Wisconsin is being accused of "borrowing" it's new slogan:
Wisconsin's new state slogan is already inspiring something, but it's not exactly unanimous praise.
Gov. Jim Doyle said Monday the state will use "Live like you mean it" to promote Wisconsin as a tourism and business destination, replacing the slogan "Life's So Good."
Apparently, remanufacturers of military brass will no longer be able to buy surplus brass from the Department of Defense. Now, all brass ammunition will have to be shredded and sold as scrap. Some ammunition manufacturers say this will really reduce their output, and lots of gun enthusiasts see it as the Obama administration's first volley in the war against the Second Amendment:
If even Alec Balwdwin can see the light, maybe there is a glimmer of hope after all:
We're constantly told that taxes don't matter to business and investors, but listen to that noted supply-side economist, Alec Baldwin. The actor recently rebuked New York Governor David Paterson for threatening to try to help close the state's $7 billion budget deficit by canceling a 35% tax credit for films shot in the Big Apple.
An important message from Hoosier AG Today:
Legislation making its was through the Indiana General Assembly would add oversight and regulations to your manure manage process.
In other words, License Will Soon Be Needed to Spread Manure. Unless, of course, you're a member of the General Assembly.
If you haven't had enough of Sarah Palin, she's got a trip to Indiana scheduled, for a Right to Life dinner in Evansville on April 16 and a breakfast with a Down syndrome support group the following day. The travel will be paid for by SarahPAC, her political action committee, the formation of which has added to speculation about her plans to seek higher office. Not so, she says:
Palin said she created the PAC in order to pay for travel to events that could be considered political.
So, Citilink is getting $4 million from the $787 billion stimulus package for 14 new vehicles, including seven hybrids. That will be "greener," and there could be some fuel savings, which is fine. But the money can't be used to increase servive, which means no new hiring:
"We're looking at this as a one-time windfall. We've got to spend it or lose it,” (General Manager Ken) Housden said.
Well. not exactly, because:
Where I come from, this would have brought out the torch-and-pitchfork mob:
Pittsburgh City Council today gave its unanimous, initial approval to legislation banning mattresses, box springs, sofas and upholstered chairs from city porches, primarily to prevent the celebratory burning of such items, as has happened repeatedly in Oakland.
It's no big deal one way or the other if the unnamed lesbian high school student in Lebanon wins her suit against the school district and is allowed to wear a tuxedo to the prom. Schools have been given more leeway in recent years to regulate all sorts of student behavior, so it would be no great surprise if she lost. On the other hand, who cares what she wears? Are we going to make Secretary of State Hillary Clinton give up her pants suits and start wearing dresses to diplomatic functions?
As the recession deepens, Hoosiers can be grateful that there are so many venues for gambling, so that those down on their luck can turn their last few pennies into a fortune. Now, our down-and-outers might have yet another way to escape from poverty:
A bill currently being tossed around in the House could potentially clear the way for ultimate fighting events to be staged in Indiana.
Please, please, please, please quit helping, OK?
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that another stimulus package might be needed to help the ailing economy.
Pelosi, whose comments followed a meeting with several economists, said the measures already taken by the Obama administration are helping to restore confidence in the shaky financial markets.
But "we have to keep the door open and see how this goes," the California Democrat added.
