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Corbett says drug use costing jobs
HARRISBURG — When Gov. Tom Corbett took office in 2010, he inherited a $4 billion deficit that he plugged with massive cuts to public schools, universities and human services programs while leaving the prisons budget untouched and not raising taxes....
Tags: Unemployment, Regional Authority, Muhlenberg College, Bill Clinton, Recreational Substance Use
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Sarah Palin for Senate? Some tea party activists want her to run
SEATTLE — Sarah Palin’s last elective position in Alaska ended early when in 2009 she abandoned the governorship midway through her first term. But tea party activists appear eager for a comeback, urging supporters to contribute money toward...Tags: Republican Party, Lisa Murkowski, Regional Authority, Joe Miller, Tea Party Movement
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Perez vote delayed as confirmation fight intensifies
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee vote on Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez was postponed hours before it was set to take place Wednesday, highlighting what appears to be a growing partisan fight over the confirmation of the former Maryland official. ...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Marco Rubio, Tom Harkin, Health and Safety at Work
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State education board president supports Democrat Schauer to run for Michigan governor
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrats are continuing to coalesce behind former U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer to run for Michigan governor in 2014. State Board of Education President John Austin announced his support for the Battle Creek Democrat on Tuesday....Tags: Rick Snyder, Regional Authority, Mark Schauer, Politics, Government
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Hispanic growth brings new state House seat to Allentown
Residents in parts of the greater Lehigh Valley are going to need a new score card to keep track of who their state lawmakers are. The state Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld new legislative boundaries for the House and Senate as more geographically...Tags: Justin J. Simmons, Nazareth, Mike Turzai, Frank Dermody, Macungie
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South Carolina sends Mark Sanford back to House
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor's office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election, holding the seat for Republicans. Sanford...
Tags: Republican Party, Tim Scott, Barack Obama, Regional Authority, Government
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Horse Jumping, Christian Bale, Josh Groban, Ronald McDonald (fictional character), Southern U.S. Storms (2011)
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Christie raises record $6.2 million in N.J. re-election bid
TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie has raised a record $6.2 million for his re-election effort as the Republican seeks a second term in November. The amount collected through May 2 is almost as much as the $6.8 million Christie raised in the...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Washington, DC, Elections, Executive Branch
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Online sales tax bill seen stalling in Republican-led U.S. House
Reuters* Senate approval of measure expected on Monday * Broad tax overhaul effort moving separately WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate was expected to vote on Monday to give states the power to enforce their sales tax laws on online purchases,...Tags: Investments, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Amazon.com Inc., U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice
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Pol arrives late, says hello, departs hastily
Sun SentinelA packed house -- close to 100 people -- was on hand Monday morning in Miami for the opening of a state Democratic Party office in Little Havana. U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, a Miami Democrat who represents part of South Broward, was supposed to be one...Tags: Hallandale Beach, Frederica Wilson
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South Carolina election a dead heat, Democratic robopoll shows
The high-profile House race between former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch is going down to the wire as a dead heat, according to a Democratic poll released Sunday night. The survey, by Public Policy Polling,...
Tags: Republican Party, Tim Scott, Regional Authority, Government, Mark Sanford
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Labor nominee Perez faces sharp questions from GOP senators
Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in...
Tags: Tim Scott, Barack Obama, Countrywide Financial Corp., U.S. Department of Justice, Lamar Alexander
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