Here you see Co Chair Jay Kaufman asking Secretary Bigby earlier in the day, "If we give you this much in revenue, how does that correspond in the way of restored services to vital youth human service programs”?The Youth Education … [Read more...]
Archives for April 8, 2009
Obama looks at climate engineering
The president's new science adviser said Wednesday that global warming is so dire, the Obama administration is discussing radical technologies to cool Earth's air. John Holdren told The Associated Press in his first interview since being … [Read more...]
Our next legal step
Our lawsuit will note that due to the staffing cutbacks in recent months, there have been a rash of unexplained injuries at Fernald, many of which have required off-site hospital care. These include broken arms, hands, cuts, and … [Read more...]
Governor’s Office is Like the Cheezburga Cheezburgah Guy – WITH POLL
We all remember or are at least aware of the old SNL routine with John Belushi as the Greek guy behind the counter at the hamburger joint and his half-witted cousin played by Bill Murray. Belushi handled customers while Murray did the … [Read more...]
Stop pending cuts to the already bare bones Disabled Persons Protection Commission [DPPC] –
Quote from yesterday's rally at the State House on behalf of the disabled: COFAR President David J. Hart presided, pointing to two budget cuts under $200,000 each that affected hundreds or thousands of disabled people, one to the … [Read more...]
Reform!
Look, we all complain, about everything. And every bill has something to complain about. But is it possible that we'll have a vast improvement on transportation soon? Check it out -- House passes its version of transport reform:The … [Read more...]
Should We Ratify The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?
The purposes of the U.S. nuclear arsenal are: (1) assuring our allies that the U.S. can and will defend them with nuclear weapons if needed; (2) dissuading potential adversaries from threatening the United States or its allies; (3) … [Read more...]
New revenues on the table
Wow -- folks are not letting public services go down the tubes without a fight. 'BUR reports: "Several hundred people, many wearing neon "Support New Revenue" badges, packed a Revenue Committee hearing at the State House Tuesday."(I … [Read more...]
Predatory Gambling Podcast
Les Bernal, head of StopPredatoryGambling.org and Sen. Susan Clark's former Chief of Staff, joined the LeftAhead crew today to talk about just why predatory gambling is both bad policy and extremely dangerous. More on the show here, or … [Read more...]