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Douglas C. Lyons: Gov. Rick Scott mistakes innovative economic development plan for a budget turkey
All Germaine Smith-Baugh wanted was to find another way to do her job. As she put it: "I literally woke up one morning thinking, 'How can we better serve small businesses?'" Small and minority-owned businesses, big-city communities and economic...Tags: Politics, Florida Legislature, Business, Arts and Culture, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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Malloy, The Supposed 'Transparency' Governor, Blasted As 'Foe Of FOI'
The Hartford CourantDannel P. Malloy came into office as governor two years ago saying he's committed to "open and transparent" government, but recent events have put that assertion in question. "Transparent" and "transparency" are the words that leaders use these days to...Tags: Politics, East Hartford, Civil Rights, Newspaper and Magazine, Dannel P. Malloy
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Residency questioned on panel that sets governor's pay
John Stites is among a small group of people who will decide next month how much California's governor and lawmakers should be paid. Even though he lives primarily in Nevada. Stites maintains a home in Los Angeles County that he stays in for weeks at...
Tags: Politics, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Regional Authority, Norma J. Torres, Elections
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Gov. Quinn remembers classmate, war hero, at Hinsdale school
Gov. Pat Quinn's voice broke in emotion Friday during a visit to his alma mater, St. Isaac Jogues School in Hinsdale, where he remembered a friend and classmate who was killed decades ago during the Vietnam War. The visit also marked the start of the...
Tags: Politics, Memorial Day, Pat Quinn, Armed Forces, Human Interest
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Calls for action on Highland Park Theater
It's been a year since the city-owned Highland Park Theater was closed for safety concerns, and now there's a growing outcry to spend enough money to reopen it as the City Council continues a process to locate a developer for the site. It could cost...
Tags: Politics, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Business, Arts and Culture, Services and Shopping
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California lawmakers push alternative clean energy plan
SACRAMENTO -- California lawmakers are pushing an alternative to Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to use new revenue generated by Proposition 39, which changed the corporate tax code when voters approved it in November. Brown and Democrats in the Legislature are...Tags: Politics, Nancy Skinner, Regional Authority, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving
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State Officials Ignore Ethics Office At Their Peril
The Hartford CourantConnecticut government officials often fail to seek ethics opinions in advance of doing something that lands them in hot water. Connecticut has an excellent Office of State Ethics to help officials deal with potential conflicts of interest, and to...Tags: Politics, People (magazine), Environmental Issues, Dannel P. Malloy , U.S. Senate
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Furlough Friday: Budget cuts mean an unpaid day off for many at IRS, HUD and other agencies
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide. It was "furlough Friday." Roughly 5...Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of State, Environmental Politics, Unemployment, Foreclosures
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IMF chief Lagarde named key witness in investigation of payoff to French business tycoon
Associated PressPARIS (AP) — After two days of intense questioning from French magistrates, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Friday a court named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial payoff to an outspoken...Tags: Politics, European Debt Crisis, Paris (France), Nicolas Sarkozy, Witnesses
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Open thread: Weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup...... -
COLUMN - What war on the press?
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 24 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has declared war on the press, say writers at Slate, the Daily Beast, Reason, the Washington Post (Jennifer Rubin, Dana Milbank...Tags: Politics, Dianne Feinstein, National Government, The New York Times, CBS Corp.
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Illinois House votes to allow residents to carry concealed guns
ReutersBy Joanne von Alroth SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 24 (Reuters) - The Illinois House of Representatives on Friday voted overwhelmingly to allow residents to carry concealed guns, taking the state one step closer to joining all others in allowing some form of...Tags: Politics, John J Cullerton, Safety of Citizens, Illinois Governor, Criminal Laws
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