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Fri: "Budget" adopted!
posted at 2009-07-10 20:02 | Last modified 2009-07-10 20:07
No, not THE budget. Finance chairs are planning to meet Saturday (and possibly Sunday) to work on a compromise tax package.
The "Budget" I'm referring to is one of the four tiny kittens who've been camped out with their mom in front of the legislature for the last week. This afternoon, rescue volunteers came out with traps and tuna and rounded them up, much to the relief of their fans. (The kittens were living just yards from Jones St.)
I did a story about it for this afternoon; if you missed it, it's here.
Listen Now!
All four kittens already have homes, thanks to the tireless advocacy of front-desk staffer and tour guide Roberta Stavredes. She's the hero of this story. She's been feeding the cats twice a day, burning up the phone lines to find them homes, and tracking down a rescue group to help get the feline family out of harm's way.
Thanks, too, to Deb and Laura with IAR, who spent a long, hot afternoon out front, waiting for the kitties to bite. The mother cat hadn't yet been caught as of this evening, but they say they'll keep coming back till they catch her, too. (If you're inclined, they welcome donations.)
The last kitten to be adopted? "Budget," of course. And the scrappiest of the bunch? That'd be "Speaker." (He's the one pitching a fit in my story.)
Sometimes the jokes just write themselves.
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