#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Is Kansas on the path to financial crisis? http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Tax-VOX/2013/0611/Is-Kansas-on-the-path-to-financial-crisis With a budget that is facing a 0 million shortfall, Kansas has set the stage for a perpetual budget crisis, Francis argues. Although lawmakers are trying to attract businesses to the state, the financial uncertainty and deficits Kansas will grapple with will undermine such efforts, he says. Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (R) and the GOP-controlled legislature are struggling to accomplish two goals: They want to repeal the state income tax but need to balance a budget that, despite substantial spending cuts, faces a 0 million shortfall…http://www.twitpic.com/cxsibq
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Check Out the First Interior Renderings of 432 Park Avenue http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/06/03/check_out_the_first_interior_renderings_of_432_park_avenue.php The first exterior renderings for 432 Park Avenue showed the Rafael Vinoly-designed superscraper towering over its Midtown neighbors. No surprise there—the boxy structure will be the western hemisphere's tallest residential building when it's finished. And the first interior renderings take full advantage of those views. BuzzBuzzHome has a glimpse at two of those renderings; we dug up a third, which may be found below. (Floorplans, for reference, may be reviewed here.) As of March, prices on available units ranged from .25 million to million; a penthouse is already in contract for million. Anyone seen more recent pricing/availability data? Let us know. Behold! The other interior renderings (interiors, by the way, are by Deborah Berke): Billionaire bathtub views from 432 Park [BuzzBuzzHome via dbox] · 432 Park Avenue coverage [Curbed]http://www.twitpic.com/cx1ii5
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Controversial Plaza 'Attic' Back on the Market for Million http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/06/07/controversial_plaza_attic_back_on_the_market_for_59_million.php The lawsuit over the Plaza penthouse once purchased by Andrei Vavilov might be a little ridiculous—he sued on the grounds that the developers hadn't given him the “light and airy expanse” they promised, but had instead given him something more like an attic—all signs point to the fact that buyers haven't exactly been thrilled with this particular property. The latest sign: the penthouse is back on the market as of yesterday, this time asking million. Avid Plaza fans might recall that the apartment sold last spring for a little more than million (after a long wait and some PriceChoppage), so why the extravagant flip attempt?According to the brokerbabble, this time the apartment is sold furnished—and they aren't just any furnishings. “The Penthouse is being delivered with custom furnishings personally selected by world renowned…http://www.twitpic.com/cx1jhz
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Wisconsin worker advocates head to DC to lobby for immigration reform http://wisaflcio.typepad.com/wisconsin-state-afl-cio-blog/2013/06/mmigration-lobby.html As debate over immigration reform begins on the Senate floor Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Stephanie Bloomingdale and other working family advocates headed to Washington DC today to lobby Sen. Baldwin, Rep. Duffy and Rep. Kind on comprehensive immigration reform. Labor leaders and allies will call for a bill that includes a roadmap to citizenship for the more than 11 million aspiring Americans and strong protections for all workers.The lobby visit is part of a national lobby day involving working family advocates from across the country. The lobby visits will also coincide with a massive mobilization the week of June 10-14 encouraging millions of working families across the country to contact their members of Congress to demand fair and compassionate immigration reform. “The time is now for a fair and comprehensive immigration…http://www.twitpic.com/cwwnmn
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty US Uncut on Facebook According to a spokesman for Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, the city relies on the Federal OSHA agency to inspect ongoing demolition sites, but OSHA has only 11 inspectors tasked with inspecting every job site in the entire Philadelphia area, which has a population of over 6 million. This shocking revelation recalls shades of April’s tragic fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, which killed 14 and flattened scores of homes. In the wake of that tragedy, it was reported that OSHA had not inspected the plant in over 33 years. http://www.progressivepress.net/in-philadelphia-unregulated-capitalism-claims-6-more-lives/ ~EDShttp://www.twitpic.com/cwqqz4
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Police Brutality and the Prison Industrial Complex http://www.answercoalition.org/sacramento/events/police-brutality-prisons-sac-event.html Skulls cracked with batons, flashlights, fists, feet and knees. Bodies shot with 1, 10, 50 and 100 bullets. Police brutality is not only constant in the United States, it is thriving and escalating. The U.S. has the largest prison population in the world. Over 7 million people are incarcerated, on probation or on parole. And oppressed communities of color bear the brunt of the racist system. Police brutality, the U.S. criminal “justice” system—the prisons, the jails and the courts—are integral parts of the capitalist state. We invite you to this forum where local activists will discuss the above topics and more i…http://www.twitpic.com/cuztx1