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GOP legislators use power to control local affairs
ATLANTA (AP) — Even with Republicans holding unprecedented political power across the South, Democrats remain mostly in charge of urban centers in otherwise conservative states. Yet increasingly that control is threatened, not at the ballot box, but...
Tags: Elections, Carolina Panthers, 2010 Census, Executive Branch, Local Government
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Choi and O'Farrell in contentious battle for council seat
Mitch O'Farrell is probably the only candidate running for Los Angeles City Council who can do a backward handspring, no problem. Before taking a job a decade ago as a field deputy in the office of Councilman Eric Garcetti, O'Farrell, 52, spent years as a...
Tags: PTA, Colleges and Universities, Career and Workplace, Political Fundraising, Elections
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Voice of the People, May. 16
Lang's language This is in response to "Tribune's pension scold way off mark" (Perspective, May 12), by Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, deputy majority leader of the Illinois House. Lang clearly has spent quite a bit of time polishing his ability to compose his...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Illinois General Assembly, Career and Workplace, Elwood (Will, Illinois), Elections
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Bill in U.S. Congress seeks vote on Puerto Rican statehood
ReutersSAN JUAN, May 15 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's sole non-voting representative to Congress proposed legislation Wednesday that would offer U.S. statehood to the island if its voters wanted it. The Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act, which has 30 bipartisan co-...Tags: U.S. Elections, Spain, Caribbean Islands, Elections, Executive Branch
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A terrific week for Havre de Grace [Editorial]
Wow, what a week it was in Havre de Grace! The city was pillaged by the British for the second time in 200 years. Decoys, ducks and all things fowl from the water made their 32nd annual three-day visit. And the voters not only chose all incumbents (we...Tags: Local Elections, Havre de Grace, Elections, Politics, War of 1812
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UK's Cameron survives humbling parliamentary revolt over EU
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing blow in parliament on Wednesday when a third of his Conservative lawmakers voted against him in protest at his stance on Britain's membership of the European Union. Though the...Tags: International Organizations, Parliament, United Kingdom, Elections, Margaret Thatcher
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Early Voting Options May Be Premature
Changes in how Connecticut votes may be on the way — and that will be a good thing if it means new rules, such as authorizing early voting, that give busy people more opportunity to vote, boosting turnout and reinvigorating democracy. But an...Tags: Local Elections, Richard Blumenthal, Elections, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), George C. Jepsen
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Medical marijuana: Measure D still the best choice
Way at the bottom of Tuesday’s ballot are three confusing propositions -- Measures D, E and F -- that have to do with medical marijuana. Voters can’t be blamed if they feel frustrated and unsure of what to do when confronted by three...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Elections, Health Treatments, Politics
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Viacom Slapped With Class-Action Lawsuit Over MTV VMAs
ReutersMay 15 (TheWrap.com) - Someone alert the Supreme Court -- another potential voting crisis has entered the legal system! MTV's parent company, Viacom, was hit with a class-action lawsuit on Tuesday that alleges it violated the Telephone Consumer...Tags: MTV Video Music Awards, Jersey Shore (tv program), Telecommunication Service, Elections, MTV (tv network)
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Manchester Directors Shelve Increase In Voting Districts
The Hartford CourantDirectors have shelved a proposal to increase the number of voting districts as a solution to the long lines and confusion that plagued the 2012 presidential election. Instead, the board wants to see whether increased staffing and other changes at...Tags: Elections, Polls, Politics
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Illinois could allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries
Clout StreetGov. Pat Quinn and other prospective governor candidates next year might be targeting a new voting group during the Democratic and Republican primary elections: 17-year-olds. The Senate on Wednesday sent to the governor a measure to allow 17-year-olds...Tags: Regional Authority, Elections, Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, Dale A Righter
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Morgan County schools face budget cuts after voters reject special levy
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comMorgan County (W.Va.) Schools officials will be forced to make budget cuts after taxpayers voted against renewing a levy that would have raised $5.86 million from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2019, Morgan County Board of Education President David Ambrose...Tags: Arts, Elections, Government Debt, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Education
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