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Annual 'budget turkey' list draws flak
TALLAHASSEE – Florida TaxWatch, the business-backed group that calls itself a fiscal watchdog, has targeted $106.8 million worth of budget projects that it says Gov. Rick Scott should veto. Road projects, public safety initiatives and money for...
Tags: Palm Beach State College, Don Gaetz, Rick Scott, Health and Safety at School, Financial Aid
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The Front Burner: Costly expansion wouldn't improve Floridians' health
The state Legislature's decision this year to reject Medicaid expansion was the correct decision for Florida. There is little evidence that growing the health-care program for the poor would improve the health of state residents. A recent study in the...Tags: Medicaid, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Government Health Care, Finance, Washington, DC
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In L.A. council race, rivals still battling over failed sales tax hike
Los Angeles voters rejected a plan to hike the city's sales tax two months ago, but the battle over that measure lives on in a hotly contested City Council race. In multiple mailers sent to voters in the 13th council district, candidate John Choi and...
Tags: Paul Koretz, Eric Garcetti, Voting, Politics, Local Elections
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April income tax collections climb in many US states, but may be a blip
Reuters* Sample of 21 states shows April revenue rose by an average 37 pct * Excluding California, revenue up 22 pct * Sixteen states mulling personal income tax reforms By Karen Pierog and Lisa Lambert May 16 (Reuters) - Personal income tax collections rose...Tags: Mary Fallin, Public Finance, Pat Quinn, Finance, Personal Income
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Don Gaetz goes postal on Florida TaxWatch
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Senate President Don Gaetz is hardly a politician accused of mincing words. But his latest retort to the business lobby-backed Florida TaxWatch "turkey" list is a bombastic display that distinguishes itself in the annals of Gaetz lore....Tags: Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Politics, Lobbying, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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WRAPUP 2-Obama picks temporary IRS head as Tea Party rallies on scandal
Reuters(Updates with Obama naming new temporary IRS chief) By Jeff Mason and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday chose a White House budget official to lead the beleaguered Internal Revenue Service...Tags: Barack Obama, Labor Legislation, White House, Laws, Washington, DC
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TaxWatch pinpoints Broward, PB budget 'turkeys' for vetoes
TALLAHASSEE -- The business-backed fiscal watchdog Florida TaxWatch pinpointed 107 projects in the state budget that it's urging Gov. Rick Scott to veto because they were slipped into the budget at the last minute or directly benefit one specific company....Tags: Scripps Research Institute, Rick Scott, Politics, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Lauderdale Lakes
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Republicans move forward with student loan plan that could mean higher rates later
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The days of fixed-rate student loans could be coming to a close, with House Republicans on Thursday advancing a proposal that would link rates to financial markets. The GOP-led House Education and the Workforce Committee sent to...Tags: Loans, Barack Obama, White House, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress
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Budget deficit prompts Albion to close district's only high school; no plan in place for fall
ALBION, Mich. (AP) — Albion Public Schools no longer is offering students a high school education. The school board has decided that beginning this fall, only students in kindergarten through eighth grade will be taught by the district. It voted...Tags: Public Finance, Students, Government Debt, Politics, Teaching and Learning
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Obama names budget official Werfel as acting IRS head
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama named top White House budget office aide Daniel Werfel to be acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, the White House said on Thursday. Obama ousted acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller late on...Tags: Taxation, Barack Obama, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Politics
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Wethersfield Board Won't Lay Off Teachers
The Hartford CourantThe school board has ruled out teacher layoffs to achieve a $325,000 cut to its budget mandated by the town council and will meet next week to make the necessary reductions. "I didn't want to decrease the number of teachers I have," Superintendent...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Teachers, Politics, Unemployment
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest in Jerusalem, vow to defy draft
Reuters* Police use force to quell violence among 20,000 crowd * Protesters refuse to accept army draft By Ori Lewis JERUSALEM, May 16 (Reuters) - Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protested in Jerusalem on Thursday against plans to enlist men from their...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Religion and Belief, Government, Customs and Tradition, Israel
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