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april 1997
Citizen Vagrom's April '97 issue brings the "action-packed" State Legislature a bit closer to home, and offers a belated alterna-Easter present courtesy of Independent Exposure.

Mike Lowry defends Corporate Welfare as stadium fight heats up
Defending emergency legislation to reverse voter's decision against public funding for the Mariner's stadium, former Governor-turned-Concerned Citizen Lowry claims stadium opponents (CITIZENS FOR MORE IMPORTANT THINGS) are actually getting in the way of getting important things accomplished. Nick Licata, co-chair of C.F.M.I.T., responds.

Vagrom Cameras Crash Citizen's Lobby Day
Just how easy is it for citizens to gain access to their State Legislature? Our Rep’s pretty much stayed behind closed doors and silent aides, but concerned citizens had much to say.

Special Interests: 3, Citizens: 1
Washington Citizen Action, the state’s largest consumer advocacy organization, stages a Half-Time Report on Health Care, Campaign Finance Reform, Civil Justice, and Phone Rates.

Forbidden Music, Seymour King’s Art Film, juxtaposes Nazi restrictions on Jazz with Great Britain’s recent laws prohibiting "RAVE" dance music.

Cowboy Jesus, by Jamie Yerkes, follows a mythic tale of urban salvation at the hands of an African-American she-hero who can tame gangsters with one puff on her magic, hand-rolled cigarette.

From Beggars Banquet, Bim Sherman with "Solid as a Rock".

MORE NUKES AT HANFORD (plutonium to be stored), Mexican State Vs. Indigenous Peoples, Sweden abandons welfare state, Homes Not Jails, and more.