PierceGOP | September 18, 2009
Washington State Public Employee Benefit Board announces audit of employee and dependent eligibilty. People that no longer (or never have) qualified for coverages will be removed from enrollment and denied coverage to reduce state cost. A fiscally responsible move. The BIG QUESTION: How is this audit of eligibility any different than the VETOED Pierce County [...]
WebTeam | September 17, 2009
House Votes 345-75 to Ban Federal Grants to Acorn Brody Mullins, Wall Street Journal 9-17-09 In the latest fallout from the Acorn flap, the House voted overwhelmingly this afternoon to ban the community organizing group from receiving any federal grants. The House, voting 345-75, approved legislation that would ban Acorn from receiving federal grants. House [...]
WebTeam | September 17, 2009
Pierce County, get ready for grim budget news David Wickert, TNT Political Buzz 9-17-09 The Pierce County Council’s scrutiny of the county’s 2010 budget begins Tuesday, Sept. 22, when councilmembers receive the County Executive’s budget proposal at their regular 3 p.m. meeting in the Council Chambers (930 Tacoma Ave. S., Room 1045, Tacoma). “The recession [...]
WebTeam | September 16, 2009
Dem Senator Warns of ‘Big, Big Tax’ on Middle Class in Baucus Bill Teddy Davis, ABC News 9-16-09 It’s not every day that you hear a Democratic senator charge that a fellow Democrat is proposing to raise taxes on the middle class, but that is what happened on Tuesday when Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., ripped [...]
WebTeam | September 15, 2009
Obama Admin: Cap And Trade Could Cost Families $1,761 A Year Declan McCullagh , CBS News 9-15-09 The Obama administration has privately concluded that a cap and trade law would cost American taxpayers up to $200 billion a year, the equivalent of hiking personal income taxes by about 15 percent. ….Read More
WebTeam | September 14, 2009
Senate Votes to Cut Off ACORN Housing Funding Fox news 9-14-09 The amendment, offered by Sen. Mike Johanns, passed in a vote of 83 to 7 and prohibits the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now from receiving funds from the current Transportation and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill….Read More
WebTeam | September 12, 2009
DeMint: ‘Americans Are Awake, They’re Informed, And They’re Outraged’ Terence P. Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief CNS news 9-12-09 Speaking before a massive crowd of cheering protestors attending the “Taxpayer March on Washington” at the West front of the U.S. Capitol today, Sen. Jim DeMint (R.-S.C.) issued a challenge to President Barack Obama and Congress…Read More
PierceGOP | September 12, 2009
Three Reasons Why Government Can’t Run Health Care by Newt Gingrich August, 26, 2009 Facta, non verba. For those of you who have forgotten your Latin, it means “deeds, not words.” There’s been a lot of overheated rhetoric about health care reform, but this saying is one that all Americans should return to when considering [...]
WebTeam | September 11, 2009
GOP to host Candidate Forum John Henrickson TNT Polictical Buzz 9-11-09 The 25th Legislative District Republican Club will hold a forum for Puyallup City Council candidates next Thursday, Sept. 17 …Read More
WebTeam | September 11, 2009
Census Bureau Severs Ties With ACORN HOPE YEN Associated Press 9-11-09 The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN, a community organization that has been hit with Republican accusations of voter-registration fraud …Read More