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Lobbying 2013 Legislature cost $34.2M
TALLAHASSEE — Insurance carriers, sugar growers pushing to lessen their pollution costs, telecommunications giant AT&T and an Internet-cafe software company dominated spending on lobbyists to influence the Florida Legislature during the first...Tags: Insurance, South Florida Water Management District, Government, Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, Winter Park
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Two Bad Ways To Expand Workers' Comp
The state's former "heart and hypertension law" was a gold-plated albatross, a boondoggle for police and fire unions, a classic example of good intentions waylaid by bad science. Though the law was finally changed, the unions bring back some variation...
Tags: Lawyers, Heart Disease, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice
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Veterans, advocates brace for cutbacks
The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training's Baltimore complex is full of neatly made beds and shining-clean floors, a military-like environment for homeless former service members working to get their lives back on track. Its executive...Tags: Rentals, Jones Falls Expressway, U.S. Congress, Layoffs and Downsizing, Section 8 (housing)
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Weekly US unemployment aid applications jump to 360,000, highest in 6 weeks
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump came a week after applications had reached a five-year low. The less volatile four-...Tags: Consumers, Layoffs and Downsizing, Employment, Unemployment, BNP Paribas
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Our coddled public school teachers
Letter writer Mel Novit says that he and his wife are both retired teachers (“Retired teachers,” Voice of the People, May 13). He complains that House Speaker Michael Madigan’s plan to save the teacher pension system from insolvency is...Tags: Bankruptcy, Teachers, Schools, Interior Policy, Public Schools
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Property Manager Settles Fair Housing Lawsuit
The owner and manager of several properties in the Greater Hartford area have agreed to pay $150,000 to a fair housing advocate group as part of settlement. The group, Connecticut Fair Housing Center, sued Paul Rosow, the owner of the properties, and...Tags: Rentals, East Hartford, Apartments, Section 8 (housing), Discrimination
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Valencia student charged in federal tax case
Federal authorities said a Valencia College student had hundreds of names and Social Security numbers interspersed with what appeared to be his class notes, and dozens of debit cards in other people's names. An Orange County deputy made the discovery...
Tags: Personal Data Collection, Crime, Law and Justice, Internal Revenue Service, Valencia College, Interior Policy
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Boomers facing uncertainty of retirement, maybe working years more than they thought
The Great Recession saw unemployment rates double and the housing bust that proved far stronger and lasted much longer than anyone had expected. Through it all, retirement savings plans took a major hit. The economy is improving now. South Florida...
Tags: Employee Benefits, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, 401K, Retirement
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Obama's budget puts the onus on Ryan
WASHINGTON — When it comes to deficit reduction, President Barack Obama may have correctly taken the measure of Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and U.S. corporate leaders; that's a reason why any deficit deal is more remote than ever. Two and a...Tags: Government Health Care, Federal Reserve, Fiscal Cliff, John Boehner, Alan Greenspan
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Judge orders state to prosecute Goodman juror DeMartin
The case against John Goodman juror-turned-criminal defendant Dennis DeMartin is fast becoming as intriguing as the high-profile case against the Wellington polo mogul himself. On Monday, the judge overseeing Goodman's DUI manslaughter case appointed...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Crimes, Justice System
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Fraudsters prey on the elderly – that is where the money is
Financial scams targeting the elderly is an issue that hits close to home, says Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. His 88-year-old mother, who lives in Palm Beach County, is deluged with all sorts of shady solicitations. "I am stunned at the...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Palm Beach County, Interior Policy, Politics, Jeffrey Atwater
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April report to show whether weak hiring persisted
WASHINGTON (AP) — A report Friday on April employment could show whether weak hiring in March marked a temporary lull or the fourth year in which a slumping economy has slowed job growth. Economists predict that the job gains likely improved on...
Tags: Bank of America Corp., Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Banking, Services and Shopping
May 16, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 16, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 17, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 16, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 14, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 13, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 14, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 14, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 13, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 3, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
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