Day: October 23, 2014
Axelrod: Obama Resists Theatrical Nature of Presidency
There’s no doubt that there’s a theatrical nature to the presidency that he resists. Sometimes he can be negligent in the symbolism.
— David Axelrod, quoted by Businessweek, on President Obama’s management style.
Americans Will Spend $7.4 Billion on Halloween
$7.4 billion
Amount Americans will spend on Halloween costumes, decorations and candy in 2014, according to the National Retail Federation.
With Millions in Tax Revenue on the Line, Marijuana Legalization Is on Ballots in Three States and DC
As a spate of new studies find positive results from the legalization of pot in Colorado and Washington state, including a dip in traffic fatalities in Colorado — and with Washington state accruing $3 million in taxes since pot was legalized in July, Colorado tallying $18 million in pot-tax revenue since January, including $7 million in July alone, and a projection that $3.1 billion in taxes would be collected if all 50 states legalized weed — voters in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C. will decide whether to legalize marijuana on Nov. 4, and Floridians will decide whether to allow the sale of medical marijuana.
Vox.com has a round-up of the initiatives:
Democratic N.C. State Senator Calls out Republican Majority for Seeking Retribution Rather Than Governing
Floor Speech on the 2014 Budget from Jeff Jackson on Vimeo.
This floor speech from N.C. state Sen. Jeff Jackson, a Democrat from Gastonia, a Charlotte suburb, is making the rounds. Here’s more information on Jackson, who is a veteran and was serving as an assistant district attorney when he was elected by the local party to succeed Sen. Dan Clodfelter, another Democrat who is now Charlotte’s mayor.
