 independent testing facilities.
Further, many school shooters have used AR-15 rifles, which neither the Guard Dog nor the Bullet Blocker backpacks are marketed to protect against.
Former New York City Police Department Commissioner and current Teneo Chairman William Bratton said he would warn parents about the effectiveness of these backpacks against firearms.
“These backpacks would not, under any circumstances stand up against the assault rifles so often used in school shootings,” he said.
California Republicans are gearing up to target several vulnerable Democratic state legislators in an effort to block Democratic governor Gavin Newsom's proposed new tax on drinking water.
In his budget blueprint released two weeks into his tenure as governor, Newsom said he planned to create a "safe and affordable drinking water fund," to help poor communities clean up contaminated water systems.
Opponents counter that improvements for water systems in specific communities around the state shouldn't require a new tax, especially when the state already has a $14.8 million budget surplus and has the highest state tax burden in the country.
Already, they helped put a halt to a proposed tax on text messages in the state that angered Silicon Valley. They are also beginning to fight an expected Democratic effort to repeal the state's decades-old Proposition 13, which would dramatically increase property taxes.
Carl DeMaio, a radio talk show host and the chairman of Reform America, a conservative group that unsuccessfully targeted the state's latest gas-tax hike last year, said the new water tax may appear as a modest new tax on consumers, but it's just one element of Newsom's multi-pronged plan to raise a number of taxes on California residents.
"I warned you this was coming: Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a massive water tax! Yes, in addition to the cost of water charged on your utility bill, you will now be taxes for wanting to drink water," DeMaio told supporters in a recent email.
"We must fight this—or more bizarre tax hikes will surely be added," he wrote. "The water tax is on top of the [texting] tax and gas-tax hikes. And Sacramento politicians are supporting a repeal of Prop 13 on the 2020 ballot to hike property taxes too."
DeMaio said he plans to launch a campaign to stop the water tax by targeting several vulnerable state legislators in an effort to "bring maximum pressure to block this ridiculous tax."
"That is a disgrace," Newsom said at a budget press conference.
"We met with resident who cannot drink or bath with the water in their homes—while paying more for it than those in Beverly Hills," Newsom tweeted Jan. 11th.
ACWA Deputy Executive Cindy Tuck tried to clarify that only a small percentage of California residents do not have safe drinking water, something she agreed was an "unacceptable reality."
"ACWA believes that making access to safe drinking water for all Californians should be a top priority for the state," she said in a statement. "However, a statewide water tax is highly problematic and is not necessary when alternative funding solutions exist and the state has a huge budget surplus."
Tuck said she wants to work with Newsom, his administration and the legislature and other stakeholders on "finding a solution that does not impose a statewide water tax."
Coupal has called Newsom's proposal an example of "California’s knee-jerk reaction to default to a new tax whenever there's a problem."
Even though the state's Republican party collected $34 million in the last election cycle, the most money raised by any single state party, Democrat or Republican, California Republicans still lacked any type of coherent message, Frank said.
"There was none," he said. "If you don't have a message, you don't get the people to vote."
Newsom's new flurry of new tax proposals should help spur Republicans into action if they are serious about regaining their footing and resurrecting their organization and focusing their messaging, he added.
"Are you aware that Gavin Newsom wants to tax you on your water?" Frank asked in a recent interview with the Ventura County Reporter. "That's just one example of the overreach of the Democrat party, and that the Republican party needs to point out to folks. Every time they see a bottle of water, they should be seeing a Democrat and a tax, and that’s our responsibility."
This entry was posted in Politics and tagged California, Gavin Newsom, Taxes. Bookmark the permalink.The National Veterinary Professionals Union recently filed papers with the National Labor Relations Board in an effort to become an officially recognized union. The stated role of the NVPU is to collectively bargain and negotiate for better wages and benefits, safer working conditions, and more workplace support for employee veterinarians, veterinary technicians, unlicensed assistants, client-care coordinators, reception staff, and other unlicensed assistive personnel.
Unions are not unheard of in the veterinary medicine space. Some private clinics, universities, and research settings already have unions. For example, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has a relationship with a local organization representing ASPCA veterinarians at its Animal Hospital and Adoption Center in New York City. In 2004, some employees at an emergency veterinary hospital in Pennsylvania voted to unionize for better working conditions. Oddly, though, after organizing, they went on strike and the union stopped representing the workers.
The creation of the NVPU is unique because it is specifically targeting all employees of every veterinary clinic. The NVPU appears to be headquartered in the state of Washington and plans to work its way east. For all Midwest and east coast vets, you should prepare now for the onslaught of union organizing activity heading your way.<reponame>dilyantraykov/EnvisionedBlog
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Is this not ‘messy’ weather? Yes, another.4″ in my gauge this morning bringing my season-to-date total to 19.3″. Last year at this time the total was 17.55″. About March 31st of 2010, and for several days thereafter, we received rain like we are having now. Will provide an update as the day progresses.
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Should the QM Rule expire in January 2021, home borrowers with enough debt to exceed the QM debt-to-income test will likely be turned down for a loan. The QM patch was designed as a temporary provision applicable to certain mortgage loans eligible for purchase or guarantee by the Government sponsored enterprises (gses), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Speaks up during National Housing Week of Action. The National Low Income Housing Coalition, as part of its Our Homes, Our Voices campaign, reveal several key benefits of affordable housing to both those living in the homes and to the economy as a whole. NLIHC released an infographic which demonstrates the effects affordable housing has on.
The Consumer financial protection bureau (CFPB) recently announced that it would be focusing its attention on the Qualified Mortgage (QM) “Patch” on loans that are eligible to be purchased or.
Annually, NAHREP reevaluates its position on a number of key policy issues which have a direct impact on the association’s ability to accomplish its mission. Last year’s Call to action urged fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to implement affordable housing goals for 2015 – 2017, which successfully took place in August 2015.
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