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Gun range, ATV course proposed for Palm Beach County parks
Forget slides, swings and soccer fields. A shooting range, off-road vehicle course and bicycle jumps are new nontraditional park attractions potentially coming to Palm Beach County. While county officials joke about getting into the extreme-sports...
Tags: Golf, Shootings, Farms, Everglades, Wildlife
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Auditor balks at public backing of I-4 bonds
Orlando, Orange and Seminole counties could be on the hook – at least a little bit – for up to $1.5 billion that a private company would need to build four toll lanes on Interstate 4 through the heart of Metro Orlando. Orange County...
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Florida's Turnpike, Florida Department of Transportation, Teresa Jacobs, Finance
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Los Angeles mayoral race between two former allies nears climax
ReutersBy Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, May 21 (Reuters) - Voters head to the polls on Tuesday to choose between two longtime fixtures of Los Angeles politics in a mayoral election shaped by the dire financial outlook of America's second-largest city and the...Tags: Public Employees, Government, Local Elections, Voting, Bill Clinton
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Fewer than 5 CPS schools expected to be spared
Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down....
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Chicago Elections, University of Chicago, Walter Burnett, Jr., Northwestern University
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Editorial: Let DuPage pluck off useless government
There's a bill heading to Gov. Pat Quinn's desk that would make DuPage County a laboratory for efficient local government. It might even produce a magic trick: Watch this taxing body disappear! The bill would let the DuPage County Board dissolve some...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Dan Cronin, Wheaton, Justice System, Judges
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Ask the L.A. mayor candidates: What would you do to help the economy thrive?
During separate video interviews with the Los Angeles Times last month, L.A. mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel responded to questions from individual voters. Among them is Baldwin Hills restaurateur Brad Johnson, who operates Post &...Tags: Small Businesses, Business, Dwayne Johnson, Politics, Elections
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Controversial company expansion near school gets green light -- barely!
WSBT-TVGOSHEN – An Elkhart company was given the go-ahead Monday to proceed with expansion plans near an elementary school. MOR/ryde International will expand after rezoning was approved for a 12-acre site close to Eastwood School. Many neighbors are...Tags: Politics, Elections
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READER SUBMITTED: Enfield Republicans - Interested In Local Government?
EnfieldThe Enfield Republican Town Committee is seeking people who may be interested in serving on the town council, board of education and constable for the upcoming 2013 municipal election. This is an opportunity to participate in local government and use your...Tags: Politics, Elections
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Marijuana dispensary operators welcome Senate vote clarifying law
Operators of medical marijuana dispensaries are welcoming action Monday by state lawmakers that would block prosecutions for illegal drug sales by cooperatives and collectives under certain conditions. The state Senate on Monday approved legislation...
Tags: Prosecution, Health Treatments, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Darrell Steinberg, Justice System
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New sheriff seeks 14 percent budget increase
Broward County's new sheriff wants more money. Some $93.7 million more. That amounts to a 14 percent budget hike — or about half the price of the new county courthouse under construction. Broward Sheriff Scott Israel would use the money to add 72...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Israel, Collective Contract, Labor Legislation, Broward County
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Malloy Praises New Britain Mayor For Initiative To Improve Schools
The Hartford CourantAfter viewing cramped conditions at the Gaffney School on Monday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy reaffirmed his pledge to better fund urban school districts — so long as they use the money well. Malloy said the state is prepared to help schools such as...Tags: Government, Dannel P. Malloy , Politics, New Britain, Executive Branch
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