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Amid huge profits, activists slam Disney fight against paid sick time
The Walt Disney Co. announced impressive quarterly profit results Tuesday, but it was bitter news for the activists at odds with the company over its opposition to a mandatory paid sick time referendum in Orange County. The company announced a big 32...
Tags: Politics, Rick Scott, The Walt Disney Co., Red Lobster
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READER SUBMITTED: Windsor Budget Referendum Scheduled For June 4th
WindsorAnnual Budget Referendum will be held Tuesday, June 4, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Absentee Ballots are available in the Windsor Town Clerk's Office during regular business hours: Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Since this referendum scheduled with less...Tags: Politics, Budgets and Budgeting
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Letters to the Editor - May 28
Statistics prove more guns mean less crime To the editor: In a recent letter to the editor, Judith McLean writes, “We can learn from the states that have already passed more rigorous gun legislation.” Many people, perhaps McLean is one of...Tags: Firearms, Politics, Washington, DC, Gun Control, Elections
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Mayo: Dolphins lose $4.8 million bet
Sun Sentinel ColumnistMy Kentucky Derby pick didn't win on Saturday, but that's OK. Turns out the Miami Dolphins lost a much bigger bet over the weekend -- a $4,784,337 bet, to be more precise. That's how much the team put up as a "non-refundable" fee to cover the cost of...Tags: Football, Kentucky Derby, Local Elections, Super Bowl, Politics
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D113 criticized for student involvement in controversial referendum
Tribune reporterA move by Township High School District 113 to involve students in publicizing its upcoming $89 million bond referendum dances close to the line of violating election law, according to a state official. An email sent Monday from Deerfield High School...Tags: Politics, Teachers, Students, Elections, Political Fundraising
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Residents scold D41 leaders for plans to take Wheaton College land
Dozens of residents blasted Glen Ellyn School District 41 school board members for the idea of using eminent domain to take Wheaton College property to build a new junior high school. The forum on Wednesday night drew more than 100 people who wanted...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Colleges and Universities
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Waiting for Godot: a suburban high school referendum
Township High School District 113's proposed $89 million referendum isn't practical, well devised or sensible. It is only the initial phase of Superintendent George V. Fornero's master plan, the first piece of the pie. Once again, as in the proposed...Tags: Politics
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Local Voices: Highland Park and Deefield
Letters to the editor from Highland Park and Deerfield residents. Excellence in education My wife, Ann, and I are in our 80s, live in High School District 113 and, though we're retired, we strongly support a yes vote in the Highland Park and Deerfield...
Tags: Local Government, Chicago Elections, Local Elections, Politics, Human Interest
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Springfield City Clerk receives referendum to repeal rezoning for Walmart market
news@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A coalition opposed to a rezoning decision by Springfield City Council delivered a referendum petition to the City Clerk’s Office on Monday morning. The petition asks the City Council to reverse its decision or schedule a...Tags: Politics, Elections, Walmart, Marketing
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Ela Township candidates lay out fiscal differences
Ela Township voters will choose between two opposing slates offering different views on money management when they hit the voting booth April 9. Ela First is led by current Supervisor Lucy Prouty, and all but one of its members is an incumbent. Prouty,...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Voting
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UPDATE: Michigan House OKs bill that could allow hunting of recently-endangered wolves
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led state House passed legislation Thursday that could block voters from deciding whether to halt wolf hunting in Michigan. The measure, which passed on a 72-38 vote with bipartisan support, would give the...
Tags: Rick Snyder, Science, Wildlife, Natural Resource Industry, Natural Resources
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O'Malley signs death penalty repeal
Surrounded by religious leaders, civil rights activists and others who have fought for years to stop executions in Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation Thursday repealing the state's death penalty. Unless the law is overturned in a...
Tags: Republican Party, Political Fundraising, Justice System, Scott Shellenberger, Lisa A Gladden
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