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FDA moves to phase out trans fats from food, citing health concerns Put down that doughnut: FDA takes on trans fats F.D.A. Ruling Would All but Eliminate Trans Fats We wouldn’t want government helping...
The Seattle Times is reporting: “Gov. Jay Inslee has asked state legislators to pass a package of bills that include granting Boeing after 2024 estimated state tax savings of $8.7 billion.” They’re also asking...
Craig Aaron of freepress.net is reporting: Ten billion dollars. No, that’s not the budget for the Fast and Furious franchise. It’s how much was spent on the 2012 elections. Media scholars Robert McChesney and...
You are invited to a FREE screening of the film American Winter on November 9th at Seattle Public Central Library. Produced and directed by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Joe and Harry Gantz, American Winter follows...
The Stand is reporting: Heck, Kilmer, Larsen side with GOP, Wall St. on deregulation bill WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 30, 2013) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved labor-opposed legislation pushed by Wall Street...
Almost all Republican federal lawmakers have signed the Norquist pledge against raising taxes. In the current, 113th Congress, 229 representatives and 39 senators have signed the pledge (source).   Here’s the pledge: I, ____________,...
That’s the deadly sword of tax cuts for rich people and service cuts for the rest of us.
(Image source: FUSE Washington) “If you think it’s more important to hand out millionaire tax breaks than to educate our kids, then go ahead and encourage the Senate Republicans” — Gov. Jay Inslee
Social Security hasn’t contributed a penny to the deficit, it’s not going broke, and it’s not an “entitlement.” But Senator Patty Murray, who is co-chair of the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction, said on...
