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On Other Blogs Today: Majority of Public Says Repeal DADT.
1) Gov. Chris Gregoire says the state should save money by aggressively going after companies that aren't paying their taxes. The Seattle Times
' Politics Northwest Blog reports.
2) And one more from the Times' blog: The city of Seattle was almost alone in supporting last November's high-earners' income tax,
3) The PI.com's Strange Bedfellows blog has the details of a new Pew Research Center poll showing that 58 percent of Americans favor repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell.
4) Strange Bedfellows also reports on a press conference held this morning by Maj. Renee Witt, the lesbian flight nurse who will be the only openly gay person to serve in the US military in the DADT era.
5) And one more from the PI's blog: So far, only the state senate Republican caucus has responded to Gov. Chris Gregoire's call for budget recommendations. She's still waiting to hear from the house GOP caucus and both Democratic caucuses with their ideas. The senate GOP's budget suggestions were similar to Gregoire's rash of drastic cuts.
6) Should landlords be allowed to discriminate against non-violent felons? Seattlecrime.com (and maybe the city's Office of Civil Rights) says no.
7) A bright sign for pedestrian and bike funding: Streets for All, via Great City, estimates that spending on bike and pedestrian projects increased seven percent in this year's city budget.
2) And one more from the Times' blog: The city of Seattle was almost alone in supporting last November's high-earners' income tax,
3) The PI.com's Strange Bedfellows blog has the details of a new Pew Research Center poll showing that 58 percent of Americans favor repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell.
4) Strange Bedfellows also reports on a press conference held this morning by Maj. Renee Witt, the lesbian flight nurse who will be the only openly gay person to serve in the US military in the DADT era.
5) And one more from the PI's blog: So far, only the state senate Republican caucus has responded to Gov. Chris Gregoire's call for budget recommendations. She's still waiting to hear from the house GOP caucus and both Democratic caucuses with their ideas. The senate GOP's budget suggestions were similar to Gregoire's rash of drastic cuts.
6) Should landlords be allowed to discriminate against non-violent felons? Seattlecrime.com (and maybe the city's Office of Civil Rights) says no.
7) A bright sign for pedestrian and bike funding: Streets for All, via Great City, estimates that spending on bike and pedestrian projects increased seven percent in this year's city budget.
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