Tuesday, November 1, 2011
MORNING BRIEFING: Read Verner's lips: 'No new taxes.' Plus, Costco wants to sell you schnapps
Headlines
Mayor Verner's budget would not raise taxes and not lay anyone off. She won't be hiring anyone, either, or giving anyone a raise. She will, though, cut all funding to the Weights and Measures department, a move opponents will probably dub "Hectare Gate." (KXLY)
Costco has spent $22.5 million dollars trying to get voters to privatize liquor sales. The privatization supporters have raised 22.7 million total (SR). According to the most recent numbers, that's a little over $6.40 for every registered voter in the state (PI) — enough money to get all of us drunk off eight mini Pucker fruit liqueurs from the Manito liquor store.
55% of Washingtonians say they would uphold a gay marriage law if one were enacted by the legislature (Seattle Times), roughly the same amount who would pick Obama over Perry in a one-on-one race (Wash. Poll).
Out There
Bank of America will not charge you $5 for buying stuff with your own money after all. Say, "Be nice to us, we're super-generous."(WSJ)
China imprisoned its best-known dissident artist, Ai Weiwei, in April (New Yorker), Today it slapped him with a $2.4 million tax bill — Ai says this isn't about money, but control. (WSJ)
Greek President calls for a popular vote on austerity measures. All world markets go, "Holy f-ing shit. God. No." (WaPost)
At the deepest point of the sea, Scientists find the world's largest single-celled creatures. One cell, 4 inches in diameter. (NYT)
Newsreel of the Day!
Who says lions don't like to ride in sidecars around velodromes? (British Pathe)
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