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The ex-presidents club
As former President George W. Bush, joined by President Obama and three living former presidents, dedicates his library this week in Dallas, it's important to remember that presidential libraries are relatively new. In 1941, while he was still in office,...Tags: Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Government, Diseases and Illnesses, Gerald Ford
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No more secret negotiations
When Gov. Pat Quinn and the state's largest public employee union struck an agreement on a new contract, both sides lauded the deal. "This agreement is fair to both hardworking state employees and all taxpayers of Illinois," Quinn said in a statement....
Tags: Pat Quinn, Career and Workplace, Government, Labor Legislation, Health Insurance Cost
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Foley Still Pushing Conflicts Of Interest Bill
The Hartford CourantFormer Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley returned to the state Capitol Tuesday to resume his push for a highly controversial bill that would ban certain conflicts of interest by state legislators. At a news conference, Foley announced that 11...Tags: Republican Party, Business Enterprises, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Interior Policy, Laws
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Md. nonprofits waiting for cuts to AmeriCorps volunteers
When officials in Washington evaluate the consequences of the sequester, Tiara Bland wants them to consider the sixth-grade girls at Mother Seton Academy. Bland, a 22-year-old AmeriCorps member at the Baltimore academy for low-income children, said the...Tags: American Red Cross, Government, Habitat for Humanity International, Education, Politics
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Unions do their business on taxpayers' dime
It's the old "fair share" argument, but this time it holds even less water than usual. The Maryland State Education Association, the union that bargains on behalf of K-12 teachers throughout Maryland, wants to force all teachers — members or not &#...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Prince George's County, Government, Baltimore County, Garrett County
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Trout season opens statewide in Pennsylvania on Saturday
People in the Lehigh Valley have been trout fishing for almost two weeks now after the regional opener in Southeastern Pennsylvania kicked off on March 30. The rest of the state opens for trout season 8 a.m. this Saturday, April 13, and should see...Tags: Government, Emmaus, Elections, State Parks, Wildlife
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Regulators follow golden road to Promontory
Mary Schapiro, the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, must take us for fools. No need to worry about her and the so-called revolving door between government and Wall Street, she told the Wall Street Journal on April 2, after...Tags: Banking, Ronald Reagan, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Bank of America Corp., Government
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Tom Foley Not Giving Up On Conflict Of Interest Bill
Tom Foley is not giving up. Despite facing a huge buzzsaw of opposition over his bill on conflicts of interest, the former Republican gubernatorial nominee is pushing ahead to resurrect the measure before the session ends on June 5. At a news...Tags: Republican Party, Southington, Government, Business Enterprises, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Repeal law that sticks public with risk for building plants
What if a contractor offered to build you a new roof and asked for the money up-front, refused to guarantee the roof would actually be built and told you there's no refund if the roof is, in fact, never built. Most Floridians would call that type of...
Tags: Mike Fasano, Progress Energy Incorporated, Consumers, Government, Economy, Business and Finance
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State Public Service Commission to hold forum on energy at Northwestern Michigan College
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Public Service Commission will host the last of seven forums on Michigan's energy future at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City. Public Service Commission Chair John D. Quackenbush and Michigan...Tags: Government, Politics
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Margaret Thatcher dies at 87; Britain's first female prime minister
LONDON -- Margaret Thatcher, the grocer's daughter who punched through an old-boy political network to become Britain's first female prime minister, stamping her personality indelibly on the nation and pursuing policies that reverberate decades later, has...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Science, U.S. Embassy, Elections, United Kingdom
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Holding on tax rate in Harford good public policy [Editorial]
It's easy to be critical of the government, any government, any time, but especially at budget making time. That's because budget making time is when tax rates are set or adjusted, and often if they're adjusted, they're adjusted up. It's also the...Tags: Government, Personal Income, Budgets and Budgeting, Harford County, Politics
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