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Maryland Senate's First Citizen awardees honored
The Baltimore SunThree women known for strong will and public accomplishment received the Maryland Senate's First Citizen awards Wednesday, capping an annual tradition in the upper chamber. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and former U.S. Rep. Helen Delich...Tags: U.S. Congress, Annapolis, Politics, School Examinations, Elections
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Sequester cuts hurt, but slashing waste shouldn't be hard
A week into the dreaded sequester, all sorts of doom are being predicted. As threats of service cuts grow, political fingers remain pointed in partisan blame. All of the politicians are responsible, yet none will take responsibility, though many agree the...
Tags: Allentown, Business, National Government, Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Two new scholarship programs approved
PIERRE - The Legislature is moving ahead with two new scholarship programs. One would help needy students with their costs for college and technical school. The other would help students who agree to become teachers in subjects that South Dakota schools...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Awards and Prizes, Dennis Daugaard, Politics
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Two new scholarship programs approved
PIERRE — The Legislature is moving ahead with two new scholarship programs. One would help needy students with their costs for college and technical school. The other would help students who agree to become teachers in subjects that South Dakota...Tags: Dennis Daugaard, Awards and Prizes, Teaching and Learning, Students, Politics
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Would Rick Scott’s business tax-cuts really create any jobs?
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE – With manufacturers gathering at the Capitol for their annual association day, Gov. Rick Scott’s economic-development team is pressing for passage of his plans to cut corporate and manufacturing taxes this year. Scott's $74.2... -
Business, ag lobbyists acknowledge time is coming to rebalance general-ed tax levies
PIERRE - Business and agriculture lobbyists told a legislative panel Monday that informal talks are under way about adjusting tax levies for general education in South Dakota to produce a different financial relationship between the tax burdens on...Tags: Stan Adelstein, Students, Teaching and Learning, Politics, Taxation
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Legislators search for more money for predator control
PIERRE — The Legislature has one step left for final approval of an additional one-dollar surcharge on hunting licenses in South Dakota to help raise more money for predator control. There also is a movement under way to increase the amounts that...Tags: Hunting, Politics, Agriculture, Elections, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Washington County legislators continue to work for wealth-based grant
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comWashington County legislators are continuing their quest to get millions of dollars for the county through a wealth-based grant called the disparity grant, a state program created to help counties with low income tax revenues. Sen. Christopher Shank, R-...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Unemployment Benefits, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Personal Income
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Don Gaetz doesn’t like House’s $10,000 campaign limits
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Senate President Don Gaetz said Thursday he isn't sold on a campaign-finance reform rocketing through the Florida House that would raise contribution limits for candidates to $10,000 in exchange for quicker disclosure of those... -
House D’s get extra hours for early voting (sort of)
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — House Democrats won a change to a sweeping election reform Thursday that ensures election supervisors will have to offer at least 64 hours of early voting. Both the House and Senate are advancing similar elections reform bills designed... -
Michigan panel OKs $31M for health care exchange
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan legislative panel on Wednesday voted to spend the $31 million in federal grant money allocated for the creation of the state's online health insurance marketplace, a key component of the federal health care overhaul....
Tags: Rick Snyder, Republican Party, Politics, Health Insurance, Expedia Incorporated
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House D’s quietly lose fight over $500 campaign limits
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — House Democrats had a lot to say yesterday about the chamber's campaign-finance reform, putting out a press release that pledged to offer an amendment restoring the bill's $10,000 cap back to the current $500 limit in law. But in the...
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