Ballotpedia is cool!
This is what I think so far:
1A Yes -- I think we need some serious reform and I know that increase in taxes suck and will continue to be an ish but are important to balancing the budget.
1B - Yes. I think increasing discretionary funding is goodish because it allows some district and school site level flexibility.
1C I don't understand enough to decide. It sounds sketch to me.
1D is No because I worry that getting rid of First 5 funding will eventually get rid of early childhood intervention.
1E Dunno. Mental Health Support? Um. No idea.
1F Yes. It's punitive but I'm okay with that.
I'm leaning towards No on D & E
Yeah. Lots of the major orgs that deal with mental health are saying no on E. D is a problem because the language makes it sound like an increase in funding, but it won't actually do that. It just makes mental health services more susceptible to later cuts. It will just make early childhood stuff, which is protected now, more apt to cuts later.
Is the governor in charge of he rainy day fund? it is what my union implied.
From everything I have read, beth, that's not been mentioned at all. I can't find out who IS in charge of the rainy day fund at all, as a matter of fact.
What it does do is increases the duration of the recent tax increases for an additional year.
Acc'ding to this is can be governor or legislative
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and it says many states have caps from 2 - 10 % -- but that isn't enough in big down turns
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There's something satisfying about twittering "Charter Communication sucks ass" and getting a response from Charter. Too bad they won't lower their rates and improve their horrible customer service.
I did the research thing and called my rep. His office says both the both the executive and legislative branches can distribute monies from the rainy day fund. Congress by passing a bill that needs funding and I am assuming that the governor would do it by executive order -- like state of emergency funding. So my unions allegation that it would give the governor great control over the budgeting process is an exaggeration.
A friend back in western Arkansas had a surprise visitor at her back door -- a black rat snake. Pictures: [link]
What would you have done in that situation?
What would you have done in that situation?
Made an embarrassing loud noise, yelled for Hubby, then stared through the glass and gone "Cool." Hubby would then do something masculine and useful and move the snake off to a bush.
edit: If Hubby weren't around, I'd rap on the glass in the hopes of annoying it so it would go away. AFter putting a towel at the foot of the door and making sure windows were snake proof.
