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Fla. sticks it to most-vulnerable borrowers
As opposition groups go, the folks fighting Florida Senate Bill 282 offered about as broad a coalition as you can cobble together these days. The Florida Consumer Action Network lobbied against the bill. The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops called...
Tags: Consumers, Florida Legislature, Loans, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Voice of the People
One-party system With the most recent downgrade of the state's credit rating, the failure of Illinois' one-party system is now complete. The refusal by the Democratic Party's hierarchy to face up to the state's massive financial problems, caused by the...Tags: John J Cullerton, Parties and Movements, Pension and Welfare, Elections, Wrigley Field
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Mark Schlakman: Timely Justice Act misunderstood by many
A recent Sun Sentinel editorial called for the governor to veto a bill ironically entitled the "Timely Justice Act," which its sponsor, House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Chairman Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Fort Walton Beach, claims will speed up...Tags: Punishment, Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Death Penalty
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S.D. state lawmaker objects to hog barn
BIG STONE CITY - A South Dakota lawmaker, who lives a mile from the site of a planned hog barn in Grant County, has questioned the state's permitting process. Rep. Kathy Tyler, D-Big Stone City, asked Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard for a study of the...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Politics, Executive Branch, Environmental Issues, Government
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To Syria's loyalist stronghold of Tartus, victory seems imminent
TARTUS, Syria — War may be ravaging much of Syria, but there is no sign of conflict on bustling streets here, where diners wearing designer sunglasses order freshly caught fish at seaside cafes and gaze out on a palm-fringed expanse resembling a...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Terrorism, Religion and Belief, Hospitals and Clinics
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For Hartford Teen, A Personal Project On Leadership
The Hartford CourantTre'Jon Hamm reached for the grand doors of the state Capitol when his cellphone buzzed. "I can't talk to you right now," the 14-year-old told his friend on the other line. Hamm rushed here after school on one of the final days of the legislative...Tags: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, University of Hartford, Arts and Culture, Jim Calhoun, Mark Twain
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READER SUBMITTED: Hamden To Get State Grant For Business Hub
HamdenSpeaker of the House Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden) said state funding targeted for the transformation of the former Newhall Community Center in Hamden into a new small business "incubator" hub is expected to be approved when the state Bond Commission meets...Tags: Bonds, J Brendan Sharkey, Rentals, Executive Branch, Government
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Connecticut Gunmakers Will Host Two Governors Next Week, Not Just One
The Hartford CourantConnecticut gun manufacturers will welcome not one red-state governor early next week, but two — as Texas Gov. Rick Perry's tour Monday is followed by a visit from South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard later Monday and Tuesday. Both Republican...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Gun Control, Chemical Industry, Executive Branch, Downtown (Brooklyn, New York)
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Egypt's Mursi tightens Islamist grip with governor appointments
ReutersCAIRO, June 16 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi named a member of an Islamist group remembered for a bloody attack on Western tourists in the ancient city of Luxor over a decade ago as governor of that province on Sunday. It was one of 17...Tags: Egypt, Politics, Mohamed Morsi, Executive Branch, Hosni Mubarak
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Political Notebook - June 17
Myers to discuss charter home rule at breakfast Del. LeRoy E. Myers Jr., R-Washington/Allegany, will be hosting a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hagerstown’s Academy Theater to discuss the possibility of moving Washington County to charter...
Tags: U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Senate, Elections, Executive Branch, American Legion
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Art Callaham: No petition necessary to see death-penalty reality
Well, (that’s how Ronald Reagan opened a lot of his remarks) I’m no Ronald Reagan but I’m interested in what’s going on in our nation and in particular our state. First, let me clearly say I’m no fan of Del. Neil Parrott....Tags: Ronald Reagan, Nursing, Emergency Incidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Death Penalty
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Gov. Brown targets enterprise-zone tax credits
SACRAMENTO — A battle is raging over a California program that grants businesses tax breaks for creating jobs but prevents the public from knowing who got them and why. At issue are enterprise zones, which were established to boost employment in...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Jerry Brown, FedEx Corporation, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Executive Branch
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