Monday, May 20, 2013
One Day my Robot Will Come
Disruptions: Helper Robots Are Steered, Tentatively, to Care for the Aging. (The New York Times, 5/19/2013)
Where's Scott Walker Today?
Not in Wisconsin.
Walker's week ahead: Connecticut, New York City, Iowa. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/20/2013)
Hilton Stamford Hotel
Walker's week ahead: Connecticut, New York City, Iowa. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/20/2013)
Hilton Stamford Hotel
Tulsa library system budget takes hit from property tax cut. (Tulsa World, 5/18/2013)
Excerpt: The Tulsa City-County Library has cut more than $800,000 from its proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2013-14 after State Question 766, which passed last year, reduced the amount of property tax revenue entities such as the library system receive.
The state question exempts intangible personal property, such as trademarks, patents and customer lists, from ad valorem taxation.
The tax was previously paid by large businesses such as pipelines, railroads and airlines whose business property moves across county lines.
State Question No. 766 was approved by 65% of the voters.
Excerpt: The Tulsa City-County Library has cut more than $800,000 from its proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2013-14 after State Question 766, which passed last year, reduced the amount of property tax revenue entities such as the library system receive.
The state question exempts intangible personal property, such as trademarks, patents and customer lists, from ad valorem taxation.
The tax was previously paid by large businesses such as pipelines, railroads and airlines whose business property moves across county lines.
State Question No. 766 was approved by 65% of the voters.
Wells Running Dry in Haskell County Kansas
And a big stretch of elsewhere.
Wells Dry, Fertile Plains Turn to Dust. (The New York Times, 5/19/2013)
1930s
Haskell County is home to one other public library: the Dudley Township Public Library in Satanta. (Couldn't get the website to load.)
Wells Dry, Fertile Plains Turn to Dust. (The New York Times, 5/19/2013)
1930s
Haskell County is home to one other public library: the Dudley Township Public Library in Satanta. (Couldn't get the website to load.)
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Iowa Gov. Branstad's Goal for "Family" Income
Heading in the right direction. But then the state was already doing that until 2008. And we all know what happened then
Iowa's richest county: Dallas. 2011 family income. $72,146.
It's located just west of West Des Moines (point of arrow).
Map credit: Wikipedia
It's also Iowa's fastest-growing county.
Decatur County. Iowa's poorest county.
Map credit: Wikipedia
Its current population is about the same as it was just before the start of the Civil War.
Branstad's goal for job growth. (5/19/2013)
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