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Anne Arundel school board adds to raises in operating budget
The Anne Arundel County Board of Education on Wednesday approved systemwide pay increases as part of a $1 billion operating budget, adding more to the raise package than the County Council had initially supported. The budget also includes money for the...Tags: Science and Technology, Employees, Budgets and Budgeting, Education, Catonsville
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Hagerstown City Council briefs
Council approves $1.2M for redevelopment The Hagerstown City Council on Tuesday voted 3-1 to approve $1.2 million in funding for a grant program aimed at fostering commercial redevelopment citywide and in the urban core. The funding for the “...Tags: Financial Aid, Education, Elections, Politics, Government
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Michigan's unemployment rate steady at 8.4 percent
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state says Michigan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate remained steady at 8.4 percent in the latest month as the size of the workforce and the number of people employed both grew. The Department of Technology,...Tags: Employment, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment
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Boehner torn between conservative issues and those with broad appeal
WASHINGTON — About once a week, like clockwork, House Speaker John A. Boehner insists in a Capitol news conference that jobs and the economy are the "No. 1 concern" of his GOP majority. But from week to week, there's often another priority in the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Raul Labrador, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Elections
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IDOT finances rife with errors, oversight lapses, state audit finds
Bookkeeping is sloppy at the Illinois Department of Transportation, where contracts have been hastily awarded for "emergencies" such as trash collection and overtime claims have gone unchecked, according to a state audit released Wednesday. Other...Tags: Employees, Human Mishaps, Economy, Business and Finance, Wage Contract Issues, Finance
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Valley housing market gains momentum in May
Margaret Wolf couldn't help but notice when the "for sale" sign in front of a house two doors away was removed just days after it went up. The gray home with red shutters on Route 309 in Upper Saucon Township attracted multiple offers and sold for $177,...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Real Estate, Finance, Homes, Services and Shopping
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Browne's amendment advances part of Corbett's pension fix
HARRISBURG — One aspect of Gov. Tom Corbett's plan to change the state's two pension systems for government workers narrowly escaped a key Senate panel Wednesday. But that amended bill — written by Sen. Pat Browne, R-Lehigh — could cost...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Stewart J Greenleaf, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Tom Corbett
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WRAPUP 6-Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year
Reuters* Fed says risks to growth, jobs have lessened since fall * Bernanke says Fed could end bond buying by mid-2014 * Two officials dissent; Bullard worries inflation too low By Alister Bull and Pedro da Costa WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Federal...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Prices, Central Bank
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Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy is expanding strongly enough for the central bank to begin slowing the pace of its bond-buying stimulus later this year. Bernanke's confirmation that the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Consumer Confidence, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Finance
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Have California lawmakers earned their new 5% pay raises?
Gov. Jerry Brown and members of the Legislature are getting pay raises. The little-known California Citizens Compensation Commission voted Wednesday to permit 5% salary increases for all statewide elected officials, the 80 members of the Assembly and...
Tags: Interior Policy, Judges, Jerry Brown, Justice System, Executive Branch
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New ranking places South Florida in the top 5 for small-business growth
If you are looking to grow your small business, South Florida is a good place to be. Biz2Credit, a firm that matches small businesses to financial institutions, has ranked the Broward and Miami-Dade County area as the fifth-best for small-business growth...Tags: Employees, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Fort Lauderdale, Miami-Dade County, United States Census Bureau
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Meriden Call Center Cutting 160 Workers
The Hartford CourantVerizon Wireless told the state it will terminate 160 workers in continuity marketing operations at its Meriden call center by the end of August, but a spokesman said Wednesday that almost all of the workers are expected to stay on in other jobs. The...Tags: Verizon Communications, Meriden, Job Layoffs, Verizon Wireless, Layoffs and Downsizing
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