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City of San Francisco, worker unions protest Kaiser premium hike
SAN FRANCISCO — It's a trend many public employees can relate to: Health insurance premiums climb year after year, while at the bargaining table workers have agreed to kick in more for pensions, take salary cuts and sign on to furlough days. But...Tags: Employment, Public Employees, Health and Medical Professionals, Walmart, Politics
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As grocers, restaurants bicker, many menus still lack calorie counts
Three years after Congress voted to require it, you still won't find calories listed on the menus of most restaurant chains. The problem? The federal government has yet to write the specific rules to carry out the law, in part because supermarkets are...
Tags: McDonald's, New York City, Pizzas, Publix Super Markets Inc., Darden Concepts, Inc.
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05/20: Business events
Advertising American Advertising Federation-Daytona Beach, "Getting Out of Chase Mode" with Eric Shulman of Sander Training, 11:30 a.m. networking, noon-1 p.m. luncheon May 21, Vince Carter's Restaurant, 2150 LPGA Blvd., Daytona Beach. Admission to...
Tags: Daytona State College, Fashion Square Mall, Automotive Equipment, Chamber of Commerce Building Corporation, Winter Park
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Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...
Tags: Poverty, Health Insurance Cost, Healthcare Laws, Mitt Romney, Executive Branch
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GOP overplays its hand
WASHINGTON — At the end of a truly dismal week in his presidency, President Obama remains lucky in one crucial category: his opposition. It has been only a matter of days since two scandals — the IRS harassment of conservative groups and the...Tags: Mike Lee, Republican Party, Washington, DC, Elections, Heritage Foundation
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Obama Debases Trust In Government
The Hartford CourantLast week was amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government expressing shock about such government's large capacity for misbehavior. And, entertainingly, the answer to the question "Will Barack Obama's scandals...Tags: Global Change, Global Warming, Elections, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress
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Thank you, Governor Beshear
Governor Beshear hired outside consultants, listened to health care advocates and hospital officials, did the math, and decided to expand Kentucky’s Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act. More than 300,000 additional Kentuckians will...Tags: Medicaid, Executive Branch, Healthcare Policies, Health Insurance, Politics
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Boca Raton businesses make 'top 50' ranking of women-owned firms
Two women who are business owners in Boca Raton have never met, but would likely have a lot to talk about over lunch. Terry Lehmann and Barbara Levine both founded successful businesses that were named in May to a "Top 50" list of flourishing women-owned...Tags: Agriculture, Car Guides and Reviews, Science and Technology, Lawyers, American Express Company
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For those who serve
As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, a recent visit to Afghanistan and Bahrain confirmed my deep appreciation for service members and citizens who willingly put themselves in harm's way for the sake of our nation. Over the course of an...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Jackie Walorski, U.S. Congress, Veterans Affairs, Health Insurance Cost
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Harris links IRS scandal to Obamacare in address
Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland used a rare opportunity to speak on behalf of the Republican Party on Saturday to tie the unfolding IRS scandal to President Barack Obama's 2010 overhaul of the nation's health care system. Noting that the Internal...
Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Andrew P Harris, Politics, Internal Revenue Service
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Whom can we trust?
Just when I think the opinion of this newspaper is beginning to permit the writing of a neutral article, I read further and you still continue to finger-point to the Republicans and name George W. Bush in the editorial "IRS is ham-handed, but..." When...Tags: George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Politics
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House has no shame on insurance
When state House Republicans turned down billions of federal dollars to expand health coverage to a million working poor Floridians, they weren't just heartless. They were hypocrites. In the legislative session that ended this month, the House's GOP...
Tags: Poverty, Republican Party, Washington, DC, Justice System, Politics
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