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FreedomWorks, MoveOn.org, National Taxpayers Union, and Friends of the Earth find Common Ground
FreedomWorks, MoveOn.org, the National Taxpayers Union, and Friends of the Earth have come together to ensure the end the $6 billion a year subsidy to gasoline refiners who blend corn ethanol into gasoline. On Monday, Friends of the Earth released a joint letter (along with a series of other organizations as co-signers) that was sent to the leaders of the House and Senate in the hopes these tax credits expire at the end of the year. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the tax credit is “designed to make ethanol cheaper, the credit pays refiners such as BP, Shell and Exxon, 45 cents a gallon to blend ethanol with gasoline… At least on its face, the VEETC is yet another … More >>
Democrats And Republicans Find Common Ground On Education Reform
Everyday the words and actions of strategists, legislators and pundits feed the growing polarization between the two main parties. In New York State for example, important legislation continues to be shelved or stagnate as partisan politics contributes to an increasingly ineffective government. Despite this challenging environment, some researchers have been making gains on describing a specific agenda — one on which Democrat and Republicans can find some common ground. Researchers at Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance believe that in the realm of education policy, the divisions between the parties are “quite minor.” Despite continued resistance to a unified plan, education reform recommendations like merit-based pay or the growing popularity for online education is embraced by leaders on both sides. … More >>
Ethics Reform? Ethics Reform!
At 3:14 this morning, Gotham Gazzette’s David King wrote: There is talk around the capitol that an ethics agreement could be announced this week. It may be a long shot as most legislators have returned to their districts tonight but it is Albany and anything can happen. The official line as of this evening remained “talks are ongoing.” AND LO! The sun rose this morning on a new ethics deal being promoted by Republicans in the Assembly and Democrats in both houses: Senate Majority Conference Leader John Sampson, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb today announced the introduction of sweeping ethics and campaign finance reform legislation. The legislation will include provisions agreed to by both the … More >>
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