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Bangladesh disaster crushes owner's ideal of clothes with a conscience
ReutersBy Frank Jack Daniel, Serajul Quadir and Fiona Ortiz SAVAR, Bangladesh/MADRID, June 17 (Reuters) - When Spanish garment maker David Mayor arrived in Bangladesh a decade ago the fashion label he set up had the motto "clothing with a heart". In an...Tags: Dhaka (Bangladesh), Mangos, Health and Safety at Work, Companies and Corporations, Barcelona (Spain)
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Political Notebook - June 17
Myers to discuss charter home rule at breakfast Del. LeRoy E. Myers Jr., R-Washington/Allegany, will be hosting a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hagerstown’s Academy Theater to discuss the possibility of moving Washington County to charter...
Tags: American Legion, Regional Authority, Government, U.S. Secret Service, LGBT Pride Month
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Former Charles Town Mayor D.C. Master dies
richardb@herald-mail.comThe death last Tuesday of former Charles Town Mayor D.C. Master left a 22-year legacy of service to the city marked by two decades of popular support from voters, plus a few dips into controversy that netted him national media attention. Master, 94,...Tags: Washington, DC, Reedville
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These hires sure look political, Sheriff Israel
Broward Sheriff Scott Israel is getting quite a reputation these days for being very good and generous with his friends. It's just not the reputation we think he should seek. Israel was quick to tell Sun Sentinel reporter Brittany Wallman that his...Tags: Israel, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Pembroke Pines, Elections
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Gov. Brown targets enterprise-zone tax credits
SACRAMENTO — A battle is raging over a California program that grants businesses tax breaks for creating jobs but prevents the public from knowing who got them and why. At issue are enterprise zones, which were established to boost employment in...Tags: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Lobbying, Labor Markets, Jerry Brown, Tribune Company
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On sick time, legislative hypocrisy abounds
If you spend any amount of time in Tallahassee, you'll hear ranting about top-down government. Legislators hate when Washington tells them what to do, arguing that one government should never make mandates for the other. Unless they're the ones...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Orange County (Florida), Voting, Elections
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Bill May Restore Double-Dip Pension For East Haven Mayor Branded As 'Taco Joe'
The Hartford CourantA little-noticed bill, given final approval by legislators on June 4, could reinstate the disputed pension of controversial East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. – who made national news in 2012 by saying he might have some tacos on the day four of his...Tags: Retirement, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, John Rowland
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Politics as Usual
Toomey reaffirms background check support Six months after the Sandy Hook murders of 20 children and six adults, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., reaffirmed his support for expanding background checks on firearms sales, and said he hopes the Senate can...Tags: Lobbying, Allentown, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, Government
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Florida taxpayers need to know
The writer of the June 9 letter, "Rejecting Medicaid funds was costly decision," is apparently unaware that all of the money trees in the federal government's orchard have died. The money contributed by the federal government to state Medicaid programs...Tags: Medicaid, Tamarac, Government Health Care, Internal Revenue Service, Health Insurance
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Jacobs touts a 'sustainable' community in State of Orange County speech
Mayor Teresa Jacobs used her third State of Orange County speech Friday to push the idea that a 'sustainable' environment was one of the area's three crucial pillars, along with a sound economy and strong sense of community. "Above all, I believe that...
Tags: Teresa Jacobs, Buddy Dyer
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Canton Officials Support Site For Highway Garage
The Hartford CourantTown officials are sticking with a site on Commerce Drive for a new highway garage, in spite of residents' lopsided vote to reject a plan for that parcel last month. Residents rejected a $5.4 million plan for a new garage at 325 Commerce Drive by a... -
Fire rings forum burns in Newport
Proponents and opponents of the much debated beach fire rings aired their feelings about the matter before six South Coast Air Quality Management District staff members Thursday night. The debate wasn't unlike the back and forth that has been going on...
Tags: Dana Rohrabacher
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