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Americans for Prosperity promoting 9 Florida “Tax Day” rallies
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelNational small-government advocacy organization Americans For Prosperity is promoting nine “Tax Day” rallies in Florida including one in downtown Orlando next Sunday. The Orlando rally, at 2 p.m. in Lake Eola Park Amphitheater, is being... -
Bloopers: Burglar was pregnant man?
Sometimes the best news stories inadvertently are underplayed. For example, consider this online headline for a story that received scant attention:
"Drunk and expecting child, man burglarized property."
I'm guessing he didn't climb through a window,...Tags: Hurricane Irene (2011), Insider Trading, Kabul (Afghanistan), Charlie Dent, Republican Party
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O'Malley DGA fundraising: The appearance of conflict
Perhaps it is a pure coincidence that Energy Answers International cut a $100,000 check to the Martin O'Malley-led Democratic Governors Association on the very same day that Governor O'Malley indicated he would sign state legislation that could be worth...Tags: The New York Times, Political Fundraising, Economy, Business and Finance, Crossroads, Realty
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Higher taxes will hurt Maryland jobs
Your editorial advocating tax increases to fix Annapolis' job-killing spending problem once again misses the mark ("Tax increases should be on the table," Aug. 23). Government's insistence on uncontrolled, unsustainable spending has saddled future...Tags: Politics, Martin O'Malley, Annapolis, Budgets and Budgeting, State Budgets
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Group trying to overturn hotel incentive for downtown Wichita
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsAn effort is underway to overturn a decision made by the Wichita City Council. Tuesday the council approved several tax incentives to build a hotel inside an old building at Douglas and Broadway. They voiced their opinions. "Look we need the tax...Tags: Local Elections, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Economic Policy
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Petition circulating to put Wichita tax incentives to public vote
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA group of Wichita residents say they're fed up with what they call a misuse of their property taxes. They're tired of the city giving their tax dollars to developers. So an effort is underway to let the public decide whether the incentives are needed and...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Economic Policy
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Maryland's alcohol tax bound to hurt budget, economy
In 2007, Maryland's legislature significantly changed the tax code to increase revenue in order to close the state's deficit. It created an even more regressive tax code increasing the sales tax and hurting the poorest among us the most. To the surprise...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Annapolis, Bars and Clubs, Maryland, Lifestyle and Leisure
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The Occupation Movement has a demand: justice
The claim that Occupy Wall Street and its offshoots do not have an objective is asinine. Wanna goal? How about reading? It's right in the name. Occupy Wall Street because they, the 1 percent of the country, are the people who broke the economy and we, the...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Glenn Beck, Occupy Wall Street
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Koch Brothers' right-wing powerhouse, Americans For Prosperity, opens up a Connecticut franchise
It’s not too surprising that Americans For Prosperity, a national conservative activist group begun with lots of seed money from right-wing mega-billionaires David and Charles Koch, has now opened up a branch in Connecticut.
After all,...Tags: Charles Koch, Political Fundraising, U.S. Supreme Court, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Politics
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Tea party group to Bachmann: Quit the presidential race
CNN Political ReporterA tea party group has a surprising and harsh urging for long-time tea party favorite Michele Bachmann: Quit the presidential race. "It's time for Michelle [sic] Bachmann to go," reads the first line of a statement from American Majority President Ned...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Ames Straw Poll, Facebook, Time Warner Inc., Religion and Belief
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Cain: I am the Koch brothers' brother from another mother
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsRepublican presidential candidate Herman Cain is pressing ahead with his White House bid, noting he has "attracted a little bit of attention" and defending his close ties to the billionaire brothers from Wichita whose organization bankrolls right-...Tags: David Koch, Politics, Tea Party Movement, Charles Koch, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Mitt Romney calls for overhaul of entitlements, deep spending cuts
Appealing to tea party voters as he seeks to regain his front-runner status in the Republican presidential race, Mitt Romney outlined plans Friday for deep federal spending cuts and dramatic changes to popular entitlement programs like Social Security and...Tags: Politics, Health Insurance Cost, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Elections
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