Monday’s Briefing: Tax Cap? No Chance.

by Contributor | June 16, 2008 3:23 pm

How do you know July is coming? Sweet corn’s starting to rise above ankle length, strawberries are ready for picking and Your State Legislature ™ is about to call it a year.

Among the things they’re not doing: Capping your school taxes[1]. Eeen though that’s what you want[2]. However, they keep on doing what they’re best at: Blaming each other[3].

Your state government:

Is protecting you from burdensome regulation that could drive up the cost of a wine slushie[4].

Is calling the big cigarette tax hike a success[5].

Is trying to undo an “oopsie” that could bust a whole lotta bad people out of jail[6].

Is under the gun to raise judges’ pay, or else[7].

But your property and school taxes? Pfffft. Little stuff. They’ll get to it next year.

Health news:

The Legislature appears closer than ever to making medical marijuana legal[8], even though the feds ignore the state law and prosecute the glaucoma sufferer anyway.

The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: They’re in New York[9]!

And Tonight On Action News: Your shower curtain can kill you!!!!!!![10] (Incidentally, you gotta love any reporter who suggests wearing a gas mask into the shower.)

Elsewhere:

A bailout plan for NYC’s OTB may wind up with a state takeover of all OTBs[11].

Some local librarians want to join the state pension system. Guess who’s saying no?[12]

Fun With Numbers:

Bloomy’s the top choice for Gov[13], but he says he doesn’t want the job.

Gov. Paterson’s getting good reviews from the common folk[14], who are worried about taxes.

And most folks support the Gov’s same-sex marriage[15] change. He’s getting lots more attention[16] for it than he thought he would.

Apropos of Not-Very-Much:

Frenchman scales NY Times building to make a point about global warming. Indict him? Oui, says the prosecutor. Non, says the grand jury[17]. Merci, says the Frenchman.

Rochester asks companies if they’d like to lose millions of dollars, just like the city did. The response: The sound of crickets[18].

An old shipwreck’s found [19]in Lake Ontario.

They feel just like kids again[20].

And here’s something new you can get on Craigslist: Robbed[21].

Today’s Person Who Watched The Clue Bus Pull Out Of The Station Without Him[22].

And my Pick O’ The Day:

If they shorten the competition[23], will more contestants be able to avoid barfing?

What’d I miss? Drop a sarcastic comment or a link in the comments.

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