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Florida TaxWatch names budget turkeys, last-minute expenditures ripe for veto | Opinion
Florida TaxWatch may be a “research institute” backed by funding from Florida’s business lobby, but that doesn’t mean its goals don’t overlap with those of the common people once in a while. Its annual “Turkey List,&...
Tags: Turkey, Florida Legislature, Turkey (animal), Politics, Government
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Kansas soldier dies while serving in Afghanistan
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA soldier from the Kansas town of Oakley has died while serving in Afghanistan. 33-year-old Sergeant First Class Trenton L. Rhea died in Kandahar on May 15. According to a Department of Defense report, Rhea drowned while trying to cross a body of...Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Department of Defense, Politics, Government, Sam Brownback
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Illinois poised to let 17-year-olds vote in primaries
— Gov. Pat Quinn and other prospective governor candidates might be targeting a new voting group during the primary elections next year: 17-year-olds. On Wednesday, the Senate voted 43-9 to allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries, but only if they...
Tags: Prisons, Primaries, Dale A Righter, Politics, Lincolnshire
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Senate Unanimously Strengthens Racial Profiling Law
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to expand the state's racial profiling law to include more police departments. The measure comes one year after another bill had strengthened the law in other ways and was passed by large majorities in both...Tags: Social Issues, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, John McKinney, U.S. House of Representatives
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CORRECTED-Virginia governor's race to test Tea Party Republicans' allure
Reuters(In 22nd paragraph, corrects to show that Johnson, Saban are top McAuliffe donors, not that McAuliffe is his own top donor. Removes reference to McAuliffe giving almost $300,000, as that was for a previous fundraising cycle.) By Gary Robertson RICHMOND,...Tags: Bill Clinton, Connecticut Labor Markets, Social Issues, Chesterfield County, Abortion
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Legislature's analysts to weigh in on Jerry Brown's budget
SACRAMENTO -- Earlier this week, Gov. Jerry Brown surprised budget watchers with his pessimistic outlook for California’s future, predicting that state revenues will come in about $2 billion lower next year than his administration thought in...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Government, Jerry Brown, Earnings Forecasts
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Michigan proposal would ban insurance coverage of elective abortions unless riders purchased
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A citizen-led measure would prohibit Michigan health insurance plans from covering elective abortion unless individuals or businesses buy a supplemental policy. A group called No Taxes for Abortion Insurance soon plans to...Tags: Insurance, Abortion, Politics, Government, Social Issues
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Nebraska lawmakers advance climate change study
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers gave first round approval Tuesday to a measure that would launch a state review of climate change. Lawmakers voted 35-0 to advance the proposal by Sen. Ken Haar of Malcolm after a handful of lawmakers denounced...Tags: Ecosystems, Global Change, Politics, Justice System, Droughts
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April income tax collections climb in many US states, but may be a blip
Reuters* Sample of 21 states shows April revenue rose by an average 37 pct * Excluding California, revenue up 22 pct * Sixteen states mulling personal income tax reforms By Karen Pierog and Lisa Lambert May 16 (Reuters) - Personal income tax collections rose...Tags: Public Finance, Mary Fallin, Personal Income, Politics, Jerry Brown
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Watergate's lessons seem to be forgotten
"He has, acting personally and through his subordinates and agents, endeavored to … cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax investigations to be initiated or conducted in a...
Tags: Personal Income, Richard Nixon, Benghazi, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Politics
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Cannon's lobbying firm banks $755k in first full quarter
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Former House Speaker Dean Cannon appears to have landed on his feet quite comfortably in his return to the lobbying world. The Winter Park Republican, who along with former House Speaker Larry Cretul launched his lobbying firm Capitol...Tags: Florida Legislature, Winter Park, Politics, Government, Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority
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Jerry Brown urges UC to stress graduating students in 4 years
SACRAMENTO — The graduation rates of UC students came under more scrutiny Wednesday as Gov. Jerry Brown urged administrators and faculty to prod more undergraduates to earn a degree in four years, not six. Brown recently proposed giving UC and Cal...
Tags: Strikes, Personal Income, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Students
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