To The "Yays"

Budget battles are going on all over the country. Rhode Island's House representatives today are voting on a bill that would repeal the flat tax alternative (apparently a break for about 2,000 high earners in the state) that was adopted 2006. The money saved would be used to help fund other state initiatives - like city and local distributions which are slated to be cut by $55 million under the Governor's austerity budget.

Also on the docket today, this time for the Senate, are votes on bills to make prostitution and sex-trafficking laws more strict. Way back when, in this blog's first-ever post, I mentioned (see #12) that indoor prostitution in Rhode Island was essentially legal. If today's votes go to the "yays", that would change.


And in other news, Sue has five days left of internship. Viney is doing well. The weather looks like it's slated to change for the better - more rain today, but some sun is on the horizon.

I have developed a plan to make the garage my work room; it's going to involve building another shelf and some racks to enable hanging stuff in the garage, then relocating all the tools from the basement, all the scrap wood/materials, etc. It should increase the livable area in the house, reduce clutter and dust, and provide for a better basement renovation plan - one that doesn't require squeezing in a workroom.

Happy hump day! (Can't believe it's almost July.)