N.Y. Gun Rights Advocates File Suit To Block Strictest In The Nation Law « CBS New York
Instead of the seven-bullet limit on gun magazines, the changes are expected to allow 10-bullet clips, which, sources said, can be used at shooting ranges. Gun owners would then be on the honor system to put only seven bullets in the clip.
“There is no such thing as a seven-bullet magazine. That doesn’t exist, so you really have no practical option,” Cuomo said on Wednesday.
But that’s not Cuomo’s only pull back.
“This state has no future if it is going to be the tax capital of the nation,” Cuomo during his inauguration.
Cuomo then passed a supposedly temporary tax on high-earning New Yorkers that was due to end next year, but now, CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer reported Thursday, that’s not going to happen.
“There will be an extension of the surcharge set to expire next year,” Cuomo said Thursday.
And when asked at if that wasn’t hypocritical, given his prior no-new-taxes positions, Cuomo tried to paint the tax hike as a tax cut, since the budget also provides the middle class with a $350 child tax rebate.
“Some taxes go up, yes, and others go down and the net is they go down. That’s why it’s a tax cut,” Cuomo said.
Business proponents are crying foul.
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Euro may be doomed whether Cyprus stays or goes
Euro may be doomed whether Cyprus stays or goes - Darrell Delamaide's Political Capital - MarketWatch:
"It is impossible to imagine that politicians in Germany, for instance, would dare to confiscate nearly 7% of the savings of their own citizens for any reason.
But they were willing to do it to Cypriots.
“What we are witnessing is the slow death of the European Project,” Anthanasios Orphanides, the former head of Cyprus’s central bank, said in an interview with Bloomberg TV this week.
“We are in a situation that some European governments are essentially taking actions that are telling citizens of other member states that they are not equal under the law.”
"It is impossible to imagine that politicians in Germany, for instance, would dare to confiscate nearly 7% of the savings of their own citizens for any reason.
But they were willing to do it to Cypriots.
“What we are witnessing is the slow death of the European Project,” Anthanasios Orphanides, the former head of Cyprus’s central bank, said in an interview with Bloomberg TV this week.
“We are in a situation that some European governments are essentially taking actions that are telling citizens of other member states that they are not equal under the law.”
Forget Spain and Italy. It’s France that’s Greece-ifying before our very eyes
Forget Spain and Italy. It’s France that’s Greece-ifying before our very eyes – Quartz:
"France has so far dodged the “problem child” reputations that Spain and Italy have earned.
But it looks like that will be increasingly hard to keep up. Data today on France’s business output hinted not just that its economy is decaying—but that it’s doing so rapidly."
"France has so far dodged the “problem child” reputations that Spain and Italy have earned.
But it looks like that will be increasingly hard to keep up. Data today on France’s business output hinted not just that its economy is decaying—but that it’s doing so rapidly."
Whose Insured Deposits Will Be Plundered Next?
Guest Post: Whose Insured Deposits Will Be Plundered Next? | Zero Hedge: "
Spain, it would appear, has changed constitutional rules to enable a so-called ‘moderate’ levy on deposits.
New legislation in New Zealand suggests that depositor funds could be used to bail out banks there, too.
Far more worrying for American and British depositors though is this paragraph Golem XIV brings up from a joint Bank of England and FDIC paper from 2012 which points to the possibility of using deposit insurance funds to bail out illiquid banks:"
Spain, it would appear, has changed constitutional rules to enable a so-called ‘moderate’ levy on deposits.
New legislation in New Zealand suggests that depositor funds could be used to bail out banks there, too.
Far more worrying for American and British depositors though is this paragraph Golem XIV brings up from a joint Bank of England and FDIC paper from 2012 which points to the possibility of using deposit insurance funds to bail out illiquid banks:"
Community Conversation Forum
Muskegon Republican: Community Conversation Forum:
"THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013
Community Conversation Forum:
"Civility and Free Expression: A Conversation about Gun Violence
JOIN US for a Community Conversation on Gun Violence at the Grand Haven Community Center on March 21, 2013 from 6:00 to 9:00.
The Community Center is located at 421 Columbus St, Grand Haven, MI 49417.
Registration is now closed.
Walk-ins are welcome (though food may not be available). "
"THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013
Community Conversation Forum:
"Civility and Free Expression: A Conversation about Gun Violence
JOIN US for a Community Conversation on Gun Violence at the Grand Haven Community Center on March 21, 2013 from 6:00 to 9:00.
The Community Center is located at 421 Columbus St, Grand Haven, MI 49417.
Registration is now closed.
Walk-ins are welcome (though food may not be available). "
Hollywood Transforms Itself to Milk Multiple States for Movie Money
Hollywood Transforms Itself to Milk Multiple States for Movie Money [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"The Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency did an analysis of the film subsidy program a few years ago. For the fiscal year covering 2010-11, it found that the program brought $13.5 million worth of benefit at a cost of $125 million.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a left-leaning economic think tank, reviewed the literature on state film subsidy and tax rebate programs and found that claims that they are worth the cost are almost unanimously "more fiction than fact."
"The Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency did an analysis of the film subsidy program a few years ago. For the fiscal year covering 2010-11, it found that the program brought $13.5 million worth of benefit at a cost of $125 million.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a left-leaning economic think tank, reviewed the literature on state film subsidy and tax rebate programs and found that claims that they are worth the cost are almost unanimously "more fiction than fact."
Department of Ed creates new six-figure job, while wielding sequester ax
Department of Ed creates new six-figure job, while wielding sequester ax | Fox News:
"But in Washington, education funding cuts did not stop the appointment this month of a former elementary school teacher and aide to Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. to the job of executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans.
David Johns was given the newly created job, where he will be “asked to identify evidence-based best practices to improve African-American student achievement from cradle to career,” according to the Department of Education."
"But in Washington, education funding cuts did not stop the appointment this month of a former elementary school teacher and aide to Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. to the job of executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans.
David Johns was given the newly created job, where he will be “asked to identify evidence-based best practices to improve African-American student achievement from cradle to career,” according to the Department of Education."
Muskegon County falls to 69th in new Michigan county health rankings
Muskegon County falls to 69th in new Michigan county health rankings | MLive.com:
"The new ranking indicates that Muskegon County’s welfare may have worsened in some key areas — last year the county landed in No. 63."
"The new ranking indicates that Muskegon County’s welfare may have worsened in some key areas — last year the county landed in No. 63."
Cyprus Shuts Banks Until Tuesday, Seeks Russia Aid
Cyprus Shuts Banks Until Tuesday, Seeks Russia Aid:
"Cypriot banks will remain closed at least until Tuesday as negotiations between the country and Russia over financial assistance continue in Moscow."
"Cypriot banks will remain closed at least until Tuesday as negotiations between the country and Russia over financial assistance continue in Moscow."
Muskegon County room tax dollars will not support summer festivals, committee decides
Muskegon County room tax dollars will not support summer festivals, committee decides | MLive.com
"Meanwhile, an $11,000 debt Muskegon County was left from last year’s Hot Rod Power Tour event will not be charged to the room tax event marketing program but will be handled in another area of the county budget, according to Muskegon County Community Development Director Bob Lukens.
The tourism advisory committee delayed event market program decisions until the Power Tour payment issue was determined."
"Meanwhile, an $11,000 debt Muskegon County was left from last year’s Hot Rod Power Tour event will not be charged to the room tax event marketing program but will be handled in another area of the county budget, according to Muskegon County Community Development Director Bob Lukens.
The tourism advisory committee delayed event market program decisions until the Power Tour payment issue was determined."
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