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The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen
streaming live at arniearnesen.org follow her on twitter @pchowderToday is the 29th anniversary of the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion…I live across the street from the Christa McCauliffe Elementary School in Concord NH (the home of the first teacher in space). I want to remind everyone of her great quote:
I touch the future – I teach.
Education is the pivot point, crucial for an informed voter and citizen and ensures a foundation for “real” opportunity assuming the economic landscape is fair and not rigged for the haves.
Tax Reform LePage Style- Governor LePage has everyone in his sights as he proposes changes to Maine’s tax structure. (but the conservation land trust idea really sucks!)
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/01/20/plan-to-tax-nonprofits-applies-to-maines-land-conservation-trusts/
http://maineinsights.com/maine-needs-investment-and-real-tax-refoPart two:
Politico Chief Investigative Reporter Ken Vogel:
The Kochs Put a Price on 2016: $889 Million – The Koch brothers intend to spend $889 million in the run-up to the 2016 elections – a historic sum, which more than doubles the amount spent by the RNC during the last presidential election cycle and prompted cheers from some in the GOP who are looking for all the help they can get headed into a potentially tough 2016 election landscape.
streaming live at arniearnesen.org follow her on twitter @pchowderToday is the 29th anniversary of the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion…I live across the street from the Christa McCauliffe Elementary School in Concord NH (the home of the first teacher in space). I want to remind everyone of her great quote:
I touch the future – I teach.
Education is the pivot point, crucial for an informed voter and citizen and ensures a foundation for “real” opportunity assuming the economic landscape is fair and not rigged for the haves.
Part one:
Tax Reform LePage Style- Governor LePage has everyone in his sights as he proposes changes to Maine’s tax structure. (but the conservation land trust idea really sucks!)
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/01/20/plan-to-tax-nonprofits-applies-to-maines-land-conservation-trusts/
http://maineinsights.com/maine-needs-investment-and-real-tax-refoPart two:
Politico Chief Investigative Reporter Ken Vogel:
The Kochs Put a Price on 2016: $889 Million – The Koch brothers intend to spend $889 million in the run-up to the 2016 elections – a historic sum, which more than doubles the amount spent by the RNC during the last presidential election cycle and prompted cheers from some in the GOP who are looking for all the help they can get headed into a potentially tough 2016 election landscape.
and read this at the NYTimes:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/politics/kochs-plan-to-spend-900-million-on-2016-campaign.html?emc=edit_th_20150127&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=59811337&_r=0
Title: Koch Brothers’ Budget of $889 Million for 2016 Is on Par With Both Parties’ Spending