Thursday Open Thread [4.10.14]

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Republicans are acting all indignant on behalf of women, saying "how dare the Democrats talk about about equal pay for women!!! That's insulting to women!!" Booman:
[W]hile [Republicans are] opposing [Democratic] efforts they are attempting to distort the Democrats' position to make it seem like the Democrats think that the entirety of the problem with disparity in pay is due to simple gender discrimination. The Democrats have not made that argument, but it's a blessing that the Republicans seem to think that women will be receptive to it. This is an example of being wrong even if you're right. Simply by making the argument that women aren't discriminated against in the workplace, you piss off most women.
And we have lots of polling goodness inside today.
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., April 10, 2014.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., April 10, 2014.

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Yesterday was a light day. The Senate worked and passed a series of noncontroversial measures, some of which I previously discussed here. The Gun Down the Gray Fox bill made it out of committee. The Dream Act bill didn't. Priorities, people.  BTW, projected annual cost of the Dream Act bill, according to the Fiscal Note? Just over $40K/year. Here's the entire Session Activity Report. The Governor has 51 million reasons to root for passage of HB 265(Schwartzkopf) in the Senate today. The bill raises $51 million in increased annual corporate fees. Since the bill requires a 3/5 super-majority vote, 13 yes votes are required. Don't think the bill would be on the Senate Agenda if all 13 D's were not on board, but we shall see. The over/under on how long it takes Governor Markell to sign the bill? 30 minutes. I'm taking the under.