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Republicans fighting a republican bill that just called for improvement on standards in light bulbs (not ban any types).

I could become an incandescent bulb pusher once the prohibition takes effect. I don’t think drug prohibition makes any sense, but I have no desire to get into that market. Customers and competitors are an ugly lot and I really don’t want to go to prison. But selling light bulbs — now there’s something I could do!

In 2007, when Congress passed legislation that would gradually ban old school incandescent light bulbs, they added a carrot to the pile of sticks: A $10 million dollar prize to encourage the development of a cheap, green, domestic light bulb to replace the dearly departed Edison model. 5 years later, that bulb is coming to a hardware store near you. It will cost you 50 bucks. It also fails to meet many of the original prize specifications.

Members of the "City Hall Sandwich Club" said they plan to take a protest to the steps of city hall, passing out food during a city council meeting on Monday.

The Orlando group said it plans to distribute food at 5 p.m.

Not mentioned in the Article, coverage will begin soon on www.cityhallsandwichclub.com

On August 23, 2010 Liberty activists from the Orlando area gathered in front of Orlando City Hall to intentionally violate a City Ordinance banning "Group Feeding" (25 or more persons) within a 2 mile radius of city hall.. All local media was alerted prior to our demonstration and City Hall members were even invited to join us.

We violated this law and were able to feed over 100 homeless people without any confrontations with local law enforcement. We hope to continue this trend and explore the freedom of assembly by applying the same tactic to Public Assembly Ordinances.

Due to a bad drought that’s dried up the hydroelectric plants that supply more than two-thirds of its power, Venezuela has been suffering through its worst energy crisis in the last 50 years. President Hugo Chavez’s solution? Change all the light bulbs! Well, that might not be the only action the country is taking (they’ve also put electricity rationing into effect) but an army of Venezuelan soldiers has been given direct orders from the president to distribute thousands of Firefly energy-efficient CFL bulbs.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP/WSYR-TV) - The mayor of Binghamton, a city with its share of economic torment, said he plans to hang an electronic "cost of war" sign outside City Hall to drive home how much taxpayer money is being spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Over the past 18 months, city of Rochester employees have committed at least 119 red light violations while driving city vehicles, records show.
But while employees can be disciplined for the violation, “payment of the related fine will not be required,” according to a newly adopted city procedure for handling the violations.

It was a bit of an unusual site outside of Orlando City Hall -- a flash mob.

Students from the Central Florida Leadership Academy put on the big dance Friday to show their support for the Orlando Magic and the new Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.