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Schools with fewer needy students decry California funding change
Ah Ram Kim is a 17-year-old high school student learning to read English at a first-grade level with the book "The Little Red Hen." Newly arrived from South Korea, she is one of 170 students, who are from Mexico, Vietnam, Egypt, Japan, Pakistan, Sri...
Tags: Financial Aid, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Jerry Brown, Students
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Families on food stamps would suffer while farms get fat
As a member of Congress, Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) is proud to stand up for the principles of limited government and individual responsibility. The first-term congressman expresses skepticism about such safety-net programs as food stamps, regarding...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Doug LaMalfa, American Enterprise Institute, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Poverty
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Food stamps: Congress glimpses into the meaning of $4.50 a day
Beginning today, nearly 30 members of Congress will get a small taste of what it’s like to rely on food stamps. Those calling for deeper cuts can rest assured though; this will come at no cost to the federal government. The group of House...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Starbucks Corp., The Wall Street Journal, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Politics
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Brown retreats from conditions on university funding
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown has backed off his proposal to tie some money for California's public universities to such requirements as improving graduation rates, enrolling more low-income students and freezing tuition for four years. University...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Marty Block, Jerry Brown, Regional Authority, Students
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Civil rights case is obstacle for Obama's Labor Department pick
WASHINGTON — It began with an odd civil rights claim, one that now threatens to derail the confirmation of President Obama's civil rights chief to lead the Labor Department. White landlords had sued the city of St. Paul, Minn., for aggressively...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Chuck Schumer
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An encore for the historic Dunbar Hotel
Back in the days of the jazz greats, when most of the downtown L.A. hotels were still segregated, the Dunbar Hotel was the place that rolled out the carpet for visiting African American musicians and the fans who flocked to see them. London Carter was...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Interior Policy, Arts, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking
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Soda size cap cuts calories most in kids, the overweight, study says
A day after New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Health Department went to court to defend its proposed cap on the sale of super-sized sodas, a published study has offered evidence that Bloomberg's plan would reduce average calorie intake among those...
Tags: Columbia University, Judges, Michael Bloomberg, Poverty, Justice System
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Santa Monica hotel to have ocean views after proposed makeover
With ocean views selling at a pricey premium throughout Southern California, it can be dumbfounding to encounter a prominent downtown Santa Monica hotel that deliberately averts its gaze from the water. The boxy former Holiday Inn near the Third...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Tour Operations Industry, Nursing, FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated, Health and Medical Professionals
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California budget accord balances restraint, social services
SACRAMENTO — The budget deal that lawmakers will vote on this week is an effort to mesh financial restraint with a desire to provide more social services and healthcare for the needy — giving the state's economy extra time to recover before...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Healthcare Policies, Justice System
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Doctors brace for pain as 10% cut to Medi-Cal rates looms
In a office decorated with Chinese art and diagrams of body parts, Dr. George Ma cares for more than 4,000 patients. Nearly three-quarters are covered by Medi-Cal, the state's public insurance program for low-income Californians, and Ma said he receives...
Tags: Medicaid, Healthcare Policies, Diabetes, Dentistry and Dental Health, Crime, Law and Justice
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Financial help for patients fighting cancer
After finding a lump in her breast, Laura Wells had to wait nearly six months before getting a confirmed diagnosis of cancer. The 46-year-old Costa Mesa woman was uninsured and working part-time when she discovered the lump in 2007. She worked for...
Tags: Conservation, Medical Research, Georgetown, Cancer, Economy, Business and Finance
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Lawsuits target proposed rail yard for Los Angeles harbor
Environmentalists and Long Beach officials are seeking a court order to stop the Port of Los Angeles from proceeding with plans to build a $500-million rail yard that could affect low-income neighborhoods nearby. The Natural Resources Defense Council,...
Tags: Plant Closings, Lawyers, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Justice and Rights, Justice System
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