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Palm Beach County trash fee increase proposed
Palm Beach County residents would start paying $1 more a year for trash fees under the Solid Waste Authority's proposed $270 million budget, which got its initial approval on Wednesday. The countywide annual trash disposal fee of $174 for a single-family...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Wildlife, Delray Beach, Everglades
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Hagerstown City Council mulls weapons measure
holly.shok@herald-mail.comWith a section of the city’s firearm regulations requiring repeal because it is superseded by state law, the Hagerstown police chief wants to take the opportunity to “close a gap” in current restrictions by making it unlawful to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Firearms, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Laws
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Michigan Legislature OKs changes to fireworks law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A year-and-a-half after legalizing louder, more powerful fireworks in Michigan, lawmakers are giving local governments the power to restrict their use around holidays after a slew of complaints were lodged by the public. A...
Tags: Politics, Michigan Legislature, Rick Snyder, Government, New Year's Day
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Danville officials launch 'snakes in a pool' probe
smojica@amnews.comFour Danville City Commissioners along with the city manager expressed concern Monday about a recent incident involving The Turtleman, snakes and the pool at the William E. “Bunny” Davis Recreation Complex. On a recent episode of Animal...Tags: Animal Planet (tv network), Politics, Government, Public Officials
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China state auditor warns over local government debt levels
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's state auditor warned on Monday that debt levels among local governments are rising and the financial burdens and risks are not being properly managed, adding to concerns over the health of the country's financial system. The...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Government Debt, Politics, Government
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Hall of Fame hails inductees Pearson, O'Hare
This year's Hall of Fame inductees are longtime community activist and eternally unsuccessful candidate Dennis Pearson and the area's most controversial political blogger, Bernie O'Hare. I've been under pressure for years from other members of the...
Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Whitehall, Macungie, Primaries, Social Media
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Lawsuit Seeks To End $50 State Police Fee For Gun Permits
The Hartford CourantA Torrington business owner who claims he was wrongly charged $50 by state police to apply for a pistol permit is the plaintiff in a lawsuit that seeks to become a class action suit for all pistol permit applicants charged the fee since Oct. 1, 2009....Tags: Politics, Government, Laws, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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DuPage County chairman wants to pitch Cubs on moving west
Clout StreetAdd DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin to the list of suburban politicians angling to lure the Chicago Cubs to his turf if there’s an unlikely collapse of the city-sanctioned framework plan to renovate Wrigley Field. Citing what he...Tags: Thomas Ricketts, Chicago Mayor, Lifestyle and Leisure, Wrigleyville, Wrigley Field
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Deep Tunnel, shallow thinking?
Heavy rains in April quickly swamped Chicago's underground labyrinth of sewers, forcing a stomach-churning surge of waste and runoff back into basements and flooding neighborhoods across the city. The deluge so overloaded the city's aging infrastructure...
Tags: McCook, Chicago Mayor, Politics, Thornton, Government
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Mariano's Fresh Market to open on schedule in Lake Zurich
Adjustments to construction plans at a proposed retail development in Lake Zurich should allow an incoming Mariano's Fresh Market to open on schedule, instead of being delayed by up to six months, according to village officials. Bad soil conditions on...
Tags: Property, Construction, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Realty, Business
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Business leaders want bigger say in county budget
Sun SentinelWith Palm Beach County commissioners considering a fourth property tax increase in five years, business leaders want a bigger say in crafting the county’s $4 billion budget. The Economic Council of Palm Beach County on Tuesday called for the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Business Enterprises, Politics, Freedom of Information Laws, Taxation
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Chicago's gun registry on the ropes
Chicago's 3-year-old gun registry could go away as part of the concealed carry law state lawmakers recently passed, but few are publicly mourning the loss of a database once heralded as a key part of the city's gun control laws. The registry, put in...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Pat Quinn, Firearms, Politics, Laws
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