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Sequestration was Obama's idea; now he doesn't like it?
I was dismayed by your recent, misleading article on the Republican's responsibility for the budget sequester (The GOP sequester," Feb. 22). Jack Lew, the White House chief of staff and budget director, set up the sequester in 2011, and Rob Nabors,...Tags: White House, Harry Reid, Jay Carney, U.S. Senate, Jack Lew
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Costco CEO joins effort to raise Maryland's minimum wage
Costco and the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce are among more than 70 businesses and groups that support raising the minimum wage in Maryland, according Raise Maryland, a group advocating for a higher wage. "We pay a starting hourly wage of $11.50 in...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Corporate Officers, Career and Workplace, Business
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Gov. Sean Parnell's Crime Bill Passes Hurdle in Senate
Channel 2 NewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced Gov. Sean Parnell's crime bill after weeks of deliberation. Committee members reached a compromise Tuesday on a provision that would subject athletic volunteers to criminal penalties if they fail to report...Tags: Government, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Sean Parnell, Politics, Abusive Behavior
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Tuesday Morning Coffee: Kane, DePasquale take office today.
Capitol IdeasGood Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. The Kathleen Kane era in the state Attorney General's office officially gets underway today. The Lackawanna County Democrat will take the oath of office during a 2 p.m. ceremony today in the state Capitol rotunda,....... -
State lawmakers vet Lottery privatization proposal.
Capitol IdeasThe senior executives of the British-based company poised to take over the day-to-day management of the Pennsylvania Lottery say they have a simple plan to get more people playing to scratch-off and numbers games that underwrite services for the state... -
Hearing on #PaLottery comes with plenty of questions.
Capitol IdeasA state Senate panel opened a hearing Monday morning on the planned privatization of the Pennsylvania Lottery. A trio of senior Corbett administration officials faced a barrage of questions from the Senate Finance Committee on its announcement last week... -
Monday Morning Coffee: Senate Finance Committee to take up Lottery privatization.
Capitol IdeasGood Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. If you're not at this morning's 10 a.m. session of the Senate Finance Committee, then the chances are pretty good that you'll be missing out on the hottest (and pardon the pun) ticket of 2013....... -
Offshore wind bill emerges from key committee
On its third try in three years, Gov. Martin O'Malley's bill to spur development of an offshore wind farm off the coast of Ocean City won the approval of a key committee Tuesday night, setting the stage for what is expected to be easy passage on the...Tags: Catherine E. Pugh, Ocean City, Victor R. Ramirez, Prince George's County, Thomas V. Mike Miller
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Senate committee OKs Jacob Lew nomination for Treasury secretary
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee voted Tuesday to confirm Jacob J. Lew as Treasury Secretary despite Republican concerns about his support for higher taxes to reduce the nation's debt as well as his tenure as a Citigroup Inc. executive before joining...
Tags: White House, New York University, U.S. Senate, Jack Lew, Politics
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Camelot set to be awarded Lottery contract.
Capitol IdeasHARRISBURG _ The company that runs Great Britain’s National Lottery has apparently been tapped to take over the day-to-day management of the Pennsylvania Lottery. The decision to hand the $3.5 billion Lottery over to a North American subsidiary of... -
Friday Morning Coffee: Motorists footed the bill for $28k cars for PA Turnpike officials.
Capitol IdeasGood Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Here's a little something to get your motor running as you head out on the highway this morning to look for adventure or whatever comes your way. Causing us to snarf up our very first...... -
Turning the tables on Jack Lew
WASHINGTON -- President Obama won re-election in part by beating up on his opponent for receiving big corporate payouts in exchange for dubious work and for socking away money in tax havens such as the Cayman Islands. So it's a bit, well, rich that...
Tags: White House, U.S. Senate, Jack Lew, Politics, Barack Obama
Mar 7, 2013
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Jan 15, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 26, 2013
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Jan 11, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
Jan 11, 2013
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Feb 18, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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