Daily Archives: May 15, 2005

Action alert for Monday

Posted on May 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Isn’t this sweet – the Senate has decided to hear public testimony on HJR6, the Double Secret Illegal bill for gay marriage, on Monday morning at 8:30 AM. Apparently, they were a wee bit reluctant to make that information known … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Other dead bills

Posted on May 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a fact that in a 140-day session, a lot of bills (some good, many not so good) fail to make it to the floor of one chamber or the other for a vote. Despite some encouraging successes on the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Who killed HB166?

Posted on May 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

In one of my previous posts lamenting the sorry state of the House Elections Committee and its overlord, Mary Denny, I talked about how they could be a force for good if they chose by considering bills that would add … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Casey on HB789

Posted on May 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Hotshot Casey takes a look at HB789 (though he doesn’t specify it by bill number) and points out many of the bad things about it. Nothing new there to those who have been following this, and I do wish he’d … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Base closings

Posted on May 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t have too much to say about the proposals to close and/or consolidate miltary bases around the country. It’s hard to find a NIMBYer topic than this, other than maybe the location of halfway houses for sex offenders. In … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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