- Towns Find Obstacles To Saying ‘I Do’ To Mergers – CBS News – Some New Jersey lawmakers believe they’ve found a solution in having their cash-strapped state act as an ersatz Match.com for towns looking to merge. The state is offering to pay for studies and give a property tax credit to homeowners whose taxes would rise. The aim is to save money and escape Gov. Jon S. Corzine’s plans to slash aid to more than 300 towns with fewer than 10,000 residents. If that doesn’t work, these towns risk losing state aid.
Posts Tagged: state
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Apr 09
Daily Links for April 18th
- Revenge of the RINOs – The Daily Beast – Meghan McCain is right – Democrats and Republicans needs to agree on what needs to be done, even if they don't agree on how to do it.
- Allvoices.com – That’s fine, Gov. Rick Perry, Texas can go ahea… – Gov. Rick Perry of Texas grabbed national attention again this week during the anti-tax teabag ruckus by suggesting that Texas might just at some point get so fed up with federal taxation that they'd want to secede from the United States. He bragged that the Texas economy is in good shape compared with other states, let alone compared to the "federal budget mess," said Fox News. I say we call that bluff. I live in Texas; I know that Texas is, according to State Representative Eliot Shapleigh, "On the Brink." Here's a small sample of Texas's rankings compared to the 50 U.S. states (1=high, 50=low).
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Mar 09
Daily Links for March 4th through March 5th
- Localities Facing Merger Push – WSJ.com – The idea of merging services to reduce labor costs has been gaining popularity for some time, but is getting a stronger push now. Still, it isn't clear how much money can be saved through consolidation. Many cities and counties already share costs and services. In some cases, when governments consolidate, they transition from being governed by part-time officials to hired professionals, who tend to propose more ambitious and costly projects, said Mildred Warner, director of graduate studies in Cornell University's department of city and regional planning.
- Screenshots Of Facebook’s New Real-Time Homepage –
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Jan 09
Daily Links for January 30th
- Dismal Science: What Is A Depression And Are We In One? –
- "State of the States" Series – Gallup.com's "State of the States" series reveals state-by-state differences in political party affiliation, religiosity, consumer confidence, and job-market conditions, based on Gallup Poll Daily tracking data collected throughout 2008.
- RNC chairman vote enters fourth round – USATODAY.com – What an apt metaphor for the GOP! I say elect Rush!
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Jan 09
Daily Links for January 9th
- Online Threat to Kill Obama Leads to Arrest | Threat Level from Wired.com – Bagdasarian is not accused of actually plotting against Obama, and he was released last month on a $100,000 real estate bond. Bagdasarian's attorney did not return a phone call Friday.
The post in question showed up on a Yahoo Finance board on Oct. 22, about two weeks before the election, under the handle "californiaradial." The message was titled "Shoot the nig."
"County fkd for another 4+ years, what nig has done ANYTHING right???? Long term???? Never in history, except sambos."
"Fk the niggar, he will have a 50 cal in the head soon," the message concludes.
