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angrychair

(8,736 posts)
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 09:44 AM Nov 2017

The difference local and state elections make

Cannot be understated.
The difference here in Washington state will be huge.
We’ve operated with no capital budget for months and many have been laid off. Having control of both house and senate will get people back to work and give our state a capital building budget.
If we can keep this momentum going and maintain control of them both than it is also going to end the song and dance of having layoff notices sent out to all state employees every two years because the senate wouldn’t approve the budget and we have gone into multiple special sessions and awkward concessions to try and get a state budget passed.

The difference is huge.

How will it help you in your area?

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The difference local and state elections make (Original Post) angrychair Nov 2017 OP
Christie is gone come January now JustAnotherGen Nov 2017 #1
Things are looking up angrychair Nov 2017 #2

JustAnotherGen

(31,928 posts)
1. Christie is gone come January now
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 09:59 AM
Nov 2017

We are so far behind, so economically strapped, high numbers of vacant homes/foreclosures. . .

We have NEVER recovered since the housing bubble burst/too big to fail.


We have nowhere to go but up. Seriously - we get to experience what every other state started experiencing in 2012/2013.

angrychair

(8,736 posts)
2. Things are looking up
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 10:03 AM
Nov 2017

NJ did itself proud, across the state, your voters put Democrats in office.

It will get better

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