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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College to open learning centers
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comBeyond Blue Ridge Community and Technical College’s new “pastoral” campus, President Peter G. Checkovich said the college is hard at work on plans to open learning centers in Morgan and Jefferson counties. Courses in Morgan County...Tags: Joe Manchin III, Herb Snyder, Pocahontas, Colleges and Universities, Walt Helmick
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#Slatepitches
Change of SubjectBy Megan Crepeau So, yes, Slate's thing is to be counterintuitive for counterintuitive's sake ("You think puppies are adorable? Here's why you're wrong."), but sometimes? Sometimes it pays off. Like with Dave Weigel's spot-on explanation that Orrin Hatch'... -
Criminal record shouldn't be a barrier to work
On April 25, theU.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC), for the first time in 25 years, updated its guidance on how employers may use criminal background checks in the hiring process. The new guidelines reaffirm that it is illegal under the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Criminals, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Social Issues
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Parnell: Special Session is Over, He's Not Likely To Call Another This Year
Governor Sean Parnell (R-Alaska) is saying tonight that even though he has the power to call a second Special Session, it's unlikely that he'll do so. Parnell spoke with KTUU-TV Friday, one week after the special session came to an abrupt end. On...
Tags: Elections, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Life For Parents in Louisiana Raising Children With Disabilities May Get Tougher
WGNO News20-month-old Gavin Corbett was born with Smith-Magenis Syndrome. The disorder affects at least 1 in 25,000 and causes developmental delays. His father, Steve Corbett, explains, “He's a wonderful little kid. He's happy all the time, and he just needs... -
"Limbo" Special Session Holds Hearings -- Bombshell Testimony on Point Thomson Given
With the the 30-thousand-dollar-a-day legislative session still in limbo, committee hearings were held. Though no laws can be passed, now that the Senate has adjourned, two Senate Committees did examine two important issues: the high cost of energy in...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Petroleum Industry, Justice System, Home Heating, Crime, Law and Justice
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Monday Morning Coffee: Lawmakers Return To Official Start Of Budget Season.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. When they return to work this afternoon, state lawmakers will begin the final push to approve a new state budget for the fiscal year that starts on July 1. Some parameters of the debate are...... -
Garagiola points to Annapolis experience as he runs for Congress
Two years ago, state Sen. Rob Garagiola took up a bill that just about everyone else in Annapolis considered a lost cause. The proposal, to require large retailers to offer employees 15-minute shift breaks every four hours, had languished for years under...
Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Elections, Illegal Immigrants, Annapolis
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House panel approves offshore wind farm bill
A key part of Gov. Martin O'Malley's environmental agenda cleared an important hurdle Monday as his bill seeking to foster development of an offshore wind farm near Ocean City won approval from a House committee. The Economic Matters Committee voted 13-9...Tags: Solar Energy, Republican Party, Martin O'Malley, Ocean City, Wind Power
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Senate defeats bill allowing gas utility surcharge
A bill that would have let gas utilities seek a surchage of up to $2 a month on customers' bill was shot down -- for a second time -- Wednesday by a bipartisan coalition of senators who contended the measure would let monopolies charge ratepayers up...Tags: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, John C. Astle
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Offshore wind bill clears test votes
Gov.Martin O'Malley's stripped-down bill to promote the development of an offshore wind energy industry off the Maryland coast cleared several test votes in the House of Delegates Thursday and appears poised for final passage in that chamber as soon as...Tags: Environmental Issues, Elections, Politics, Ocean City, Wind Power
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Md. House passes offshore wind bill
The Maryland House of Delegates voted 88-47 on Friday for a scaled-back measure to help develop offshore wind off the coast of Ocean City in as soon as five years. Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley is backing the legislation again this year after...Tags: Republican Party, Solar Energy, Atlantic Ocean, Maryland General Assembly, Petroleum Industry
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