of us have become pacified by corporatocracy-created institutions and culture.
WisPolitics.com Quorum Call: Assembly passes bill ending requirement to disinfect municipal water
WisPolitics.com Quorum Call: Assembly passes bill ending requirement to disinfect municipal water
Posted on Facebook by | Scott Walker Is a Douchebag via Chris Larson
Gonna have to bring my camping filter or some potable aqua tabs when I go out to dinner. Awesome.
WisPolitics.com Quorum Call: Assembly passes bill ending requirement to disinfect municipal water
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Posted on Facebook by | Scott Walker Is a Douchebag via Chris Larson
Gonna have to bring my camping filter or some potable aqua tabs when I go out to dinner. Awesome.
WisPolitics.com Quorum Call: Assembly passes bill ending requirement to disinfect municipal water
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The Maddow Blog - Uganda may shelve 'Kill the Gays' bill (for now)
The Maddow Blog - Uganda may shelve 'Kill the Gays' bill (for now)
Posted on Facebook by |The Rachel Maddow Show
When you show this kind of brutality, you're losing.
Uganda may shelve 'Kill the Gays' bill
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A day after police sprayed protesters with pink gunk, the Ugandan parliament appears on the verge of dropping the bill that would punish gay people with execution. The bill has been taken off today's legislative agenda, reports MSNBC: The Maddow Blog - Read More
Assembly rejects requirements for communities to disinfect their water | Defend Wisconsin
Assembly rejects requirements for communities to disinfect their water | Defend Wisconsin
"A study by the Marshfield Clinic Foundation tested water in 14 communities between 2005 and 2007 and found that 34 of the 36 wells tested positive for viruses. None of the communities chlorinated their public water systems.
Researcher Mark Borchardt, a research microbiologist who now works for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, testified this spring before a state Senate committee that his work measured both household tap water and rates of illness.
"In other words, the communities that had the highest virus levels in their tap water were also the sickest," Borchardt told senators.
Borchardt said that the benefits of disinfecting water outweigh the cost.
His estimate: The expense of disinfection would cost all of the communities $1.3 million in equipment, supplies and testing over five years. But citing figures from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, health care savings would total $2.3 million or more."Assembly rejects requirements for communities to disinfect their water | Defend Wisconsin
"A study by the Marshfield Clinic Foundation tested water in 14 communities between 2005 and 2007 and found that 34 of the 36 wells tested positive for viruses. None of the communities chlorinated their public water systems.
Researcher Mark Borchardt, a research microbiologist who now works for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, testified this spring before a state Senate committee that his work measured both household tap water and rates of illness.
"In other words, the communities that had the highest virus levels in their tap water were also the sickest," Borchardt told senators.
Borchardt said that the benefits of disinfecting water outweigh the cost.
His estimate: The expense of disinfection would cost all of the communities $1.3 million in equipment, supplies and testing over five years. But citing figures from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, health care savings would total $2.3 million or more."Assembly rejects requirements for communities to disinfect their water | Defend Wisconsin
Koch gift too costly for Florida State - St. Petersburg Times
Koch gift too costly for Florida State - St. Petersburg Times
Posted on Get Koch Brothers out of FSU by | Get the Koch Bros. out of FSU
Koch gift too costly for Florida State - St. Petersburg Times
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"Florida State University's economics department needs to reconsider its relationship with billionaire Charles G. Koch, who pledged $1.5 million to the school as long as professors hired with the money hew to Koch's Libertarian philosophy. The arrangement reeks of pandering and undermines academic freedom, the cornerstone of American higher education." Full Article | St. Petersburg Times
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David Irwin Koch is disgusting, and so is his deal with FSU. I'm ashamed.
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Billionaire Koch Brother Has Bought Hiring Rights For FSU's Economics Department
Billionaire Koch Brother Has Bought Hiring Rights For FSU's Economics Department
Posted on Get the Koch Brothers our of FSU by |Maricarmen Martinez
Rachel Maddow on Fl. and FSU
Billionaire Koch Brother Has Bought Hiring Rights For FSU's Economics Department www.businessinsider.com
And it only cost him 1.5 million dollars!
Maricarmen Martinez
Conservatives are invading academic freedom, hiring and curriculum in liberal arts universities, just like they have done with textbooks in public schools , voucher programs, etc.. Education is under siege.! FSU eliminated a e Cultural Imp...erialism course because it was "too liberal"and dismantled Anthropology and the graduate program in Humanities claiming "budget cuts", but we all know it is NOT about the budget but about eliminating liberal thought from a liberal arts campus!Billionaire Koch Brother Has Bought Hiring Rights For FSU's Economics Department
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Koch Gift Too Costly for Florida
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Posted on Get the Koch Brothers our of FSU by |Maricarmen Martinez
Rachel Maddow on Fl. and FSU
Billionaire Koch Brother Has Bought Hiring Rights For FSU's Economics Department www.businessinsider.com
And it only cost him 1.5 million dollars!
Maricarmen Martinez
Conservatives are invading academic freedom, hiring and curriculum in liberal arts universities, just like they have done with textbooks in public schools , voucher programs, etc.. Education is under siege.! FSU eliminated a e Cultural Imp...erialism course because it was "too liberal"and dismantled Anthropology and the graduate program in Humanities claiming "budget cuts", but we all know it is NOT about the budget but about eliminating liberal thought from a liberal arts campus!Billionaire Koch Brother Has Bought Hiring Rights For FSU's Economics Department
Additional Articles
Billionaires Role in Hiring Decisions
http://blogablebev.blogspot.com/2011/05/billionaires-role-in-hiring-decisions.html
Koch Gift Too Costly for Florida
http://blogablebev.blogspot.com/2011/05/koch-gift-too-costly-for-florida-state.html
Billionaire's role in hiring decisions at Florida State University raises questions - St. Petersburg Times
Billionaire's role in hiring decisions at Florida State University raises questions - St. Petersburg Times
Posted on Defend Wisconsin by | Carol White
Billionaire's role in hiring decisions at Florida State University raises questions - St. Petersburg
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A dean says it would be "irresponsible" not to accept a large donation. A conservative billionaire who opposes government meddling in business has bought a rare commodity: the right to interfere in faculty hiring at a publicly funded university.
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Organizing the Occupation of the Capitol: The Role of Social Media
Organizing the Occupation of the Capitol: The Role of Social Media
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The New Organizing Institute is proud to present: “Organizing the Occupation of the Capitol: The Role of Social Media," a debrief and panel discussion of the social media organizing strategies utilized in the Wisconsin Budget protests.
On Thursday, May 12th at 5pm, Wisconsin State Senator Chris Larson along with several key social media organizers will share their firsthand accounts of the #WIunion movement. They will come toge...ther to debrief and the occupation of the state capitol and the strategies behind their efforts.
We'll also explore new media organizing strategies, online victories, and the use of social media to organize as well as what lessons can be taken away and repeated.
Panelists:
Senator Chris Larson, Wisconsin State Senator (D);
Melissa Ryan, New Media Director at the New Organizing Institute;
Emily Mills, Dane101;
Chris Liebenthal, Chairman of Milwaukee County First, Chair, PEOPLE Committee for AFSCME DC 48 Local 645, Cognitive Dissidence, Whallah;
Max Love, UW Student, concerned citizen;
Tom Foley (moderator),Illusory Tenant
To find a livestream of the event follow the link below: http://act.neworganizing.com/signup/WIlivestream/?ak_proof=1&akid=.32759.sV0yTG&rd=1&t=4
Learn more about The New Organizing Institute here:
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With questions, contact Trell from NOI at trell@neworganizing.com.
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THANKS FOR YOU PATIENCE, BEV RICHEY
Time
Thursday, May 12 · 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location
Union South
1308 Dayton St
Madison, WI
Created By
Peter Rickman, Trell Thomas
The New Organizing Institute is proud to present: “Organizing the Occupation of the Capitol: The Role of Social Media," a debrief and panel discussion of the social media organizing strategies utilized in the Wisconsin Budget protests.
On Thursday, May 12th at 5pm, Wisconsin State Senator Chris Larson along with several key social media organizers will share their firsthand accounts of the #WIunion movement. They will come toge...ther to debrief and the occupation of the state capitol and the strategies behind their efforts.
We'll also explore new media organizing strategies, online victories, and the use of social media to organize as well as what lessons can be taken away and repeated.
Panelists:
Senator Chris Larson, Wisconsin State Senator (D);
Melissa Ryan, New Media Director at the New Organizing Institute;
Emily Mills, Dane101;
Chris Liebenthal, Chairman of Milwaukee County First, Chair, PEOPLE Committee for AFSCME DC 48 Local 645, Cognitive Dissidence, Whallah;
Max Love, UW Student, concerned citizen;
Tom Foley (moderator),Illusory Tenant
To find a livestream of the event follow the link below: http://act.neworganizing.com/signup/WIlivestream/?ak_proof=1&akid=.32759.sV0yTG&rd=1&t=4
Learn more about The New Organizing Institute here:
http://neworganizing.com/noi/
With questions, contact Trell from NOI at trell@neworganizing.com.
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