February 23, 2011
60% increase in City share for public employee pension
by 6p0147e2c6300c970b, 01:03 PM, 0 Comments
What recession? Public employees here apparently getting boost taxpayer-funded benefits. Today I found the following information on the City of Shoreline web page regarding the Public Employee Benefit System contributions (PERS). In all cases the Employer (read taxpayer) contribution raises 60 percent!! (from 5.31% to 8.48%). PERS: (Mandatory State retirement) Current --> Proposed Rate Change 7/1/2011 Plan I Employee 6.00% --> 6.00% Employer 5.31% --> 8.48% Plan II Employee 3.90% --> 4.43% Employer 5.31% --> 8.48% Plan III Employee Choice... [read more]
February 22, 2011
Support property rights in KCCD election
by ccwt, 11:39 PM, 1 Comments
Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights is endorsing for the King County Conservation District election, now open for online voting, until March 15, 2011. Let's get the property rights candidate elected !!! Details ... http://smashmouthpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/02/election-king-county-conservation.html -- Seattle... [read more]
February 21, 2011
Hey, Michelle: you can lead a kid to broccoli but you can't make him eat!
by RagnarDanneskold, 06:25 PM, 11 Comments
Oh gee, who could have predicted this? Chicago schoolkids shun healthy lunches... During visits to several CPS schools over the last few months, the Tribune heard many accounts of students throwing away their lunches. Others say they opt for "cookies and slushies" from the canteen or wait to eat until they get home. And while some kids said they still like their school meals, the vast majority used the same word to describe the food: nasty.For example, CPS forbids the... [read more]
February 11, 2011
McKenna/Inslee spar on Obamacare
by 6p0148c866a7cd970c, 10:48 AM, 0 Comments
Looks like they are getting ready for the Governors race next year. http://electionreference.com/2011/02/11/two-unannounced-candidates-sniping-early/... [read more]
February 06, 2011
Another Ad for Mitch Daniels forthcoming
by 6p0148c866a7cd970c, 04:25 PM, 0 Comments
http://electionreference.com/2011/02/06/breaking-draft-mitch-daniels-another-ad-with-a-familar-message/ Just thought you might like a heads up!... [read more]
top 10 reasons Gov. Gregoire should sic the DOH on the NFL.
by 6p01053690976c970c, 03:13 PM, 4 Comments
Our Gov. Gregoire pioneered the War on Tobacco. As Atty Gen she led the lawsuit against Big Tobacco and a $200 billion-plus settlement. Now 13 years after the settlement, a pack of smokes is close to $10, almost all taxes, and public smoking is all but banned. What about the NFL?. If football came in foil-lined packets of 20, the 'Tiger Lady' (as Gregoire was called during her tobacco lawsuit era), with Dept of Health's Mary Selecky riding shotgun, would... [read more]