Here are a few excerpts from the April edition of Harper’s Index:
Portion of calls to the IRS help line that went unanswered during last year’s tax-filing season: 3/5
Percentage of registered Democrats who have a favorable view of socialism: 56
Rank of the restaurant industry among the largest U.S. employers: 1
Number of states in which the average restaurant worker’s wage is below the federal minimum wage: 21
Percentage of people in sub-Saharan Africa who slept under mosquito nets in 2000: 2
Who do today: 55
Portion of Americans in 1966 who said that they trusted the government most of the time: 2/3
Who say so today: 1/5
Minimum number of Mexican mayors who have been killed by hit men in the past decade: 44
Factor by which the brightness of a recent supernova exceeded that of all the stars in the Milky Way: 20
Percentage of Americans who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week: 46
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At Daily Kos on this date in 2011—Wisconsin legislator files complaint over Walker's stealthy union-busting vote:
Madison's Cap Times:
Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, filed a complaint Thursday morning with the Dane County district attorney charging that the Joint Conference Committee that convened at 6 p.m. Wednesday and passed an amended version of Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill is in violation of the open meetings law.
Earlier, former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager, who now represents AFSCME, said it was "clear … on it's face" that the conference committee meeting was violated Wisconsin's open meetings law which requires twenty-four hours public notice. The meeting last night was held after less than two hours of notice, far short of the statutory requirement. Even if courts conclude that the meeting was held in violation of the law, it isn't a guarantee that their action will be voided. But at the very least, it gives opponents of the legislation a cause of action to keep the the fight against the legislation alive even as recall efforts pick up steam.
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On today’s Kagro in the Morning show, yet more debates & primaries (ably summarized by Greg Dworkin) forces discussion of the icky stuff that makes David Waldman hate primaries. Plus, protesters punched, another mass shooting, New Hampshire state representative gun loon and alleged child predator resigns.
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