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Monthly Archives: June 2009

Amazonia

It looks like Amazon’s affiliate program shut down in NC is part of a long running battle between local and state govs and the mail [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Jun 30, 2009 Posted in: Legislation Comments closed

It burns

My eyes are still smarting from the headline and first paragraph of “conservative columnist” Deroy Murdock’s piece on health care in today’s Chapel Hill Herald. [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Jun 30, 2009 Posted in: Current Events, Health Care Comments closed

Meanwhile, in the 2010 Senate race

Cal Cunningham has a golden retriever named Davidson. That, and other fun facts about the potential Senate candidate at his rather extensive Wikipedia page. Roll [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Jun 27, 2009 Posted in: 2010 Elections, Polls Comments closed

MoveOn ads on Health Care

Word via TPM that MoveOn is going to take on Sen. Kay Hagan over the public option. I spoke with some folks in the Senator’s [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Jun 27, 2009 Posted in: 2008 Elections, Current Events, Health Care Tags: , , Comments closed

Thanks Guys, you’re awesome

Legislature proposes sales tax changes, manages to get everybody in the state who uses the Amazon program shut down. WSJ: In an email, Amazon reportedly [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Jun 26, 2009 Posted in: Current Events, Economy Comments closed

PACing the legislature

This lovely reminder of how things work from Bob Hall and our friends at Democracy NC: (link to report) SPECIAL-INTEREST PACS GUARD TAX LOOPHOLES A [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Jun 26, 2009 Posted in: 2008 Elections, Budget, Policy Tags: Comments closed

Hagan’s challenge

Editorial from this week’s paper: About 16 years ago, the state of Florida passed health care reforms that promised at least a beginning for universal [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Jun 26, 2009 Posted in: 2008 Elections, Health Care, NCSenate Tags: Comments closed

CR coming down

The House is preparing a continuing resolution for floor action today. The budget is getting close. Appropriations is fixin’ to meet. Caucuses are happening, too. [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Jun 25, 2009 Posted in: Current Events Comments closed