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Five years ago the NYC Council rejected Mayor Bloomberg’s bill that would tax consumers six cents every time a store gave them a plastic bag. Tomorrow a new version of the bill will be introduced, this time by Council members themselves. The bill has seven co-sponsors but has yet to earn the support of Christine Quinn, who as Council speaker …

Seven rural Colorado counties have reportedly approved a November ballot measure that will ask residents if they want to break away and form the state of North Colorado. I took the above map from the website of the 51st State Initiative and it looks like the counties in yellow are also targeted. From the wingnut Washington Times: Forming a state …

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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has launched a project to bring internet access to the estimated five billion people who currently don’t have it. “Everything Facebook has done has been about giving all people around the world the power to connect,” Zuckerberg said in a statement. “There are huge barriers in developing countries to connecting and joining the knowledge economy. Internet.org …

From the YouTube channel named Drudge Report Fanatic: Tonight at an Obamacare town hall, a few people tried to heckle Ted Cruz, shouting “you have health care so can we.” After they were chanted down by the crowd, Cruz said he agreed with them that they should have health care and pointed out that Obamacare is causing people like them …

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The Family Research Council has launched a campaign demanding that the Pentagon reverse its plan to allow gay soldiers to take up to ten days leave to get married in another state.  FRC vice president Peter Sprigg this week characterized the policy as an unfair “homosexual honeymoons” plan that discriminates against straight couples. From the FRC Action Center: This special …

Promising news out of Hawaii: Hawaii state House Democrats will meet this week to gauge whether they can come up with the votes to pass a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. If there is sufficient support, and if legislative leaders can agree on language that would withstand court challenges, Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D) will call a special session to deal with …

A mayoral campaign press conference for New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn turned violent yesterday when an anti-Quinn protester slapped openly gay state Sen. Brad Hoylman in the face. The protester, seen above shaking his fist at openly gay former state Sen. Tom Duane, said that he blames Quinn for the closure of St. Vincent’s Hospital in the West …