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- Tea party activists in SC question purpose of Gov Haley’s Tea Party Coalition
- N.Y. Health Commissioner Bans Sale of ‘Bath Salts’
- GOP 2012 hopefuls atoning for flaws
- Jerry Brown calls prison ruling a reason for taxes
- Illinois treasurer says he would call bond houses, warn against lending to Illinois
- Senate debates president’s power during cyber-attack
| Tea party activists in SC question purpose of Gov Haley’s Tea Party Coalition Posted: 24 May 2011 08:45 AM PDT By: JIM DAVENPORT, Dailyjournal.net COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley may be using a tea party group she’s creating as political cover, tea party activists said Monday. Haley announced she was forming the Governor’s Tea Party Coalition to advise her as she spoke to a Columbia Tea Party gathering Thursday at the Statehouse. But tea party activists have been complaining lately about Haley’s handling of a sales tax collection break for online retailer Amazon.com and her use of federal funds to begin implementing the new national health care law. “There’s a high level of concern that our governor is trying to divert some of the pressure from the grass-roots front on some of her decisions recently and that may be reason she wants to form a tea party advisory board,” said Harry Kibler, founder of RINO Hunt. His group singles out “Republicans in name only” for not hewing to GOP principles. Lexington tea party activist Talbert Black said Haley’s move could be seen as an effort to neutralize tea party groups’ criticism. “An advisory board can very easily turn into a way for the governor — or any politician — to neutralize the influence we have,” Black said. Haley spokesman Rob Godfrey said the governor loves the tea party because it’s not a political party. The “coalition she’s forming of tea party leaders is an opportunity to get people who haven’t been involved before to take a pro-active role in bringing good government, pro-business reforms to our state,” Godfrey said. To read more, visit: http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/a9324e6d49da402b85137f68513c24e0/SC–SC-Governor-Tea-Party/ |
| N.Y. Health Commissioner Bans Sale of ‘Bath Salts’ Posted: 24 May 2011 08:41 AM PDT By: FoxNews.com New York State Health Commissioner Nirav Sha is issuing an order to ban the sale of a substance sold as bath salts that packs as much punch as cocaine or methamphetamines when abused. The substance is most often sold in small convenience stores. It causes hallucinations, paranoia, delusions, suicidal behavior and violence as well as chest pains and increased blood pressure. U.S. Sen. Charles of Schumer of New York is seeking a nationwide ban. The state health commissioner’s order issued Monday takes effect immediately. The commissioner can order a ban in the interest of public safety. To read more, visit: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/05/24/ny-health-commissioner-bans-sale-bath-salts/ |
| GOP 2012 hopefuls atoning for flaws Posted: 24 May 2011 08:38 AM PDT By Seth McLaughlin, TheWashingtonTimes.com The GOP presidential field is firming up, and all the major White House hopefuls have something in common besides a desire to defeat President Obama: Each has on his resume a violation of conservative orthodoxy certain to anger primary voters. Whether it's backing state health care, approving tax increases or supporting initiatives driven by climate change, the top candidates have baggage that will have some Republicans swallowing hard in the voting booth. "Every candidate in the field has a question that has to be answered with the Republican primary voters, and how each of them answers that question that pertains to them in the mind of voters is going to be very important," said GOP strategist Ed Gillespie, a former Republican National Committee chairman. "That is part of the testing process. That's part of what forges winning candidates." The field is defined as much by who has passed on a run as by who is in or still considering it. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Sunday that he would forgo a bid, following in the footsteps of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Rep. Mike Pence and billionaire businessman Donald Trump. That leaves a field where it seems the bigger the name, the more questions there are. Many Republican voters want to know why former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who announced his bid last week, criticized on national TV the House GOP's plan to reshape Medicare and why former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., another potential contender, was willing to represent the Obama administration for nearly two years as U.S. ambassador to China. To read more, visit: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/23/gop-12-hopefuls-atoning-for-flaws/ |
| Jerry Brown calls prison ruling a reason for taxes Posted: 24 May 2011 08:33 AM PDT Posted by David Siders, The Sacramento Bee A week after increased revenue estimates looked to frustrate Gov. Jerry Brown’s case for higher taxes, a Supreme Court ruling requiring California to reduce its prison population may help. Brown said in a prepared statement that shifting certain offenders from state prisons to county facilities, as Brown proposes in his budget, is “key” to implementing the court’s order today that California reduce its prison population by more than 30,000 inmates. “We must now secure full and constitutionally guaranteed funding to put into effect all the realignment provisions,” he said, a reference to his bid for a ballot measure extending higher taxes. Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway, of Tulare, called the court’s ruling a “reckless and irresponsible decision,” saying it could increase the risk of violent crime. “Despite today’s ruling, the Legislature will play a critical role in determining how inmates are released to comply with the court’s order,” Conway said in a statement. She said Republicans will “work to ensure that dangerous criminals serve the maximum time of their sentence behind bars where they belong.” Brown also pledged to “take all steps necessary to protect public safety.” The California Republican Party, meanwhile, used the ruling as an opportunity to slam Democrats. Party Chairman Tom Del Beccaro said in a written statement that Democratic lawmakers have “failed in their most basic obligation to keep Californians safe by building adequate prisons.” To read more, visit: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/05/jerry-brown-calls-prison-rulin.html#disqus_thread |
| Illinois treasurer says he would call bond houses, warn against lending to Illinois Posted: 24 May 2011 08:29 AM PDT By: Hannah Hess, stltoday.com SPRINGFIELD, Ill. • Illinois chief fiscal officer said Monday he is willing to dial up the bond houses and finance companies to alert them that lending the state more money, as Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed, would be a “major risk.” ‘ ‘If I need to send letters o the rating companies to tell them the treasurer of Illinois is opposed to more borrowing, I’m going to do that,” said Republican Treasurer Dan Rutherford. Quinn, a Democrat, warned that without borrowing vendors and service providors would be left unpaid. In a statement, he challenged Rutherford to identify schools, state vendors and non-profits that should “continue to operate — or close their doors — while they wait for payment from the state.” The backlog of unpaid bills will reach $8 billion by July, Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka recently estimated. Rutherford says the debt from past borrowing has soared to $45 billion in recent years, which amounts to $10,000 for every household in the state. As a result, Illinois has the second-worst credit rating in the nation, above only California, he added. To read more, visit: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/article_022e716c-8576-11e0-9fc5-0019bb30f31a.html |
| Senate debates president’s power during cyber-attack Posted: 24 May 2011 08:24 AM PDT By: Shaun Waterman, Washingtontimes.com Senators squared off with Obama administration officials Monday about plans to give the president emergency powers to protect vital U.S. electronic networks from attacks by hackers, cyberterrorists and foreign governments. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on the administration's legislative proposal, announced two weeks ago, that would rely on a pre-World War II radio emergency law to provide the president with authority to protect key computer and communication networks — like those mainly in private hands that run power grids, phone systems and banking services — from a cyber-attack. "I must say this baffles me," said Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, of the administration's plan to rely on the 1934 statute. Ms. Collins accused administration officials of relying on "outmoded yet potentially sweeping authorities granted in the Communications Act of 1934" that gave the president the power to take over radio stations in a time of national emergency. At issue is one of the more controversial elements of any new cybersecurity law — what powers the president should have over the Internet in the event of a catastrophic attack on vital U.S. assets. "The country would be better off if we did create some new law regarding the authority of the president to act in these emergencies," said Sen. Joe Lieberman, Connecticut independent and the committee chairman. To read more, visit: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/23/senate-debates-presidents-power-during-cyber-attac/ |
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