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Other states woo Maryland's gun manufacturers
As Maryland contemplates passing one of the nation's strictest gun laws, at least seven other states have courted its gun manufacturers, offering tax incentives and open arms elsewhere. The governor of Texas, West Virginia's House speaker and an Illinois...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Politics, Regional Authority, Government, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
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Gas likely to stay at pennies per gallon in post-Chavez Venezuela
Although Hugo Chavez has died, Venezuelans are likely to still enjoy gasoline for pennies per gallon – if not for even less. The people of Venezuela have long been used to low-priced gas that is heavily subsidized by the state, viewing it as a...
Tags: Politics, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Elections
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Some banks have become too big to prosecute, attorney general says
First, financial institutions were too big to fail. Now, are they too big to prosecute? Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. said Wednesday that some banks had become so big that prosecuting them could endanger the wider economy. In remarks before the Senate...
Tags: Eric Holder, Financial and Business Services, Criminal Laws, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Laws
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More than 25% of Americans raiding 401(k)s to pay bills
More than 25% of Americans are dipping into 401(k) retirement accounts to pay for bills. U.S. workers are tapping into nearly a quarter of the $293 billion placed into their retirement savings each year to pay for mortgages, credit cards and other...
Tags: 401K, Employees, Finance, The Washington Post, Economy, Business and Finance
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Executives doubt U.S. workers have skills to succeed, survey says
U.S. corporate executives believe American workers lack crucial skills for success. More than half of executives belief their underlings are "average at best" in areas such as creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and communication, according...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Employees, Philosophy, Career and Workplace
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Scott to lawmakers on past two years: “It’s working”
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelGov. Rick Scott went before the Florida Legislature and offered a huge dose of sellf-congratulation as well as praise for lawmakers. “Two years ago, we met together facing crippling debt, record-high unemployment and a downward spiral of job losses,... -
Employers wait longer to hire, waiting for perfect candidate
Despite an improving economy, employers are waiting longer to fill job openings in their companies even when they receive many applications to a vacancy. Employers now take an average of 23 business days to hire someone for a position, more than a...
Tags: Employment, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, University of Chicago, Career and Workplace
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Protesters march to urge Texas Gov. Rick Perry to expand Medicaid
Several hundred protesters marched in Austin on Tuesday to protest Texas Gov. Rick Perry's hard stance against expanding Medicaid coverage in the state. Perry has dismissed calls to follow two tenets of the federal Affordable Care Act: expand Medicaid,...
Tags: Politics, Medicaid, Regional Authority, Government Health Care, Health Insurance
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Machinery orders jump as U.S. businesses show confidence
In another sign of a recovering economy, U.S. orders for machinery and factory goods jumped in January as businesses invested for future growth. The Commerce Department said U.S. companies upped their orders for such goods by 7.2% in January from the...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Business
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Fed says economy growing modestly in the West and much of nation
WASHINGTON -- The economy grew modestly in California and the West this year, helped by increasing auto sales and a strengthening housing market, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in its periodic business survey. Modest growth was reported in an...
Tags: Real Estate, Labor Markets, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Services and Shopping, Federal Reserve
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Motor City blues
Michigan's Republican governor, Rick Snyder, took the unprecedented step last week of announcing that he considers Detroit's elected leaders incapable of fixing the city's fiscal problems, and so he will appoint an emergency financial manager with...
Tags: Politics, Collective Contract, Racism, The Detroit News, Finance
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Supreme Court must not roll back voting rights
It would be troubling — though perhaps fitting — if Alabama, the state that gave us the Voting Rights Act in 1965 because of its opposition to providing African-American citizens the ability to register and vote, became the state that would...Tags: Politics, Social Issues, Minority Groups, Polls, Laws
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